Photochemistry for Environmental Remediation

Dr. Gábor Kovács is a lecturer at the Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania, Faculty of Technical and Human Sciences, Department of Horticulture in Târgu Mureș, Romania. He has been in this role since 2021. Kovács obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemistry/Applied Electrochemistry from Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 2007 and 2008, respectively. He later earned his PhD in Chemistry from Babeș-Bolyai University in 2012. Before his current lecturing position, Kovács had several research roles. He was an assistant Researcher at the Babeș-Bolyai University Faculty of Physics / Institute of Interdisciplinary Bio-Nano Sciences in Cluj-Napoca. Kovács also held postdoctoral research positions, including at the Department of Applied and Environmental Chemistry at the University of Szeged in Hungary, and at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the same university. Kovács has taught a variety of chemistry-related courses at the B.Sc. and M.Sc. levels, including General/Inorganic Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Corrosion and Anticorrosive Protection, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Phytosanitary Chemistry, and Toxicology. Kovács has led several research projects funded by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the National Research, Development and Innovation Office of Hungary. These projects have focused on areas such as the synthesis, characterization, and applicability of photocatalytic nanostructures, carbon nanotube-based composites, and investigations dealing with the ecotoxicological aspects of these materials.