Curriculum Vitae
1. Surname: Kovács
2. Name: Balázs
3. Date of birth: August 2, 1965
4. Nationality: Hungarian
5. Civil status: Single
6. Education:
| Institution | University for Heavy Industry, Miskolc |
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Date: from to |
September, 1984 June, 1989 |
| Degree(s) or Diploma(s) | mining engineer, engineering geological major |
| Institution | Gödöllõ Agricultural University, Gödöllõ |
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Date: from to |
September, 1993 November, 1995 |
| Degree(s) or Diploma(s) | environmental engineer |
| Institution | University of Miskolc |
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Date: from to |
October, 1999 |
| Degree(s) or Diploma(s) | PhD. in Earth Sciences |
7. Language skills:
(Mark 1 to 5 for competence, where 5 is the highest)
| Language | Passive | Spoken | Written |
| English | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| German | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Russian | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| French | 4 | 3 | 4 |
8. Membership of professional
bodies:
| Association, committee | Status | Year elected |
|
Academic Committee of Miskolc,
Subcommitte of Computer Sciences in Mining |
member | 1990 |
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Academic Committee of Miskolc,
Subcommitte of Mining Chemistry |
member | 2000 |
| Geotechnical Section of the Hungarian Chamber of Engineers | member | 1990 |
| IMWA(International Mine Water Association) | member | 1993 |
| ISSMFE(International Soc. of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering) | member | 1993 |
9. Other skills:
Computer literacy (applications, system management, webmastering, server management)
10. Present position: Assintant professor,
11. Years within the company: 10
12. Key qualifications:
- Geotechnical engineering
- Hydrogeology
- GW flow and contaminant transport modelling
- Geoinformatics
- Waste disposal
13. Professional experience:
|
Date: from to |
July, 1989 August, 1992 |
| Location | Miskolc |
| Company | Hungarian Acedemy of Sciences/Univertsity for Heavy Industry |
| Position | practicant |
| Description | Lecturer of topics: Hydrogeology, Water management, Research in slope stability evaluation, and control of landslipping or creeping areas |
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Date: from to |
September, 1992 June, 1999 |
| Location | Miskolc |
| Company | University for Heavy Industry/University of Miskolc |
| Position | Assistant professor |
| Description | Lecturer of topics: Water Management, waste management, GW flow and contaminant transport modeling, Soil mechanics, Geotechnics, Research: Application of contaminant transport models |
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Date: from to |
Februry, 1996 present |
| Location | Miskolc |
| Company | GÁMA-GEO Engineering Consultant Ltd. |
| Position | Managing director |
| Description | Consultancy in Hydrogeology. Geotechnics, Computer simulations in Environmental protection: Research: Computer Simulation of contaminant and fate transport in vadoze zone |
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Date: from to |
July, 1999 present |
| Location | Miskolc |
| Company | University of Miskolc |
| Position | university lecturer, Associate Professor |
| Description | Lecturer of topics: Engineering geology, Water Management, waste management, GW flow and contaminant transport modeling, research: Multiphase GW flow and contaminant transport |
13. Publications