Katalin Mészáros Szécsényi, PhD
Full Professor
Chair of Analytical Chemistry
CONTACT
University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences
Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
Office: 9/IV
Adress: Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3
21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Tel:+ 381 21 485 2755
e-mail: mszk@uns.ac.rs
SCOPUS Author ID: 6602812519
EDUCATION
- 1991. PhD in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
- 1982. MSc in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
- 1974. BSc in Chemistry, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia.
SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- 2004-today, Full professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
- 1999-2004. Associate professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
- 1994-1999. Assistant professor, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
- 1983-1994. Assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia
- 1975-1983. Associate teaching assistant, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia.
TEACHING
- Analytical Chemistry
- Seminar of Analytical Chemistry
- Integrated Methods of Analytical Chemistry
- Thermal Analysis
- Advanced Course of Thermal Analysis
- Synthesis, physicochemical characterization of inorganic compounds
- Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry
- Thermal Analysis of Coordination complexes
TEXTBOOKS
- Mészáros Szécsényi, K., Zsigrai I., Basic Qualitative Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University Textbook, Edition 119, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2000 (in Serbian).
- Mészáros Szécsényi, K., Analytical Chemistry – Application of Chemical Equilibrium in Qualitative Analytical Chemistry, University Textbook, Edition 188, University of Novi Sad Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Serbia, 2010 (in Serbian).
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Thermal analysis
- Synthesis, physicochemical and biological characterization of transition metal coordination complexes with organic ligands.
- Thermal characterization of polymers, biopolymers and bioplastical materials.
SELECTED PROJECTS
- Design, synthesis, characterization and assessment of practical applications of coordination and organometallic compounds, Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (2011-2019), leader.
- Synthesis and characterization of metal complexes with ligands with biological activity, Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development, Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia (2011-2015).
- Synthesis, physicochemical characterization of new coordination complexes of transition metals with pyrazole derivatives and their application potential. Bilateral Programme Serbia – Montenegro (2016-2018).
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Magyari, J., Barta Holló, , Vojinović-Ješić, Lj.S., Radanović, M.M., Armaković, S., Armaković, S.J., Molnár, J., Kincses, A., Gajdács, M., Spengler, G., Mészáros Szécsényi, K. (2018): Interactions of Schiff base compounds and their coordination complexes with the drug cisplatin, New Journal of Chemistry. 42: 5834-5843.
- Barta Holló, , Ristić, I., Budinski-Simendić, J., Cakić, S., Szilágyi, I.M., Mészáros Szécsényi, K. (2018): Synthesis, spectroscopic and thermal characterization of new metal-containing isocyanate-based polymers, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 132: 215-224.
- Sundum, T., Mészáros Szécsényi, K., Kaewta, K. (2018): Preparation and characterization of thermoplastic starch composites with fly ash modified by planetary ball milling, Carbohydrate 191: 198-204.
- Barta Holló,, Magyari, J., Armaković, S., Bogdanović, G.A., Rodić, M.V., Armaković, S.J., Molnár, Spengler, J.G., Leovac, V.M., Mészáros Szécsényi, K. (2016): Synthesis, structural and thermal characterization, reactivity assessment by DFT computations and biological evaluation of a hydrazone derivative and its coordination compounds with Co(III), Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II), New Journal of Chemistry. 40: 5885-5895.
- Barta Holló, B., Mészáros Szécsényi, K., Tanrattanakul, V., Jaratrotkamjorn, R. (2015): Determination of natural rubber/poly(methyl methacrylate) blend composition by TG/DSC technique, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 119: 1131-1137.
additional information
- National project manager “Design, synthesis, characterization and assessment of practical applications of coordination and organometallic compounds” No. 172014.
- Associate editor of Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. Publisher: Springer Nature, Switzerland AG.
- JTAC (Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry) Best 2016 Reviewer Award.
- Visiting researcher: Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Chemical Technology, 2000. From 1992 Budapest University of Technology and Economy, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology every year.
- Visiting professor: Budapest University of Technology and Economy, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 2003, Prince of Songkla University, Hatyai, Faculty of Science, 2008. Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Prague, 2010. In the framework of CEEPUS programs AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, Krakow, 2009, 2011-2014, 2016-2018, University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Pardubice, 2010.
- Membership in professional societies: Serbian Chemical Society, Chemical Society of Vojvodina, Public Board of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Working Committee on Thermoanalytical Section of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Natural Science Society.