Porkoláb, Kristóf

Porkoláb, Kristóf

Porkoláb, Kristóf

Post: Research fellow
Phone: +36 99-508-360
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Publications:

#platetectonics #rockdeformation #geoenergetics

Career:

Kristóf Porkoláb has MSc in Geology (ELTE, Budapest, 2016) and obtained his PhD in Earth Sciences (Utrecht University, Tectonics Group, 2021). Kristóf’s main fields of research are plate tectonic processes, rock deformation, rock-fluid interactions, and geo-energy applications. Applied research methods include numerical modelling, field - and microscale - structural and petrological analysis, radiometric dating, and the integrated analysis of geophysical and geological datasets. Since 2021 he has been a research fellow at the HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science.

Research projects and Grants:

  • János Bolyai Research Fellowship, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Numerical modelling of the interplay between deformation, fluid flow, and mineralogical transformations, PI) – 2025–2028
  • NKFI Postdoctoral Excellence Grant (The role of dehydration reactions in triggering intermediate-depth earthquakes: development and application of advanced numerical models, PI) – 2022–2025
  • FluidsbyDepth MTA Lendület project (PI: Márta Berkesi) – participant – 2022–2027
  • "Creating and analysing the seismotectonic model of Hungary" NKFI project – participant – 2021–2022

Memberships/Professional communities:

  • Hungarian Geological Society
  • Association of Hungarian Geophysicists
  • International Lithosphere Program
  • European Geosciences Union

Awards/Recognition:

  • Attila Meskó Prize (outstanding publication of 2023, Association of Hungarian Geophysicists) – 2024
  • Attila Meskó Prize (outstanding publication of 2025, Association of Hungarian Geophysicists) – 2026
  • Edward A. Flinn-Pembroke J. Hart award for young researchers, International Lithosphere Program, 2026

Education:

  • PhD – Universiteit Utrecht – 2021
  • MSc in Geology – ELTE – 2016