Dendrochronology is a scientific research method that goes beyond simple tree ring calculations, with which, in addition to the dating possibilities provided by tree ring databases, many environmental information can also be collected and analysed.
Brigitta Tóth, senior research fellow at the Institute of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry of MTA ATK, received the Academic Youth Award from László Lovász, President of the MTA, on 7 February 2019 at the Academy's Headquarters.
András Makó, senior research fellow at the Institute of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry of MTA ATK, successfully defended his grand doctoral thesis.
Our colleague János Mészáros will be conducting field measurements in Chile between 28 December 2018 and 15 February 2019 as part of the Hungarian Dry Andean Research Programme.
Norbert Flórián successfully defended his doctoral (PhD) dissertation at the Doctoral School of Landscape Architecture and Landscape Ecology of Szent István University on December 12, 2018.
World Soil Day is celebrated worldwide every year on 5 December. The campaign, organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, will highlight the importance of reducing soil pollution in 2018.
György Várallyay, academic and emeritus professor at the Institute of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, died on 2 December 2018 at the age of 83.
MTA ATK TAKI organized a lecture day entitled "Soil and Environment" on the occasion of the Hungarian Science Festival, which took place on 28 November 2018 in the reading room of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
