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Peter Horvath

Peter Horvath

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Engineer in Geomatics at Natural History Museum, University of Oslo

  • Education

    • Bilingual Grammar High School, Sucany

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    • University of Zilina

      2010 - 2013
      Bachelor's degree Nature Protection and Landscape Management

      Bachelor’s thesis title: Proposed Zonation of Protected Landscape Area – Stiavnicke Mountains.Courses Included: Natural Resources, High Mountain Biology, Zoology, Botany, Environmental Science, Ecotoxicology, Mapping and Topography, Environmental Law, Prosecution Law, Geographical Information Systems.

    • English-Slovak Grammar School in Sučany

      2004 - 2009
      High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

    • Sidney High School, NE

      2006 - 2007
      High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

      Rotary International Youth Exchange

    • University of Aberdeen

      2013 - 2014
      Master's Degree Ecology and Environmental Sustainability with Commendation

      Master's project title: "A novel methodology for estimating height of birds in relation to the presence of wind turbines". The project was awarded with Charles Sutherland Scholarship and gained an overall distinction grade.Courses included: Experimental Design and Analysis, Statistics for Complex Study Designs, Molecular Ecological Techniques, Responding to Global Change, Ecology and Society, Freshwater Ecology, Ecological Methods, Introduction to GIS, Plant Ecology, Biology and… Show more Master's project title: "A novel methodology for estimating height of birds in relation to the presence of wind turbines". The project was awarded with Charles Sutherland Scholarship and gained an overall distinction grade.Courses included: Experimental Design and Analysis, Statistics for Complex Study Designs, Molecular Ecological Techniques, Responding to Global Change, Ecology and Society, Freshwater Ecology, Ecological Methods, Introduction to GIS, Plant Ecology, Biology and Ecology of Mycorrhizas, Population Ecology. Show less

    • Czech Technical University in Prague

      2009 - 2010
      Landscape Architecture

    • Telemark University College (HiT)

      2011 - 2012
      Alpine Ecology and Environmental Management

      Erasmus Exchange Program. Courses Included: Alpine Ecology, Ecotourism Theories and Concepts, Alpine Biodiversity and Climatic Change, Georesources and Groundwater, Conservation Biology, Eco-philosophy.

    • Telemark University College (HiT)

      2014 - 2015
      NUS – Norwegian Language and Culture for Foreign Students

      One-year intensive Norwegian language course, concluded with a language test (equivalent to Bergens test) on level B2/C1

    • University of Oslo (UiO)

      2015 - 2022
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Ecological Climatology and Distribution Modelling

      Activities and Societies: active part of "ResCLIM" and "CHESS" research school, interdisciplinary research group of PhD students "Nordområdeutvalget" Courses: Distribution Modelling; Atmosphere-Vegetation-Soil Interaction: From Diurnal to Climate Scales (ResClim Research School);Science, Ethics and Society;Land Surface Modeling Course(CHESS Research School);Arctic Plant Ecology (The University Centre in Svalbard);Advanced Science-Writing Workshop (CHESS Research School)

  • Experience

    • RSPB

      Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
      Research Assistant Volunteer

    • Telemark University College

      Sept 2014 - Apr 2015
      Field Assistant Volunteer

    • University of Oslo

      Oct 2015 - Feb 2022
      PhD Candidate

    • Natur i Endring

      Jan 2017 - now
      Technical Project Coordinator

      Will our mountains grow back with forest? "Nature in Change" is a citizen science project organized by the Natural History Museum and the Norwegian Tourist Association, funded by Sparebankstiftelsen DNB. We want help from tourists in the mountains to register the forest and treelines at the highest locations in Norwegian landscape. We need to get an overview of where the forest boundaries are today and what implications do the shifts have on climate.

    • NCAR - The National Center for Atmospheric Research

      Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
      Visiting Research Fellow

    • Naturhistorisk museum

      Oct 2019 - now

      • Senior Engineer in Geomatics

        Mar 2022 - now

      • Head Engineer in Geomatics

        Oct 2019 - Dec 2022

    • University of South-Eastern Norway

      Jan 2025 - now
      Associate Professor

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IELTS

      British Council
      Jan 2013

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Peter Horvath
      Hjernekraftprisen 2019 Forskerforbundet 2019 Formålet med Forskerforbundets Hjernekraftpris er å synliggjøre betydningen av forskning og utviklingsarbeid (FoU) for fremtidens velferd, nærings- og samfunnsutvikling, lokalt, regionalt, globalt og nasjonalt.https://www.forskerforbundet.no/om-oss/hjernekraftprisen/vinnere/2019-vinnerbidragene/
    • Awarded to Peter Horvath
      Charles Sutherland Scholarship University of Aberdeen May 2014 This endowed scholarship recognizes outstanding postgraduate student research projects that are related to the environment.
    • Awarded to Peter Horvath
      Merit Scholarship University of Zilina 2011 Top four students from each faculty were awarded this merit scholarship.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Research assistant

      Issued by RSPB on Apr 2014
      RSPBAssociated with Peter Horvath

    • Field assistant

      Issued by Telemark University College on Sept 2014
      Telemark University CollegeAssociated with Peter Horvath