Department of Molecular and
Analytical Chemistry
University of Szeged
Faculty of Science and Informatics
Research Groups of the Department
Bioinorganic Chemistry Research Group
Research Group of Environmental Chemistry and Water Analysis
Laser and plasma spectroscopy reasearch group
Material and Solution Structure Research Group
MTA-SZTE Lendület Functional Metal Complexes Research Group
Synthetic Organic Chemistry Research Group
Bioinorganic Chemistry Research Group
(Head: Dr. Éva Anna Enyedy)
Link
Biocoordination
chemistry
research
at
our
Department
was
initiated
by
Prof.
Dr.
Kálmán
Burger
in
1983,
who
was
also
its
leader
until
1999.
He
was
followed
by
Prof.
Tamás
Kiss
(professor
emeritus)
until
2017,
btween
2018
-
2022
Prof.
Dr.
Tamás
Gajda
was
the
head
of
the
group.
At
present,
he
head
of
the
group
Dr.
Éva
Anna
Enyedy.
In
the
focus
of
their
research
is
the
study
of
the
interaction
of
biologically
active
organic
compounds
with
metal
ions,
in
search
for
novel
compounds
with
healing
effects
or
environmental
applications.
They
also
actively
take
part
in
the
research
of
metal
complexes
with
anti-cancer
and
anti-diabetic
effect
and
metal-based
therapeutic
drugs
potentially
useful
in
the
treatment
of
neuro-degenerative
illnesses.
They
also
have
significant
results
in
the
field
of
structural
modelling
of
metal-containing
proteins
and
metallo-
enzymes
–
with the final goal of developing biomimetic catalyzers of efficiencies comparable to that of enzymes.
This
is
the
largest
research
group
of
our
Department,
which
includes
–
apart
from
the
present
and
former
head
of
the
group
–
four
faculty
members
(Dr.
Tamás
Gajda,
Dr.
Béla
Gyurcsik,
Dr.
Éva
Enyedy,
Dr.
Attila
Jancsó,
Dr.
Tamás
Jakusch)
working.
Research Group of Environmental Chemistry and Water Analysis
(Head: Dr. Tünde Alapi)
The
research
group
was
established
and
led
by
Dr.
András
Dombi
for
nearly
30
years;
currently,
the
head
of
the
group
is
Dr.
Tünde
Alapi.
The
main
research
area
of
the
group
is
the
elimination
of
persistent
organic
pollutants
from
waters
via
various
radical
generation-based
processes.
Most
of
the
examined
methods
belong
to
the
Advanced
Oxidation
Processes,
such
as
ozone
treatment,
ultraviolet,
and
vacuum-ultraviolet
photolysis,
heterogeneous
photocatalysis,
and
UV/chlorine
and
UV/persulfate
processes.
The
main
topics
are
the
examination
of
the
applicability
of
different
light
sources
(mercury
vapor
lamps,
excimer,
and
exciplex
light
sources,
and
various
LEDs)
in
water
treatment,
identification
of
the
products
of
the
target
substances,
investigation
of
the
transformation
mechanism,
and
studying
the
effect
of
different
water
matrices,
as
well
as
their
components.
Investigations
include
related
ecotoxicity
studies.
All
appropriate
instruments
and
equipment
are
available
for
implementation
(HPLC/DAD,
HPLC/MS,
GC/MS,
AOX,
TOC
and
KOI
analyzer,
luminometer,
and
photoreactors
equipped
with
different
light
sources)
or
can
be
available
due
to
cooperation.
Research
relating
to
heterogeneous
photocatalysis
involves
the
synthesis
of
new
photocatalysts
and
testing
their
efficiency.
The
characterization
of
the
photocatalysts
takes
place
in
the
framework
of
collaboration
with
colleagues
of
the
Department
of
Applied
Chemistry.
During
the
kinetic
modeling
of
the
processes, we cooperate with associate professor Dr. Gábor Peintler. Currently, four Ph.D. students work in the group.
