Hungarian Studies Newsletter, 1985 (13. évfolyam, 43-46. szám)

1985 / 43-44. szám

AMERICAN PARTICIPANTS

In the research exchange program between IREX and the International Cultural Institute (ICI) in Budapest.

Sylvia D. Bakos, grad, stud., Dept, of History, Rutgers U., to study the influence of Hungarian avant-garde 1905-1919, at the National Széchényi Library and the Hungarian National Archives. (9 months, from 1 Sep. ’84)

George Barany, prof., Dept, of History, U. of Denver, to study the political biography of Stephen Széchenyi at the Inst, of History, HAS and the Hungarian National Archives. (2.5 months, from 15 Aug. ’84.

István Deák, prof., Dept, of History, Columbia U. to study the Habsburg army officer corps, 1848-1918, at the Inst, of History and the Inst, of Military History, HAS. (6 months, from 1 Nov. ’84)

Wilma Ennenga, grad, stud., Dept, of Political Scipnce, Indiana U., to study agricultural policy and performance, 1968-1980, at the HAS and Marx K.U. (6 months, from 1 Jan. ’85)

Timothy C. Kachinske, grad, stud., School of Slavonic and East European Studies., U. of London, to study Hungarian poets, the postwar generation, at the Petőfi Literary Museum, HAS, and the National Sze'chenyi Library. (5 months, from 1 Oct. ’84)

Veronica M. Kun, grad, stud., Dept, of Economics, U. of California, Berkeley, to study the 1979-82 economic reforms and Hungarian energy policy, at the Inst, of Economics, HAS, and the World Economics Inst. (5 months, from 1 Jan. ’85)

William A. Noce, teacher, Dept, of Music, Philadelphia School System to study the Koda'ly concept of music education at the Ferenc Liszt Academy. (9 months, from 1 Sep. ’84)

Janice E. Osterhaven, grad, stud., Dept, of Comparative Literature, Harvard U. to study U.S. fiction in Hungary; Endre Ady poetry, at the Eötvös L.U. and the Kossuth L.U. (5 months, from 1 Sep. ’84)

Steven D. Purisch, asst, prof., Dept, of Mathematics, Wilkes Coll, to study consistency results in orderability, at the Inst, of Mathematics, HAS. (4 months, from 1 May ‘85)

Judit A. Rasson, asst, prof., Dept, of Sociology and Anthropology, Wilkes Coll., to study neolithic pit contents, at the Inst, of Archaeology, HAS. (3.5 months, from 10 July ’84)

Richard H. Schelp, prof., Dept, of Mathematical Sciences, Memphis St. LL, to study graphical Ramsey theory at the Inst, of Mathematics, HAS, and the Eötvös L.U. (5 months, from 15 Jan. ’85)

Rudolf L. Tokes, prof. Dept, of Political Science, U. of Connecticut to study left-wing culture and politics, 1933- 1943, at the HAS. (3 months, from 1 Oct. ’84)

NAS/NRC

The National Academy of Sciences of the U.S., and the National Research Council sponsor scientific exchange programs with the academies of sciences of the Soviet Union and countries of East Central Europe, including Hungary. While the NAS is primarily concerned with the pure (natural) sciences, it will also consider application in the social and behavioral sciences. Successful applications in the past have included the disciplines of anthropology, demography, economics, economic history, and political science. The deadline for receiving applications has been March 1 as a

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rule. For further information about the Hungarian program, contact Micaela lovine, Soviet and East European Exchange Programs, Section on USSR and Eastern Europe (JH218), 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20418. Telephone: 202-334-2654.

HUNGARIANS TO THE U.S. IN 1984

Zoltán Paal, Inst, of Isotopes, HAS, to study hydrocarbon transformations on metal catalysts.

Emil Nagy, U. of Agricultural Sciences, to study wildlife biology.

Péter Vinkler, Central Research Inst, for Chemistry, HAS, to study science management, scientometry, (chemistry) data banks.

Tama's Felvinci, Inst, for World Economics, HAS, to study political science and economics.

Bea'ta Barnabas, Agricultural Research Inst., HAS, to study tissue culture of cereal crops; problems of pollination and fertilization biology in maize and wheat.

Ga'bor Folly, Inst, of Experimental Medicine. Medical application of mathematical statistics.

László Patthy, Inst, of Enzymology, Biological Research Center, HAS, to study molecular biology of fibrinolysis.

György Karmos, Inst, for Psychology, HAS, to study psychophysiology and engage in an electrophysiological study of brain mechanisms of sensory processes and learning.

The list of Hungarian scientists wishing to visit the U.S. in 1985 was not available at the time of this report.

AMERICANS TO HUNGARY IN 1985

Leslie S. Ettre, Perkins-Elmer Corp., Norwalk, CT, to study chromatography, upon the invitation of E. Pungor, Inst, for General and Analytic Chemistry, Technical U. Budapest. (3 months, from June ’85)

Theodore King, Pfizer Central Research Laboratories, Groton, CT, to study toxicology of drugs and food additives (carcinogenesis), upon the invitation of Jo'zsef Knoll, Dept, of Pharmacology, Semmelweis U. of Medicine. (1 month, April ’85)

Edward Leadbetter, U. of Connecticut, to study microbial physiology and ecology, upon the invitation of L. Alföldi, G. Borbély, and L. Ferenczy, Biological Research Center, HAS, Szeged. (5 months, from Feb. ’85)

Scot E. Smith, Dept, of Civil Engineering, Ohio St.U., to study remote sensing, upon the invitation of Peter Princz Vituki Water Research Center, and Béla Entz, Lake Balaton Research Center. (3 months, from May ’85)

Attila Szabó', Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, to study macromolecular dynamics, upon the invitation of J. Tigyi, Biophyisical Inst., Medical U., Pecs. (1 month, June ’85)

Victor G. Szebehely, Dept, of Aerospace Engineering, U. of Texas, Austin, to study celestial mechanics, astrodynamics, upon the invitation of Bela Bala'zs, Dept, of Eötvös L.U. (1 month, May ’85)

T. Paul Torda, Illinois Inst, of Technology, to study engineering education and aerothermochemistry, upon the invitation of Pál Ro'zsa, Dept, of Electrical Engineering, Technical U., Budapest. (1 month, May ’85)

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