Mars Desert Research Station
Crew 71 (Apr. 13 - Apr. 26, 2008) - All Hungarian Crew - Henrik Hargitai,
Organizer
Mónika BOROS-OLÁH
Mars Expert, Astronomer
Born in Budapest in 1985. I took my school-leaving exams at Szent Margit
Gimnázium (a secondary grammar school). My main subjects were informatics
and Japan language. At present I am majoring in social pedagogy at Apor
Vilmos Catholic College. I have been doing educational work in astronomy
for the Hungarian Association of Astronomy since 2003. I hold weekly telescopic
demonstrations in Polaris Observatory (or more often if needed).I regulary
send articles for periodicals dealing with astronomy, for different home
pages and I give lectures throughout the country. I have been an editor
of Meteor astronomical journal (column Szabadszem) since 2003. My main
topic is the planet Mars. Most of my lectures are held on the geology of
the planet and the history of its charting. Between 2006-2007 I worked
as a demonstrator at the Palace of Wonders. Making good use of my educational
work experience I tried to be a good help to the visitors.
Henrik HARGITAI
Mars Cartographer, Planetary Scientist
PhD in Geology, assistant professor
Born: Nov. 2. 1973, Budapest
Work: Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of
Physical Geography
DEGREES, DIPLOMAS MSc Diploma in Geography, with specialization in Environmental
(Physical) Geography: at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Sciences,
1999
MSc Diploma in Teacher of Geography at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty
of Sciences, 2000
MA Diploma in Communication: at Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of
Arts, 2001
PhD Degree in Geology (Physical Geography) at Eötvös Loránd University
Faculty of Sciences, 2007
RESEARCH INTEREST Planetary Geomorphology, Planetary Cartography, Geography / Geology of Planetary Surfaces in the Far Future (in billion years scale), History of planetary science and planetary cartography, History of the nomenlcature of planetary cartography, Astrobiology (astrobiology, xenobiology), outreach methodology
RESEARCH ABROAD MDRS Mars Desert Research Station Crew 42, January 15
- 28, 2006 Crew Mars Geographer; MTA-JSPS/104 Japanese-Hungarian cooperation.
Tokyo (National Institute for Polar Research, Tokyo, Japan)-Okayama, June
2007.; 1998: Internship at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston
Tibor HIRSCH
Movie Director, Scenarist
University reader, film-critic and scenarist
PhD in philosophy, aesthetics.
WORK: ELTE Budapest University, Faculty of Art, Cinema and Communication
Dept.
Journalist activity: Writing television- and cinema-reviews regularly
for a Hungarian cinema-science periodical: "Metropolis", for the magazine:
"Filmvilág" for the Hungarian Daily, "Népszabadság". Member of FIPRESCI,
the International Federation of Film Critics, regular member of International
Festival Juries (Tromso, Rotterdam, Varna), a former president of the experimental
section jury of the Hungarian Film-week
DEGREES, DIPLOMAS: MA: Hungarian and English Literature, MSc comparative
studies, ELTE, Faculty of Art, 1979.
MAIN INTEREST AS AN ACADEMIC: Science fiction and the silent screen,
Early East-European cinema-related immigration in America. Hungarians and
founding of Hollywood, Television genre-typology, Hungarian cinema in the
50th and 60th, New narrative forms.
Writing and co-writing experimental films: e.g. Dream-makers, 1996.
BOOKS on Peter Greenaway, on Miklos Jancsó, on Francis Ford Coppola,
on the "James Bond Myth", on "old and new cinema-moguls", on motion-picture
experiments: cinema and multimedia.
