Dr. Attila Virág

 


Studies

2004 to 2009

geology MSc

ELTE Faculty of Sciences

Assignments / positions

2011 to 2013

preparator

Hungarian Natural History Museum, Dept. of Paleontology and Geology

2012 to 2013

research assistant

ELTE Faculty of Sciences, Dept. of Paleontology

2013

research assistant

MTA-MTM-ELTE Research Group for Paleontology

2014

assistant museologist

Hungarian Natural History Museum, Dept. of Paleontology and Geology

2015

research assistant

MTA-ELTE “Lendület” Dinosaur Research Group

2015 to 2022

research fellow

MTA-MTM-ELTE Research Group for Paleontology

2017 to 2018

research fellow

ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Dept. of Ancient History

2021

assistant professor

University of Debrecen, Department of Mineralogy and Geology

Scientific qualification / title

2014

PhD

ELTE

Fields of interest

Vertebrate paleontology

Quaternary

Geometric morphometrics

Tooth histology

Language skills

Mother tongue: 

Hungarian

English

B2

German

B1

Experience abroad

2009

Romania

Cluj-Napoca

Babeș-Bolyai University

2010

Switzerland

Lausanne

University of Lausanne

2012

USA

Anchorage

University of Anchorage

2015

France

Paris

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Synthesys Grant)

Membership

2004

Hungarian Geological Society

2015-2018, 2021- Division of Paleontology and Stratigraphy, board member

2014

INQUA Hungarian National Committee, member

Awards / Medals

2010

Best Paper Award for Young Researchers

Central European Geology,

2013

Sepkoski Grant

Paleontological Society

Tender activitties

2013

Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, K 104506, Taxonomical, taphonomical, paleoecological and stratigraphical investigation of the most important Middle Pleistocene terrestrial site (Somssich Hill 2, Villány) in Hungary

co-researcher

2015 to 2017

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction based on dental wear and histological analysis of mammal teeth

supported researcher

2017 to 2018

Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, NF 101755, Identification of Classical Greek Sculptors – Master-hand Attributions by 3D-analysis

co-researcher

2018

INQUA HABCOM 1606P, Ground squirrels on the march: expansion and speciation in the Quaternary of the Circum-Pontic area and surroundings

supported researcher

2018 to 2023

Hungarian Scientific Research Fund, FK 128741, Developing a landmark based system for studying taxonomic and phylogenetic issues of vertebrates with various tooth morphologies

project leader

Scientometric data

Publications

MTMT list

MTMT table

Number of citations: 

204

Independent citations: 

121

Hirsch-index: 

8

Present PhD students: 

2

Last update: 2023. 07. 14. 10:28