Orsolya Sztanó

• Universiteit Utrecht, PhD 1994 PhD: The tide-influenced Pétervására Sandstone, early Miocene, northern Hungary: sedimentology, palaeogeography and basin development.
• Translator of English Technical texts, 1993
• MSc Geology, ELTE; specialization in Hydro- and Petroleum Geology, 1988 Sedimentology of the Köszörűkőbánya Konglomerátum

Teaching Activity

• Introduction to Geology
• Physical Geology 1-2 lecture and practice
• Geology Field School 1-2
• Sedimentology lecture and practice
• Geology of the Pannonian Region 2 (Cenozoic) lecture and practice
• Geological Mapping and Construction of maps and Profiles
• Geological Mapping Field School
• Siliciclastic Facies, Sequences and Correlation
• Field Practice in Sedimentology (MSc Geológia FÖ spec 1. félév)
• Seismic Interpretation Practical (MSc Geológia FÖ, VSzK 2. félév)

PhD courses

• Introduction to Seismic Geomorphology (Földtudományi Doktori Iskola)

Thesis Supervision

• PhD: Tóthné Makk Ágnes (2006), Ádám László (2007), Uhrin András (2011), Nagy Ágnes Tímea (2014), Horányi Anna, Tőkés Lilla, Budai Soma, Bartha István Róbert, Harold Zsófia, Hana ben Mahrez
• MSc geology: 1991-1999: Magyari Árpád, Palotás Klára, Rosta Éva, Fogarasi Attila, Horváth Pál, Incze Szilvia, Kun Jáger Emese, Gyetvai Gabriella; 2000-2009: Babinszki Edit, Lemberkovics Viktor, Mihálffy Péter, Katona Lajos, Tóth Péter, Nagy Ágnes Tímea, Hegyi Csaba, Novák Dóra, Unrin András, Majercsik Csaba, Fischer Balázs, Bereczki István; 2010-2019: Kovács Erika, Szick Nóra, Kókai Ákos, Horányi Anna, Gartner Dénes, Törő Balázs, Várkonyi Attila, Marton Julia, Földvári József Koppány, Németh Alexandra, Tőkés Lilla, Shakawan Latif, Marton Ágnes, Bartha István Róbert, Budai Soma, Temes Mihály, Kapiller Rita, Harold Zsófia, Márton Patrícia,Csicsák Pál, Nadrai Judit, Zima Dóra, Kovács Ádám, Vági Domokos, Várkonyi Dániel 2020: Szabó Fanni, Béla Rebeka, Andre Sarmento De Sousa Lima;
• BSC geology: 2009: Jobbágy Katalin, Törő Balázs, Földvári Koppány József; 2010: Györkös Dorottya, Kocziszki Zoltán, Orgel Csilla; 2011: Hornyák Gergely, Németh Alexandra, Tőkés Lilla, 2012: Marton Ágnes; 2013: Gálik Zsuzsa, Budai Soma; 2014: Kőrösi Dániel, Lukovszki Orsolya, Csicsák Pál; 2015: Harold Zsófia, Nadrai Judit, Botka Dániel, Márton Patrícia; 2016: Horváth Ivett; 2017: Zima Dóra; 2019: Papp Tamás
• Scientific Students' Associations (TDK): Kun Jáger Emese-Varga Borbála-Csányi Viktor (1994), Katona Lajos (2002), Uhrin András (2005), Hoppár Mária-Kiss Gabriella-Nagy Sándor-Vojnits Anna (2007), Földvári József Koppány (2009), Németh Alexandra (2013), Szilágyi Zsanett- Karancz Szabina (2015), Budai Soma-Nadrai Judit (2015)

Administration of Teaching

• In charge of Geology specialization, BSc Earth Sciences
• In charge of Geology-Paleontology specialization, MSc Geológus

Research Interest

• Siliciclastic sedimentatary processes, reconstruction of ancient depositional environments (turbidite systems, delta, tide- and wave-dominated coastal systems, alluvial systems, climate and tectonic controls on sedimentation
•  Methods: facies analysis of outcrops and cores, seismic interpretation, sequence stratigraphy, basin analysis.
• Deep time study areas: Quaternary fluvial architecture, Great Plain Plain; Pannonian Basin; Late Neogene Lake Pannon; Intra-Carpathian Palaeogene basins; Cretaceous of Gerecse Hills; Fluvial architecture in the Permo-Triassic of the Karoo, South Africa

• PATICS – Lake Pannon Integrated Studies Group

Research projects

• 2018-2019: „Stratigraphy and correlation of Upper Miocene – Pliocene sediments along the Croatian-Hungarian border” (bilateral cooperation Croatia-Hungary, TÉT_16-1-2016-0004, senior)
• 2016-2020 Stratigraphy of Stage Pannonian in South Transdanubia (OTKA 116618, senior).
• 2015-2016 Evolution and Correlation of Late Neogene sedimentary facies and depositional systems on the Kisalföld-Danube basin (bilateral cooperation Slovakia-Hungary, TÉT SK12_SK-1-2013-0020, PI)
• 2012-2015 Case-studies for Sr-isotope-ratio-based numerical dating of Senonian and Oligocene-Miocene geological events in the Western Tethys and adjacent seas. (OTKA, 100538, senior)
• 2010-2014 Miocene-Pliocene deformation and sedimentation in the Pannonian Basin: new data on structural geology, sedimentology and geochronology (OTKA K.81530, senior)
• 2006-2008  Scale independent fluvial architecture ( bilateral cooperation, South Africa- Hungary, TÉT 11/2004, PI)
• 2008-2012 Complex examination of the Bükkábrány burried forest (OTKA K.73195 senior)
• 2002-2005 Sedimentological and stratigraphical interpretation of ultrahigh-resolution (single-channel) seismic profiles acquired on the Lake Balaton and their correlation with outcrop data (OTKA T.37724, PI)
• 1999-2001 Sedimentology of the Pannonian deposits around lake Balaton (OTKA, F.30809, senior)
• 1995-1998 Complex study of palaeogeographic and structural evolution of the North Hungarian Palaeogene Basin (OTKA T.15976, senior)
• 1994-1999 Sedimentological studies at the western margin of the North Hungarian Palaeogene Basin: effect of the Buda Line on deposition between the late Eocene and the early Miocene (OTKA F.14508, senior)

