János Magyar
Msc Biology
János Magyar
Msc Biology
Address
Postal address: 1117, Budapest, Pázmány Péter Promenade 1/C
Phone: 061-372 2500/8632
E-mail: magyarjani90@gmail.com
Web: http://paleo.elte.hu/munkatarsak_magyarjanos.html
Current Research Interests
Transylvanian dinosaurs-Evolution,Taxonomy and Paleoecology
2021 –
ELTE University, Department of Paleontology, PHd student
Education
2015– Biology MSc (University of Debrecen, Debrecen)
2013-Biology BSc (University of Debrecen, Debrecen)
Employment
2024-
Hungarian National Museum Public Collection Centre, Budapest – Hungarian Natural History Museum, Department of Geology and Paleontology
Position: Preparator
2017- 2025 ELTE Paleontology Department
position: Paleotechnician
2016 – 2017
Sándor Kövy Elementary school
position: Biology teacher
2016
Hortobágy Nationap Park
position: Tour guide
2013-2014
TEVA Zrt.
Visits, field trips
2025 (7 days) – Visit to the paleontological collection of the University of Bucharest (Romania) to study Transylvanian archosaurian fossil remains.
2025 (1 day) – Visit to the Senckenberg Naturmuseum (Frankfurt, Germany) to study the paleontology exhibition.
2025 (2 days) – Visit to the collection of Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca and the Transylvanian Museum Society to study Transylvanian vertebrate fossils.
2024 (1 day) – Visit to the Dinosaur Isle museum and the Compton Bay dinosaur site on the Isle of Wight (Great Britain) as part of the SVPCA conference.
2024 (5 days) – Visit to the paleontological collection of the University of Tübingen (Germany) to study ornithischian dinosaur fossils.
2024 (4 days) – Visit to the collection of the Civic museum of Natural History (Trieste, Italy) to study hadrosaurian dinosaur remains.
2024 (1 day) – Visit to the collection of the Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization in Deva (Romania) to study Transylvanian paleontological remains.
2023 (2 days) – Visit to the collection of Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca and the Transylvanian Museum Society Múzeumok to study Transylvanian vertebrate fossils.
2023 (5 days) – Visit to the University of Vienna and the Vienna Natural History Museum to study ornithischian dinosaur fossils.
2022-present Regular participation in vertebrate paleontological excavations in Romania to study bone-bearing layers found on the outskirts of the town of Borod.
2023 (9 days) – Visiting the Natural History Museum in London to examine ornithopod dinosaur fossils.
2022 (2 days) – Visiting the Ipolytarnóc footprint site to examine the footprints of carnivorous mammals.
2021 (3 days) – Visiting the Ipolytarnóc footprint site to examine the footprints of carnivorous mammals.
2018 (1 day) – Visit to the Natural History Museum in Vienna to study the exhibition.
2019 – present – Annual vertebrate palaeontological excavation in Romania (Haţeg-basin)
2019. (5 days) Search for vertebrate fossils in Gosau sediments in the Northern Calcareous Alps, Austria
2018 – 2019 Annual participation on the excavations at the Villány vertebrate locality: Villány, Hungary
2016 – present Annual participation on the excavations of the Hungarian Dinosaur Expedition: Iharkút, Hungary
2014 (10 days) – Albanian Alps, Albania. Field work with the Greek Meadow Viper Working Group.
2014 (7 days)-Szenéte, Transylvania, Romania. Zoological field work.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2025 – Third place for “Best PhD Student Presentation,” 2nd Hungarian Zootaxonomy Conference, Budapest
2024 – “Special Award of the Hungarian Geological Society – Youth Committee,” LIV. Meeting of Young Geoscientists, Eger
2023 – „Best PhD research” I. prize, XXVI. Hungarian Paleontological Conference, Pécsvárad
2022-„Best PhD research” I. prize, XXV. Hungarian Paleontological Conference, Tótvázsony
2021 –Best PhD research” II. prize, XXIV. Hungarian Paleontological Conference, Nagyhuta
SERVICE IN SCIENTIFIC BODIES
2025:
– Family Day at the Natural History Museum, representative of the Hungarian Natural History Museum
– Representative of ELTE University at Lelkes Mineral Show
– Festival of Geoscience, representative of the Hungarian Dinosaur Foundation
2024:
– Representative of Hungarian Dinosaur Foundation at Festival of „Földgömb”.
– Representative of ELTE University at Lelkes Mineral Show
– Festival of Geoscience, representative of the Hungarian Dinosaur Foundation
– Researchers’ Night, representative of the Hungarian Natural History Museum
2023:
– Representative of ELTE University at Lelkes Mineral Show
– Festival of Geoscience, representative of ELTE University
2022- Hungarian Geological Society, member
2022
– Representative of Hungarian Dinosaur Foundation at Festival of „Földgömb”
– Representative of ELTE University at Lelkes Mineral Show
-Representative of ELTE, Department of Paleontology at Night of the researchers.
2020
– ELTE TTK open day, Representative of Depertment of Paleontology
– Representative of ELTE University at Lelkes Mineral Show
2019
– ELTE TTK open day, Representative of Depertment of Paleontology
– Representative of ELTE University at Lelkes Mineral Show
– Geodays, Representative of Hungarian Dinosaur Foundation
– Festival of the species of the year, Representative of ELTE University
– International mineral show in Budapest, representative of ELTE University
– Capital of sciences, representative of ELTE, Depertment of Paleontology
– Festival of Geoscience, representative of ELTE University
2018
– Representative of ELTE University at Lelkes Mineral Show
– Geodays, representative of ELTE University
– Festival of the species of the year, Representative of ELTE University
– International mineral show in Budapest, representative of ELTE University
– Representative of ELTE, Department of Paleontology at Night of the researchers
– Festival of Geoscience, representative of ELTE University
2017
– International mineral show in Budapest, representative of ELTE University
– Festival of Geosciences, representative of the Hungarian Natural History
