Tamás Vicsek

Background

Vicsek, Tamás was born on May 10, 1948 in Budapest, Hungary. Son of Ferenc Vicsek and Ferencné Somlyo.

Education

Master of Science, Lomonosov U., Moscow, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, Kossuth U., Debrecen, Hungary, 1976; Candidate Science, Hungarian Academy Science, Budapest, 1983; Doctor of Science, Hungarian Academy Science, Budapest, 1988.

Career

Research assistant, Institute Technology Physics, Budapest, 1972-1976; research associate, Institute Technology Physics, Budapest, 1976-1983; senior research associate, Institute Technology Physics, Budapest, 1985-1988; science advisor, Institute Technology Physics, Budapest, 1989-1990; visiting scholar, Emory University, Atlanta, 1983-1985, 88-89; professor physics, Eötvös U., Budapest, since 1991; head department atomic physics, Eötvös U., Budapest, since 1992. Member of advisory editorial board New York City, since 1990. Member committee Statistical Physics Group, ELFT, Budapest, since 1990.

Achievements

• Tamás Vicsek has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Fractal Growth Phenomena

    (The investigation of phenomena involving fractals has gon...)

  • Fractal Growth Phenomena (2nd Edition) by Tamas Vicsek (1992-06-01)

Membership

Member International Crystallographic Society (member committee since 1990), American Physical Society, Eötvös Physical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, chess.

Connections

Married Mária Strehó, June 16, 1971. Children: Lilla, Andra's.

Father:

Ferenc Vicsek Somlyo

Mother:

Ferencné Somlyo

Spouse:

Mária Strehó

child:

Lilla Vicsek

child:

Andra's Vicsek