Information about Researcher János Molnár
Researcher: János Molnár
Information
| Role | Researcher |
|---|---|
| First name | János |
| Last name | Molnár |
| Country | Hungary |
| Academic title | |
| Organisation | BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS |
| Thematic area/field | ST – Physical Sciences and Engineering / ST5 Materials |
| Key words | polymers, structure-property realtionships in semicrystalline polymers, haze, modulus, simulation |
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| Short summary of activities and expertise | I gained my BSc degree in Chemical Engineering with an excellent award in 2014, and my MSc in Engineering in Polymer and Fiber Technology with the highest-honors classification award in 2016 at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. In 2016 I conducted research for six months and gained professional experience at Singapore’s lead public sector R&D agency. A full range of responsibilities related to this project were given to me, from the experiments' statistical design to measurements and evaluation. I started my Ph.D. in 2016 at the George A. Olah Doctoral School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology Ph.D. Program in Chemical Engineering. I will defend my doctoral thesis this year. My Ph.D. research focuses on the structure-properties relationships of semicrystalline polymers and the simulation of properties based on the parameters of the crystalline structure. I worked with polyolefins as model materials, mainly with different types of neat and nucleated polypropylene, but I have practical experience with other polymers as well. I also have practical experience with different processing technologies and sample preparation techniques. I am also interested in polymer identification and characterization methods. I supervised three BSc and six MSc students and managed their research. I was responsible for holding laboratory practices, i.e., Rheology, Microscopy, Infrared spectroscopy of polymers, Thermal characterization of polymers. I was also responsible for instrument training and maintenance. I managed several diverse industrial projects and collaborations related to the techniques mentioned above on various samples and products. I am the first author of six published papers in peer-reviewed journals. I co-author one book chapter and five other publications in peer-reviewed journals. During my career, I gained different honors and awards. I have a share in two filed Hungarian patents and a filed international patent. |
| Relevant publications and/or research/innovation products | 1. Probabilistic numerical simulation for predicting spherulitic morphology from calorimetric crystallization conversion curves: An isothermal case J Molnár, Ö Sepsi, B Gaál, Z Zuba, M Dobrzyńska-Mizera, A Menyárd Materials & Design 212, 110245 2. Prediction of tensile modulus from calorimetric melting curves of polylactic acid with pronounced cold crystallization ability J Molnár, A Hertner-Horváth, A Menyhárd Polymer Testing 95, 10711 3. Modeling of light scattering and haze in semicrystalline polymers J Molnár, Ö Sepsi, G Erdei, S Lenk, F Ujhelyi, A Menyhárd Journal of Polymer Science 58 (13), 1787-1795 4. Polypropylene nucleation (Book chapter) F Horváth, J Molnár, A Menyhárd Polypropylene Handbook, 121-184 5. Prediction of tensile modulus of semicrystalline polymers from a single melting curve recorded by calorimetry J Molnár, A Jelinek, A Maloveczky, J Móczó, A Menyhárd Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 134 (1), 401-408 |
| Other relevant achievements | 1. Self‐organization of micro reinforcements and the rules of crystal formation in polypropylene nucleated by non‐selective nucleating agents with dual nucleating ability A Menyhárd, J Molnár, Z Horváth, F Horváth, D Cavallo, P Polyák Polymer Crystallization 3 (6), e10136 2. Structural investigation of semicrystalline polymers J Molnár, Z Zuba, Ö Sepsi, F Ujhelyi, G Erdei, S Lenk, A Menyhárd Polymer Testing 95, 107098 3. Filed Patent: WO2021105731A1 APPARATUS FOR THE CONTROLLED DISPENSING OF A FEED SUPPLEMENT HYDROGEL WITH HIGH VISCOSITY 4. 2017 New National Excellence Program Scholarship. 5. 2017 National Conference of Scientific Students’ Associations, Second Prize. |
| Preferred Host Institution type | Public, Private, Academic, Non-academic, Research centre, Enterprise, Non-governmental organisation (NGO) |
| Additional information | |
Contact | |
| jana.molnar@edu.bme.hu | |
| Phone number | +36309638416 |
| Website | https://www.bme.hu/?language=en |