Honours, awards

• 2009: Bolyai Plaquette for outstanding research, MTA
• 2005-2008: Bolyai János Grant for Scientific Research, MTA
• 2001-2004 : Széchenyi István Grant, Ministry of Education
• 1999: Szádeczky-Kardoss Elemér award for publication, MFT
• 1994: Semsey Andor memory plaquette, MFT
• 1994: Grant by the Pro Hungarian Science Fund
• 1993: grant by  the Soros Foundation
• 1992: Szádeczky-Kardoss Elemér award for publication, MFT
• 1992: Grant by the National Grant Council
• 1990: Grant by the Peregrinatio Fund, Eötvös University
• 1988-1990: Grant by the Committee of Scientific Qualifications
• 1988: 1st prize on Meeting of Junior Lecturers ,Special Award by MOL

Scientific activity, memberships and duties

• 2019-2022: Hungarian Academy of Science HAS – non-academitian General Assembly Representative
• 2018-2020 : jury member, OTKA/NKFI GEOINT
• 2017-: World Petroleum Council, WPC Hungarian National Committee
• 2015-: editor in Chief, Bulletin of the Hungarian Geological Society (Földtani Közlöny)
• 2015-2021: board member, Geology Division, Hungarian Geological Society
• 2013-: Geologica Carpathica advisory board
• 2012-: chairman of the Neogene II (Pannonian) work group of the Stratigraphic Committee, HAS
• 2011- AGEOS Acta Geologica Slovaca scientific board
• 2006-2008: Secretary in Chief, Geology Committee HAS
• 2006-: Földtani Közlöny (Bulletin of the Hungarian Geological Society) editorial board
• 2006-2019: Austrian Journal of Earth Sciences advisory board
• 2005-2008: jury member, OTKA Earth Sciences I.
• 2000-2006: chairman of the Sedimentology work group of the Geology Committe, HAS
• 1999- : member, Geology Committe, X. Section on Earth Sciences, HAS
• 1994-1996: secretary, Geology Division, Hungarian Geological Society
• 1994-: Sedimentology work group of the Geology Committe, HAS
• 1994-2017: secretary of the Oligocene work group of the Stratigraphic Committee, HAS
• 1991-: IAS International Association of Sedimentologists
• 1985-: Hungarian Geological Society (MFT)

Recent publications

1. Kovács Á., Balázs A., Špelić M., Sztanó O., 2021. Forced or normal regression signals in a lacustrine basin? Insights from 3D stratigraphic forward modeling in the SW Pannonian Basin. Global and Planetary Change, 196,  Paper 103376
2. Balázs A., Matenco L., Granjeon D., Alms, K., Francois, T., Sztanó O., 2020. Towards stratigraphic-thermo-mechanical numerical modelling: Integrated analysis of asymmetric extensional basins. Global and Planetary Change, paper 103386
3. Sztanó, O., Budai, S., Magyar, I., Csillag, G., Nadrai, J., Fodor, L., 2020. Facies and implications of a coarse-grained lacustrine onshore paleo-tsunamiite: An integrated study of an upper Miocene bouldery cobble gravel. Global and Planetary Change, Paper: 103321 (2020)
4. Laczkó-Dobos, E., Gier, S., Sztanó, O., Milovský, R., & Hips, K. (2020). Porosity Development Controlled by Deep-Burial Diagenetic Process in Lacustrine Sandstones Deposited in a Back-Arc Basin (Makó Trough, Pannonian Basin, Hungary). GEOFLUIDS, 2020
5. Sebe, K., Kovačić, M., Magyar, I., Krizmanić, K., Špelić, M., Bigunac, D., Sütő-Szentai, M., Kovács, Á, Szuromi-Korecz, A., Bakrač K., Hajek-Tadesse, V., Troskot-Čorbić T., Sztanó, O. (2020). Correlation of upper Miocene-Pliocene Lake Pannon deposits across the Drava Basin, Croatia and Hungary. GEOLOGIA CROATICA, 73(3), 177–195

Most cited publications

1. Magyar I., Radivojević, D., Sztanó O., Synak R., Ujszászi K., Pócsik M. 2013. Shelf-margin progradation across the Pannonian basin in the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene. Global and Planetary Change, 103: 168-173
2. Sztanó O., Szafián P., Magyar I., Horányi A., Bada G., Hughes D.W., Hoyer D.L., Wallis R.J. 2013. Aggradation and progradation controlled clinothems and deep-water sand delivery model in the Neogene Lake Pannon, Makó Trough, Pannonian Basin, SE Hungary. Global and Planetary Change, 103: 149-167,
3. Sztanó O., de Boer, P.L. 1995. Amplification of tidal motions in the Early Miocene North Hungarian Bay. Sedimentology 42/4: 665-682

list of publications MTMT (papers, book chapters, abstracts): ): here
ORCID publikációs lista (papers only): here