Sik, András
Assignment | Senior Lecturer | |
Qualification | Geographer (2003) | |
Scientific Degree | PhD | |
Language Skills | English, German | |
Research | Mars research, Planetary Science, GIS, Remote sensing, Geomorphology. | |
Contact | Location: Southern Block 1.220 Phone: +36 1 3722500/1806 E-mail: sikandras[at]gmail.com |
Education
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The geography and the geology of the Solar System
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Astronomical geography (Practice)
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Geographical Information Systems and Applications II
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Mars-exploration
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Presentation techniques with computers
Scientific Public Life
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Founder member and coordinator of the ELTE Geoinformatics Research Group;
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Founder member and coordinator of the ELTE Planetary Science Research Group;
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Deputy secretary-general of the Hungarian Astronautical Society
Prizes, Awards, National Scholarships
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Ernő Nagy award, Hungarian Astronautical Society (2008);
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eHungary professional award, Ministry of Informatics and Communication (2006);
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Junior professional literature award, Hungarian Geographical Society (2006);
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Silver Cross of Merit of the Hungarian Republic (civilian)
International grants, scholarships
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2006 (2 weeks) Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR/ESA), Berlin;
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2003 (1 month) Centro de Astrobiología (CAB), Madrid;
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2002 (1 month) astrobiological-morphological study-trip, Chile–Peru–Brazil;
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2001 (1 month) planetary science study-trip, NASA, United States of America;
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2000 (1 month) First Hungarian rock glacier research expedition, Turkey
10 Selected Publications
1. Sik, A. 2003: Comparative morphology of Martian debris aprons and terrestrial rock glaciers – Proceedings of the III. European Workshop on Exo-Astrobiology, Madrid, pp. 291-292.
2. Sik, A. 2004: Periglaciális törmeléklejtők vizsgálata digitális domborzatmodellek alapján – a Marson – Magyar Földrajzi Konferencia 2004, Szeged, 2004.
3. Sik, A. – Kereszturi Á. – Hargitai H. 2005: A víz és a jég szerepe a Mars felszínfejlődésében – Földrajzi Közlemények, CXXIX (LIV)/3-4., pp. 159-176.
5. Sik, A. – Kereszturi Á. 2006: A Mars felszínalaktani vizsgálata űrfelvételek alapján – Geodézia és Kartográfia, LVIII/9., pp. 12-20.
6. Horváth A. – Gánti T. – Bérczi Sz. – Pócs T. – Kereszturi Á. – Sik, A. 2006: Marsi sötét dűnefoltok: az élet lehetősége a Marson? – Magyar Tudomány, 167/11., pp. 1357-1375.
7. Szathmáry, E. – Gánti T. – Pócs T. – Horváth A. – Kereszturi Á. – Bérczi Sz. – Sik, A. 2007: Life in the dark dune spots of Mars: a testable hypothesis in (szerk.) PUDRITZ, R. – HIGGS, P. – STONE, J. 2007: Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life. Cambridge Astrobiology Series, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 241-262.
8. Horváth A. – Kereszturi Á. – Bérczi Sz. – Sik, A. – Pócs T. – Gánti T. – Szathmáry, E. 2009: Analysis of dark albedo features on a southern polar dune field of Mars – Astrobiology, 9(1)., January/February 2009, pp. 90-103.
9. Kereszturi Á. – Möhlmann, D. – Bérczi Sz. – Gánti T. – Kuti, A. – Sik, A. – Horváth A. 2009: Recent rheologic processes on dark polar dunes of Mars: driven by interfacial water? – Icarus, 201/2., June 2009, pp. 492-503.
10. Kereszturi Á. – Möhlmann, D. – Bérczi Sz. – Gánti T. –Horváth A. – Kuti, A. – Sik, A. – Szathmáry, E.: Indications of brine related local seepage phenomena on the northern hemisphere of Mars – Icarus, in press.
Scientometry
Cumulative Impact Factor: 9,162
Independent Citations: 1