Paul G. Mezey
holds a Canada Research Chair in Scientific Modeling and Simulation,
at the Department of Chemistry, with cross-appointment at the
Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography,
at the Memorial University of Newfoundland since 2003.
Between 1982 and 2003 he was a Professor of Chemistry
and a Professor of Mathematics with cross-appointment,
and also the Director of the Mathematical Chemistry Research Unit (1989-2003)
at the University of
Saskatchewan.
Professor Mezey authored or co-authored 380 papers in refereed
scientific journals
and books - out of which more than 120 were single author papers -
and wrote
two books.
He is Editor in Chief of the
Journal of Mathematical Chemistry since 1990, editorial board member of
11 further journals, Editor in Chief of 3 book serials and editorial board
member of 3 further book serials.
His distinctions include membership in the European Academy of Sciences, Arts,
and Humanities and Foreign Membership in the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He received a
Fellowship of the
Institute for Advanced Study at Collegium Budapest in 1999 and is an
External Faculty there since 2005. He was awarded the
Albert Szent-Györgyi Fellowship and
Visiting Professorship at
Eötvös
Loránd
University of Budapest 2002-2003, and was
member of the NSERC Strategic Grants Selection Committee,
Open Area/New
Directions 1990-93.
He received the Albert Szent-Györgyi
Award of the Republic of
Hungary, the
Pro Universitate et Scientia Award of the World Council of Hungarian
University Professors,
Japan Society for Promotion of Science
Award 1987,
KAO Lecture Award, Japan Society for Promotion of Science and
Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, 1995.
Professor Mezey has been Foreign Scientific
Associate of the
Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto, Japan, President of the
International Society for Molecular Art, Secretary
General of
CODATA (UNESCO/ICSU) International, Paris, France 1998-2004,
Vice President of the
World Association of Theoretical Organic Chemists 1990-96, and
Vice-President of the World Council of Hungarian University Professors.
Professor Mezey earned
M.Sc. degrees in
Chemistry (1967) and in Mathematics (1972, with distinction),
and Ph. D. in Chemistry (1970) at the University of Budapest,
and D.Sc. in Mathematical Chemistry at the
University of
Saskatchewan, (1985, with distinction).
Personal Homepage:
http://www.mun.ca/research/chairs/mezey.php
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