István Szilágyi

István Szilágyi - Group Leader

szistvan@chem.u-szeged.hu
+36 62 34 3255

István Szilágyi obtained his PhD in chemistry at the University of Szeged in 2006. After holding postdoctoral positions in Australia and Switzerland, he was appointed as senior lecturer at the University of Geneva in 2009. He was one of the recipients of the Lendület grant of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2017, therefore, he moved to the University of Szeged, where he is an Associate Professor and Leader of the Biocolloids Research Group. His research focuses on synthesis, characterization and application of novel hybrid materials composed of inorganic nanoparticles, biocatalysts and polymers.

Viktória Varga

Viktória Varga - Postdoctoral Researcher

vhornok@chem.u-szeged.hu
+36 62 34 3638

Viktória Varga (Hornok) earned her degree in chemistry and PhD from the University of Szeged. Her primary research interests lie in the preparation, characterization, and application of nanoparticles. She has participated in a variety of research and development projects. In 2024, she joined the Biocolloids Research Group, where she focuses on developing novel systems of enzymatic activity. Additionally, she is skilled in several microscopic techniques, including atomic force microscopy.

Laila Noureen

Laila Noureen - Postdoctoral Researcher

noureen.laila@szte.hu
+36 62 34 3177

Dr. Laila Noureen did her masters in Inorganic Chemistry from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad in 2015 and did her PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China in 2021. After that she joined Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School as postdoc researcher in 2021. In 2023, she joined Biocolloids Research Group at University of Szeged where she will continue working on the synthesis of Metal-Organic Frameworks with antioxidant potential. 

Vladimir Grachev

Vladimir Grachev - Postdoctoral Researcher

grachev18@gmail.com
+36 62 34 3177

V.G. obtained the Specialist degree (equivalent to MSc.) in Chemistry from Moscow State University in 2018, and completed the PhD in Chemical Engineering at KU Leuven in 2024. Is in Biocolloids Research Group at the University of Szeged since November 2024. Current research topics include the effect of ionic liquids on the extraction of nanoplastics and on the colloidal stability of dispersions.

Tamás Péter

Tamás Péter - PhD Student

peter.tamas@szte.hu
+36 62 34 3638

Péter Tamás obtained his BSc in 2022 and his MSc in June 2024 in Chemistry at the University of Szeged. He started his PhD studies in September 2024 at the Biocolloids Research Group. His research focuses on the development of nanocomposites containing nanoparticles and polyelectrolytes, and the investigation of their colloidal stability and antioxidant activity.

Kata Bere

Katalin Viktória Bere - PhD Student

bere.katalin@chem.u-szeged.hu
+36 62 34 3117

Katalin Bere obtained her BSc in 2019 and her MSc in June 2021 in chemistry at the University of Szeged. She started her PhD studies in September 2021 at the Biocolloids Research Group. Her research is concerned with the nanoplastics and elimination of these toxicant materials from the environment.

Zsófi Árok

Zsófia Vargáné Árok - PhD Student

vargane.arok.zsofia@szte.hu
+36 62 34 3638

Zsófia Vargáné Árok obtained her MSc as a clinical chemist at the University of Szeged. With the grant of TÁMOP scholarship, she investigated the analytical possibilities of new psychoactive drugs from biological samples at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Szeged. Afterwards, she was employed as a technical assistant by the Biocolloids Research Group, where she started her PhD studies in September 2021. Her field of scientific interest is applicability of ionic liquids and biopolymers in chemical enhanced oil recovery techniques.

Gréta Papp

Gréta Papp
Lab Engineer

Ildikó Patakiné Sziveri

Ildikó Patakiné Sziveri

Project manager

  • Chiara Salamone
    Visiting Researcher Student
    Politecnico di Milano

Undergraduate Students

  • Bálint Bakk
    MSc student
  • Gergő Terjéki
    MSc student
  • Zsuzsanna Kónya
    MSc student
  • Attila Vörös
    BSc student
  • Dániel Viczián
    BSc student
  • Réka Ormos
    BSc student
  • Anna Mader
    Grammar school student
  • Seyma Miray Simav
    BSc student

Alumni

  • Tibor Halmágyi
    Postdoctoral researcher (2023-2024)
  • Adél Szerlauth
    PhD student (2020-2024)
  • Dóra Takács
    PhD student (2020-2024)
  • Bojana Katana
    PhD student (2018-2024)
  • Szilárd Sáringer
    PhD student (2018-2023)
  • Nizar Alsharif
    PhD student (2019-2023)
  • Szilárd Varga
    Grammar school student (2022-2023)
  • Gábor Vass
    BSc student (2022-2023)
  • Gergő Terjéki
    BSc student (2022-2023)
  • Bettina Fazekas
    MSc student (2022)
  • Xiong Xiong
    MSc student (2022-2023)
  • Kata Kókai
    BSc student (2020-2022)
  • Zoltán Somosi
    PhD student (2017-2021)
  • Lilla Szalma
    BSc student (2019-2021)
  • Tamás Valtner
    BSc student (2019-2021)
  • Péter Nagy
    MSc student (2019-2021)
  • Drágity Deján
    Grammar school student (2018-2020)
  • Kanapriya Szalma
    Grammar school student (2019-2020)
  • Szabolcs Muráth
    Postdoctoral researcher (2018-2020)
  • Akula Rita Achieng
    MSc student (2018-2019)
  • Dániel Kádár
    BSc student (2018)
  • Marko Pavlovic
    PhD student (2015-2018)
  • Paul Rouster
    Postdoc (2016-2017)

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