HUN-REN Institute for Nuclear Research

HUN-REN ATOMKI

Space Chemistry Research Group

Group Members

Dr. Zoltán Juhász

Senior Research Fellow

Responsibility: Head of the Research Unit
Coordination of the Ion-impact Gas Phase Studies

juhasz.zoltan@atomki.hun-ren.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11367

Prof. Nigel J. Mason

Chief Scientific Advisor

Responsibility: Strategy and Collaborations
Coordination of Materials Science for Space

n.j.mason@atomki.hun-ren.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11350

Dr. Duncan V. Mifsud

Research Fellow

Responsibility: Methodology of Ice-Phase experiments 

mifsud.duncan@atomki.hun-ren.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11428

Dr. Péter Herczku

Research Fellow

Responsibility: Experimental research management at ICA and FROST facilities

herczku.peter@atomki.hun-ren.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11607

Dr. Richárd Rácz

Research Fellow

Responsibility: Experimental research management at the AQUILA facility

racz.richard@atomki.hun-ren.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11088

Dr. Sándor Biri

Senior Research Fellow

Head of the ATOMKI Accelerator Centre

Responsibility: Development of specific ion beams

biri.sandor@atomki.hun-ren.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11234

Dr. Béla Sulik

Scientific advisor

Responsibility: Collaborations within the institute and the Hungarian Space Chemistry Research Network

sulik.bela@atomki.hun-ren.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11350

Gergő Lakatos

PhD sudent

Responsibility: Study of space relevant minerals

lakatos.gergo@atomki.hun-ren.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11428

Dr. Nandalal Mahapatra

Research fellow

Responsibility: Study of radioresistivity of space relevant complex organic molecules and chemicals

nanda@atomki.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11403

Adrija Bhowmick

PhD Student

Responsibility: Investigation of astrochemically relevant processes
induced by ion irradiation for space exploration (investigation of
materials used in probes and other structures installed on celestial bodies), as well as theoretical modeling of these processes.

adrija.bhowmick@atomki.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11202

Rodrigo Zamudio Ramirez

PhD Student

Responsibility: Investigation of astrochemically relevant processes
induced by ion irradiation on cold targets; laboratory simulation of
chemical transformations occurring in molecular clouds and on the icy surfaces of celestial bodies.

rodrigo@atomki.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11202

Dr. Wafikul Khan

Research fellow

Responsibility: Systematic Investigation of Astrophysical Ices and Materials in Simulated Space Environments

khan.wafikul@atomki.hu

+36 52 509 200 / 11403

Guest Researchers

Dr. Sergio Ioppolo

Senior Research Fellow

Responsibility: Collaborations with the institute and the Hungarian Space Chemistry Research Network

s.ioppolo@phys.au.dk

Zuzana Kanuchova

Senior Research Fellow

Responsibility: Provide expertise in analysis of experimental data
acquired by FTIR sectrometers, study molecular synthesis induced
by ion and electron irradiation, physical properties of astrochemical ices

pipovci@gmail.com

Felipe Fantuzzi

Senior Research Fellow

Responsibility: Theoretical and computational support for astrochemistry experiments: molecular synthesis induced by ion andelectron irradiation, physical properties of astrochemical ices

f.fantuzzi@kent.ac.uk