Dr. Róbert E. Gyurcsányi

Associate Professor

Head of the Department

Head of the Lendület Chemical Nanosensors Research Group

Co-Editor-in-Chief

Editor of

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical

Education

PhD in chemistry, Technical University of Budapest, 1999

Herff postdoctor, University of Memphis, 1999-2001

Wilhelm Simon postdoctoral fellow, ETH Zürich, 2002

Research

Out research aims at the development and understanding novel chemical and biosensing concepts, that includes the synthesis of selective receptors, functional materials and microanalytical systems. Currently we are focusing on developing (i) sensors for the selective detection of viruses at single virion level (ii) sensors for high sensitivity protein and nucleic acid biomarkers, (iii) calibration-free” ion-selective electrodes for wearable sensor applications and synthetic ion channels. Our research expertise embraces:

• Electrochemical and optical (bio)sensing with emphasis on nanoscale aspects (e.g., nanopore-based sensing, solid-state ion channels)
• Generation and application of synthetic ligands for chemical sensing (ionophores, aptamers, molecularly imprinted polymers),
• Chemical imaging (SPR imaging, hyperspectral imaging, hyphenated AFM techniques)

For more information on the ongoing research projects please see our website.

Honors

• Master teacher Gold Medal, Council of National Scientific Students’ Associations, 2017
• Albert Szent-Györgyi Prize, 2016
• Lendület Research Group grantee of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2013
• Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation Grantee, 2011
• Ernő Pungor Prize, 2008
• Talentum Prize, in Natural Sciences, awarded by the Central-European Talent Search Foundation, 2007
• Sigma Prize, Sigma-Aldrich Rt., 2006
• Bolyai Plaquette, 2005
• Young Scientist Award of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 2000

Publications

For full list see: MTMT link (ORCID, ResearchGate, Google Scholar )

Teaching

• Analytical Chemistry I BSc fall and spring
• Analytical Chemistry (English) fall
• Analytical Chemistry III MSc fall
• Chemical and Biosensors BSc fall