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Tátrallyay, Mariella

 


Tátrallyay, Mariella

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Senior research scientist (part-time)

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Positions: 
 
1966 – 1977: Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics of HAS, Sopron
                                     research scientist
1977 - present: KFKI RMKI, Budapest,
                                    senior research scientist from 1983

Visiting scientist: 1982-83 and 1987-88: University of California, Los Angeles

Studies: 
 
Graduating in 1961, Móricz Zsigmond Highschool, Budapest
Diploma in Geophysics: 1966, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Diploma in Physics: 1970, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
M.Sc. in Physics: 1974, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Degree: Candidate of Geosciences: 1978, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

 

Research experience and interest: 
 
Space plasma physics: investigation of the interaction of the solar wind with the plasma environments of the Earth, Venus, Mars, and comets based on spacecraft measurements.
 
Since 1993 Co-Investigator of the magnetometer team in ESA’s Cluster program, manager of the Hungarian Cluster Data Centre. Project leader of previous and current Cluster related grants supported by OMFB, PRODEX, and PECS. Supervisor of three previous successful grants supported by the Hungarian Scientific Research Fund. Co-Investigator of previous space projects (VEGA, Phobos). Author (or co-author) of 89 papers published mainly in international scientific journals.

 

Members: 
 
Association of Hungarian Geophysicists
Hungarian Astronautical Society
American Geophysical Union
Committee on Space Research,
                  secretary of the Hungarian National Committee

 

Most important publications: 
 
M. Tátrallyay et al.: On the growth of mirror mode waves in the magnetosheath based on Cluster observations, Astrophys. Space Sci. Proc., Springer Science, Eds: H. Laaskso et al., pp. 377-385 (2010)
 
M. Tátrallyay et al.: The evolution of mirror type magnetic fluctuations in the magnetosheath based on multipoint observations, Adv. Space Res., Vol. 41, pp. 1537-1544 (2008)
 
M. Tátrallyay and G. Erdős: Statistical investigation of mirror type magnetic field depressions observed by ISEE-1, Planet. Space Sci., Vol. 53, pp. 33-40 (2005)
 
M. Verigin et al. (incl. M. Tátrallyay): Planetary bow shocks: gasdynamic analytic approach, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 108, A8, 1323, doi: 10.1029/2002JA009711 (2003)
 
Tátrallyay M. and G. Erdős: The evolution of mirror mode fluctuations in the terrestrial
magnetosheath, Planet. Space Sci., Vol. 50, pp. 593-599 (2002)
 
M. Tátrallyay et al.: On the distribution of pickup ions as observed by the Vega
spacecraft at comet Halley, Adv. Space Res., Vol. 26, pp. 1565-1568 (2000)
 
M. Tátrallyay et al.: Magnetic field overshoots in the Martian bow shock, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 102, pp. 2157-2163 (1997)
 
M. Tátrallyay et al.: Cometopause revisited, Adv. Space Res., Vol. 16, pp. (4)35-(4)39 (1995)
 
M. Tátrallyay et al.: Submicron-sized dust grains in the Martian environment, Adv. Space Res., Vol. 12 (9), pp. 27-30 (1992)
 
M. Horányi et al. (incl. M. Tátrallyay): Toward understanding the fate of dust lost from the Martian satellites, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 17, pp. 853-856 (1990)
 
N.M. Shutte et al. (incl. M. Tátrallyay): Observation of electron and ion fluxes in the vicinity of Mars with the HARP spectrometer, Nature, Vol. 341, pp. 614-616 (1989)
 
K.I. Gringauz et al. (incl. M. Tátrallyay): Detection of a new "chemical" boundary at comet Halley, Geophys. Res. Lett., Vol. 13, pp. 613-616 (1986)
 
K.I. Gringauz et al. (incl. M. Tátrallyay): First in situ plasma and neutral gas measurements at comet Halley: initial VEGA results, Nature, Vol. 321, pp. 282-285 (1986)
 
A.J. Somogyi et al. (incl. M. Tátrallyay): First observations of energetic particles near comet Halley, Nature, Vol. 321, pp. 285-287 (1986)
 
M. Tátrallyay et al.: On the proper Mach number and ratio of specific heats for modeling the Venus bow shock, J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 89, p. 7381 (1984)
 
M. Tátrallyay et al.: Factors controlling the location of the Venus bow shock,
 J. Geophys. Res., Vol. 88, p. 5613 (1983)
 
Prizes and Awards: 
 
1987: KFKI, Jánossy award
1988: Hungarian – Soviet scientific cooperation award

1996: Nagy Ernő medal of the Hungarian Astronautical Society

Education: 
 
1 semester special course on Plasma Physics of the Solar System for students in Geophysics Master program                  
Occasional lectures for students in Astronomy
Thesis supervisor of students in Astronomy and Physics Master program Thesis supervisor of PhD students in Physics

 

Personal

Born, family: 

Born: Budapest, 29 October 1943

Languages: 

English - fluent, German - intermediate, Russian - basic

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