Laser and plasma spectroscopy reasearch group
(Head: Prof. Dr. Galbács Gábor)
Link
Members
of
this
group
conduct
research
in
various
topics
associated
with
analytical
chemistry
since
the
1990s.
The
primary
profile
of
the
group
is
analytical
method
and
instrumentation
development.
This
reaserch
group
working
in
the
field
of
laser
and
plasma
spectroscopy,
which
is
led
by
Prof
Dr.
Gábor
Galbács.
Projects
in
this
area
are
aimed
at
fundamental
research
of
analytical
spectroscopy
with
laser
and/or
plasma
sources,
instrumental
development
and
application,
with
special
attention
paid
to
ICP-AES,
ICP-MS,
laser
ablation
(LA),
LIBS,
electrical
discharge
plasmas,
the
tools
of
diode
laser
based
atomic
spectroscopy,
as
well
as
nanoparticle
characterization
and
optochemical
sensor/molecular
probe
development.
Members
include
Dr.
Zoltán
Galbács
and
Dr.
Dávid
Palásti,
several
associated
researchers,
two
PhD
students
and
a
laboratory
technician.
Material and Solution Structure Research Group (Head: Prof. Dr. Pál Sipos) Link
This
research
group
is
specifically
organized
in
a
project-oriented
way
and
is
operating
since
2009.
One
of
its
leaders
is
Prof.
Dr.
Pál
Sipos.
The
group
is
active
in
the
following
areas
of
inorganic
chemistry:
synthesis
and
investigation
of
double-
layered
hydroxides;
equilibrium
chemistry
of
highly
concentrated
(extremely
basic)
solutions
of
industrial
relevance
and
the
structural
characterization
of
compounds
formed
therein;
synthesis,
study
and
application
of
biomimetic
transition
metal
complexes;
study
of
self-organizing
chemical
systems.
Members
of
the
group
belong
to
different
departments
of
the
Chemistry Institute – for example, Dr. Gábor Peintler.
MTA-SZTE Lendület Functional Metal Complexes Research Group
(Head: Dr. Éva Anna Enyedy)
Link
The
Research
Group
was
founded
in
2019
thanks
to
the
support
of
the
Momentum
(‘Lendület’)
Program
of
the
Hungarian
Academy
of
Sciences.
The
title
of
the
supported
project
is
Biospeciation
of
functional
metal
complexes.
The
Research
Group
works
on
biologically
active,
mainly
anticancer
compounds,
which
are
metal
complexes
or
their
action
is
based
on
their
ability
to
interact
with
endogenous
metal
ions.
The
use
of
anticancer
drugs
is
often
limited
by
severe
side
effects
and
the
resistance
phenomenon;
therefore
it
is
important
to
develop
novel
anticancer
compounds
and
to
thoroughly
understand
their
behavior
in
the
different
biological
fluids.
For
the
rational
drug
design
we
have
to
get
a
deeper
insight
into
the
properties
which
affect
pharmacokinetics,
the
mechanism
of
action
and
side
effects.
The
main
goal
of
the
Research
Group
is
to
characterize
and
understand
these
processes
better
using
various
instrumental
and
computational
methods,
besides
the
development
of
novel
metal
complexes,
and
to
explore
the
relationship
between
the
different
physico-chemical
and
biological
properties.
The
Research Group is closely related to the Bioorganic Chemistry Research Group at the Department.
The
Research
Group
includes
s
research
fellow:
Dr.
Orsolya
Dömötör
and
three
PhD
students.
Dr.
Gabriella
Spengler
(Department
of
Medical
Microbiology
and
Immunobiology,
University
of
Szeged),
as
an
associated
member
of
the
group,
performs
the
related
biological
assays.
The
work
of
the
group
is
helped
by
Katalin
Szűcsné
Tóth
as
technician.
The
Research
Group has extensive national and international collaborations.
Synthetic Organic Chemistry Research Group
(Head: Dr. Frank Éva) Link
University of Szeged, Faculty of Science and Informatics,
Department of Molecular and Analytical Chemistry
H-6720 Szeged, Dóm tér 7-8. Tel.: (+36-)62-54-4340
