Our main focus are mathematical and physical models of shape evolution with emphasis on geophysical and planetological applications, such as sand grains, pebbles, ventifacts, rock profiles, asteroids.
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Our research group, founded in 2017, operates at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics and it is supported on a 5-year (2022-2027), renewable special grant from the Hungarian Research Network (formerly Eötvös Loránd Research Network). Our goal is to collect, develop and apply existing mathematical models and test the models versus existing and self-produced experimental and field data. Ultimately we would like to gain insight on geophysical history based on current size and shape measurements.
Recent news
Recent activity related to our research group including student projects, publications and workshops. Click on the titles to read more.
New paper on a 2D collisional abrasion model
A paper titled “A Geometrically Motivated Two-Dimensional Collisional Abrasion Model to Resolve the Evolution of Natural Fragment Shapes” was published in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering by Balázs Havasi-Tóth and Eszter Fehér.
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Institutional Scientific Students’ Associations Conference 2024
This year’s Institutional Scientific Students’ Associations Conference at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics was notably successful for the HUN-REN Research Group of Morphodynamics.
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Lectures for high school students
A series of scientific informative lectures for interested high school students is organized by HUN-REN Morphodynamics.
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New paper on soft cells in geometry and biology
A paper titled “Soft cells and the geometry of seashells” was published in PNAS by Gábor Domokos and coauthors.
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New flume in service at HUN-REN-BME Morphodynamics
A new flume (water abrader machine) is installed at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. The device opens a wide scale of possible experiments on fluvial abrasion.
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Gyula Strommer Scholarship for Gergő Almádi
Gergő Almádi, member of our research group won the Gyula Strommer Scholarship in 2024.
Successful PhD defense
Congratulations to Balázs Ludmány, who successfully defended his PhD thesis: An algorithmic approach to classical and mechanical shape descriptors of sedimentary particles.
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New paper on optimal shapes of snail shells
A paper titled “Many roads to success: alternative routes to building an economic shell in land snails” was published in International Journal of Organic Evolution by András Sipos and coauthors.
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