Curriculum Vitae – József Csontos

József Csontos | CV | Research | Publications | Teaching

Personal data

  • born in Sarospatak, Hungary, in 1974
  • married with four children

Academic qualifications

  • PhD in chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, 2004. Advisors: Gyula Tasi and Miklos Kalman
  • Master’s Degree in chemistry, Jozsef Attila University, Szeged, 1999

Employment

  • Research associate professor, MTA-BME Lendulet Quantum Chemical Research Group, Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2008-2013: research assistant professor, Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
  • 2005-2008: postdoctoral research associate in the group of Professor Sandor Lovas, Biomedical Sciences Department, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Research experience

  • method development in quantum chemistry: coupled-cluster theory, analytic derivatives, automated implementation of quantum chemical methods; basis set development
  • quantum chemical applications: highly accurate calculations of molecular properties; thermochemistry of molecules and radicals; atmospheric chemistry; peptide-peptide interactions; conformational analysis

Teaching experience

  • Physical chemistry (reaction kinetics, electrochemistry)

Publications

  • 25 papers in international peer-reviewed journals with more than 200 non-self citations