TEACHING and research experience abroad: Edinburgh, Berlin
Ákos KERESZTURI
Crew Geologist
EDUCATION:
- PHD geography
- M.S. geology, specialized in hydrogeology
- M.S. geography, specialized in hydrology
CURRENT STATUS:
- Fellow at Collegium Budapest, Mars Astrobiology Group
- presdency member of Hungarian Astronomical Association
- national representative of the Hungarian Section of the European
Association for Astronomy
EDUCATION
- member of the Remote Science Team for MDRS, FMARS (2005-)
- secretary of the Planetary and Space Science Working Group of the
Regional Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Veszprém
- Nagy Károly Csillagászati Közhasznú Alapítvány member of the curatiorium
FIELDS OF INTEREST: planetology, teaching and popularization of astronomy, astrobiology
ACTIVITY: Publications, Education, Popularization of astronomy
FIELD TRIPS:
- Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station, Crew 9, geologist (2004 June)
- Mars Desert Research Station, Crew 23, geologist (2004 Ferbuary)
- Visiting researcher at Deutsche Luft und Raumfahrt, Institut für
Planetenforschung (2006),
- Visiting researcher at Okayama University (2007)
András Pires MUHI
Creative producer, cameraman
(Born 1984) I started my secondary school studies in Erzsébet Szilágyi
Gymnasium, and finished in Ervin Szabó Gymnasium. During this time I won
twice the National Champion title in football being a member of the FTC
and the Vasas SC youth team. Presently I'm studying in the Eötvös
Loránd University’s filmtheory - filmhistory and hungarian department.
My first product as a cinematographer was Merzuga, the threshold of
Sahara in 2005. The film was selected to the program of Biarritz Film Festival.
On the Hungarian television channels (M1, M2, Duna tv, Sport 1, Sport
2) screenings more then 700.000 viewers saw my documentary, Hunfootball,
the 91st minute (2006). It had been published in 3000 DVD copies at Hungaricom.
And 1000 copies had been sold to the Hungarian Reinforcement Institute
for educational reason. The film won the student jury’s special prize on
the 38. Hungarian Film week.
In 2007 I worked as assistant director in an advertisement of Sony,
which was shot in Hungary.
Since 2007 I've been managing Inforg Studio’s workshop as a creative
producer.
István TEPLICZKY
Astronomer, crew engeneer
Born in 1961, Tata, Hungary. He has been a computer system administrator
of the Hungarian state oil company MOL for 26 years. He dealt efficiently
with the IT challenges that have permanently evolved over the years of
the company, which is one of the most significant players in Hungarian
economy. Consequently, he has developed extensive experience in computers,
data analysis and network management. Mr. Tepliczky has long been interested
in many fields of science, including astronomy, meteorology, physics, technical
sciences and environmental protection. He made his first astronomical observations
of the Sun and planets in 1979. Over the years he developed great experience
in variable stars and meteor astronomy, including visual, photographic
and radio observations. One of his major achievements is the detection
of the 1986 outbursts of the Alpha Aurigids meteor shower, cited by many
professional publications. He has played a key role in organizing associations
of Hungarian amateur astronomers. Since the 1980s, he has been a major
driver behind a large number of astronomical events, such as star parties,
observational camps, special meetings. He has been one of the two secretaries
of the Hungarian Astronomical Association since 1992. He is also a member
of the Editorial Board of the monthly journal Meteor. Recently, he became
interested in online broadcasts of astronomical meetings using a variety
of streaming techniques. In addition, I. Tepliczky has been a presenter
of the radio station Fiksz (www.fikszradio.hu), putting emphasis on topics
from astronomy and environmentalism. At the MDRS he will carry out carefully
selected astronomical and meteorological observations, as well as assisting
in other projects that could benefit from his expertise.
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Two members of the HungasroMars crew have already visited the two simulation stations previously: MDRS 23, 42, and FMARS 9
http://www.marssociety.org/MDRS/fs05/crew42/
http://www.marssociety.org/MDRS/fs03/crew23/
http://www.marssociety.org/arctic/2004/fm09mobj.asp
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Head of Mission Support in Hungary
Zoltán Istenes
Associate professor at the Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary.
Teaching and research fields: computer architectures, artificial intelligence,
robotics, formal methods.
Chair of the Robotics section in the John von Neumann Computer Society.
Coordinator of the HungaroMars 2008 measuring instruments.