CURRICULUM VITAE

I. Personal Data

Name : Tamás Pál  GAJDA, Date and place of birth : 1. may 1963, Medgyesegyháza, Hungary

Sex : male, Children : two sons (Ámon and Ámos)

Home address : H-6725 Szeged, Veresács u. 25, Hungary

Permanent work address :        Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry,

University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged , P.O. Box 440

Hungary ,  Tel. (36)-62-544054,  FAX : (36)-62-420505

                                               E-mail address : tamas.gajda@chem.u-szeged.hu

Languages : French, English

II. Academic degrees obtained

M. Sc.             Chemistry , excellent , 1987, A. József University, Szeged , Hungary

University         Chemistry , Summa Cum Laude , 1991, A. József University of Science , Szeged ,

doctor Hungary,Title of dissertation "Coordination behaviours of some 2-(polyhydroxyalkyl)-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid derivatives"

Ph. D.              Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude (mention très honorable avec les félicitations du jury), 1993, Université Henry Poincaré, Nancy, France. Title of dissertation : " Equilibrium and structural study of metal complexes of peptidoamines containing histamine".

Candidate        Chemistry, 1994, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

of Science        Title of dissertation : "Transition metal complexes of some histamine containing peptidoamines : equilibrium and structure"

DSc Chemistry, 2005, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

Title of dissertation : "Structural and functional modelling of protein metal binding sites"

III. Professional background

1982-1987             University studies, Attila József University, Szeged, Hungary

1987-1990             Doctoral student of Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry , Attila József  University, Szeged, Hungary

1990-1993             Research fellowship, Laboratoire Chimie-Physique Organique, Université Henry

Poincaré, Nancy, France

1993-1994             First Assistant, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Attila József University, Szeged, Hungary

1994-2007             Associate professor, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry , University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

2007- Full Professor, Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry , University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

IV. Teaching activities

Course of lectures:            Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (MSc)

                                           Biological Chemistry (BSc)

Special courses:                 Inorganic Chemistry II (BSc)

Supramolecular Chemistry(MSc)

Biocatalysis (MSc)

Coordination chemistry of bioligands (PhD)

Practical course:               Inorganic chemistry (BSc)

V. Research activities

A.    Structural and functional mimicking of hydrolytic and oxidative metalloenzymes .

B.    Metal ion interaction with peptides their derivatives.

C.    Solution speciation of environmentally important heavy metal ions.

D.    Coordination chemistry of dialkyltin(IV) cations.

VI. Research Abroad

1990-1993 Laboratoire Chimie-Physique Organique, Université Henry Poincaré, Nancy, France, purpose : Research fellowship ;  financed by the French Government, scientific mentor : Professor Jean-Jacques Delpuech.

1996 Laboratoire Chimie-Physique Organique, Université Henry Poincaré, Nancy, France, purpose : invited professor ;  financed by the Université Henry Poincaré.

1998-1999    Inorganic Chemistry Institute of the University of Münster, Münster, Germany, purpose : Research fellowship ;  financed by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, scientific mentor : Professor Bernt Krebs.

2001 Laboratoire Chimie-Physique Organique, Université Henry Poincaré, Nancy, France, purpose : invited professor,  financed by the Université Henry Poincaré.

VII. Membership

IUPAC V.6 Commission on Equilibrium Data 1998-

President of the Coordination Chemical Committee of the Hungarian Chemical Society 1993-2011