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.
Welcome to our website
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.
Morphodynamics research group on TV
Two recent programs of Novum TV were related to some members of the HUN-REN Morphodynamics Research Group: Gábor Domokos and Krisztina Regős spoke about soft cells [1], while Eszter Fehér and Kinga Kocsis presented a project work at the Faculty of Architecture of the BME simulating spider webs [2]. Both streams are available at the… Continue Reading Morphodynamics research group on TV
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National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference 2025
Several presentations were held on the 37th National Scientific Students’ Associations Conference in relation with the Morphodynamics Research Group.
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Lecture of Davide Bigoni at the BME
Davide Bigoni (University of Trento) had a lecture on 12th May at 16:15 at the BME (Building K, room K354/A)
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High school lectures
A series of lectures on morphodynamics delivered at high schools in Hungary dates back to December, 2023: there are already ten different schools on the list. News and a video report are available about the lecture held on 14th March, 2025 in Kaposvár.
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Gyula Farkas Memorial Award for Krisztina Regős
The János Bolyai Mathematical Society decided on the Gyula Farkas Memorial Awards: one of the awardees in 2025 is Krisztina Regős.
Congratulations!
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New paper and an interview on planetary surface mosaics
A paper titled “Decoding planetary surfaces by counting cracks” was published in PNAS by Krisztina Regős, Gábor Domokos and coauthors.
See also the related interview at the website of BME.
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Field trip and international workshop in Spain
A group of researchers and students from the HUN-REN Morphodynamics Research Group made a visit to the Univerity of Vigo and Cedex, Madrid between 2-7 March. In addition to a field trip to rocking stones, the group participated in an international workshop on rock mechanics and geometry, hosted by the Cedex.
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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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