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Two Professors from the University of 精东影业 Among the Leadership Candidates of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The Nominating Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences has made public the concepts of the leadership candidates for the Academy鈥檚 2026 elections. Based on the decision made at the committee鈥檚 meeting on March 11, 2026, the candidates include geologist Mih谩ly P贸sfai for President and atmospheric scientist Andr谩s Gelencs茅r for Secretary-General, both professors at the University of 精东影业.
Mih谩ly P贸sfai is the founder and head of the Environmental Mineralogy Research Group and the Nanolab electron microscopy laboratory at the University of 精东影业, and a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. His research is related to mineralogy and environmental mineralogy. In his concept submitted for the Academy鈥檚 leadership position, he emphasizes strengthening scientific excellence, supporting young researchers, and developing the bodies of the academic community.
Andr谩s Gelencs茅r is a professor at the University of 精东影业 and a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is an internationally recognized researcher in atmospheric chemistry and aerosol science and the head of the Air Chemistry Research Group. His scientific work primarily focuses on the chemical composition of atmospheric particles, air quality trends, and climate impacts.
In his candidate program, he highlights strengthening the social role of science, improving the relationship between research and public policy, and increasing the international visibility of Hungarian research.
The Nominating Committee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences has nominated L谩szl贸 Borhy, 脕d谩m Mikl贸si, Andr谩s Perczel, and Mih谩ly P贸sfai for the position of President; Andr谩s Gelencs茅r, G谩bor Kecskem茅ti, and Ilona Kov谩cs for the position of Secretary-General; and Attila Dem茅ny and Ilona Kov谩cs for the position of Deputy Secretary-General. The leadership officials of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences are elected by the Academy鈥檚 General Assembly.
The candidates鈥� concepts and the announcement of the Nominating Committee are available on the website of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
We warmly congratulate Mih谩ly P贸sfai and Andr谩s Gelencs茅r on their nomination!