Hajnalka Szentgyörgyi

Address

Department of Plant Ecology
Institute of Botany, Jagiellonian University
ul. Gronostajowa 3, 30-387 Kraków, room 1.23
e-mail: hajnalka.szentgyorgyi@uj.edu.pl
phone: (00 48) 12 664-67-88
https:// orcid.org/0000-0002-5753-800X
https://sites.google.com/site/hajnalkaszentgyorgyi

Scientific education

2019Habilitation in Biological Sciences
„Biology of bee development and factors affecting their quality and abundance in the environment” - Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University

2004 – PhD in Biology
„Modification of ultrasonic vocalisation of bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) by environmental factors” - Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University

1999 – MSc in Biology
„Ultrasonic response of newborn mice to conspecific odor” - Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University

Employment

15.07.2019 – Assistant professor
Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University
01.10.2014 – 14.07.2019 - Assistant professor
Department of Pomology and Apiculture, Department of Plant Protection,
Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, Agricultural University in Kraków
01.06.2004 – 30.09.2014 - Research assistant, Assistant professor
Institute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University

Research interests

  • Bee biology
  • Pollination ecology
  • Effects of environmental pollution on pollinators
  • Effects of landscape structure on pollinators

Projects

  • OPUS 11, NCN - "The effect of heavy metal and aromatic hydrocarbon pollution of the environment on the quality of honey bees and red mason bees " (18/01/2017 - 17/01/2020)- Principal investigator
  • SONATA-BIS 3 NCN – “Asymetria kierunkowa skrzydeł pszczoły miodnej” 1/07/2014 – 30/06/2019 contracted researcher
  • STEP 244090 - Status and Trends of European Pollinators – 7PR EU (1/02/2010 – 31/01/2015) – contracted researcher
  • SCALES 226852 - Securing the Conservation of biodiversity across Administrative levels and spatial, temporal and Ecological Scales – 7PR EU (1/05/2009 – 31/07/2014) – contracted researcher
  • ALARM GOCE-CT-20003-506675 - Assessing LArge scale Risk for biodiversity with tested Methods – 6PR EU (1/02/2004 – 31/01/2009) – contracted researcher
  • MacMan EVK2-CT-2001-00126 - Maculinea Butterflies of the Habitats Directive and European Red List as Indicators and Tools for Habitat Conservation and Management – 5PR EU (1/02/2002 – 31/01/2006) – contracted researcher
  • 3 P04F 003 24 - Ultradźwięki jako system komunikacji wewnątrzgatunkowej gryzoni – KBN (10/05/2003 - 09/04/2006) – research assistant

Membership in consortia and scientific networks

  • IPBES Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services – Platform working under the auspice of the UN (2014 – 2016) – expert and lead author nominated by the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture for Chapter 2.: „Fast-track assessment of pollinators, pollination and food production”
  • SUPER-B FA COST Action FA1307 - Sustainable pollination in Europe: joint research on bees and other pollinators –7PR EU project (15/11/2013 - 14/11/2017) – management committee member nominated by the Polish Minister of Science and Higher Education
  • ALARM - FSN Network created during the ALARM project – contact person for the Polish sites in and in the vicinity of Kraków

Project reviews and expertise

  • BES-Net Trialogue on Pollinators, Food Security and Rural Development – background document, UNDP, 2017,
  • NWO - Research Programme Biodiversity Works 2012 ALW, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research

Memberships

  • BES - Net - Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network run by the UNDP, pollination expert since 2016
  • EurBee - European Association for Bee Research member since 2016
  • Pszczelnicze Towarzystwo Naukowe  - member since 2015

Stipends and awards

  • Individual Award of the Rector of the University Agriculture in Kraków for scientific achievements for 2017
  • Stipend of the Hungarian Minister of Education for PhD students studying abroad (01/10/1999 – 30/09/2003)
  • Stipend of the Polish Minister of Education for students of Polonia studying in Poland (01/09/1993 – 30/06/1999)

Selected publications

Scientific papers:

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5753-800X
https://sites.google.com/site/hajnalkaszentgyorgyi/home/publications

Book chapters, reports:

Kovács-Hostyánszki A., Settele J., Li J., Pettis J., Anehi T., Espíndola A., Kahono S., Szentgyörgyi H., Thompson H., Vanbergen A., Vandame R. (2016): Drivers of change of pollinators, pollination networks and pollination, In: The assessment report of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on pollinators, pollination and food production. S.G. Potts, V. L. Imperatriz-Fonseca, and H. T. Ngo, (eds). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. 552 pages.

Moroń D., Szentgyörgyi H., Grześ I., Wantuch M., Rożej E., Laskowski R., Woyciechowski M. (2010) The effect of heavy metal pollution on development of wild bees. In: Settele J., Penev L., Georgiev T., Grabaum R., Grobelnik V., Hammen V., Klotz S., Kotarac M., Kuhn I. (eds) Atlas of Biodiversity Risk, Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, pp. 224-225.

Szentgyörgyi H., Moroń D., Rohde M., Rożej E., Wantuch M., Moritz R.F.A., Woyciechowski M. (2010) Domesticated bumblebees. In: Settele J., Penev L., Georgiev T., Grabaum R., Grobelnik V., Hammen V., Klotz S., Kotarac M., Kuhn I. (eds) Atlas of Biodiversity Risk, Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, pp. 178-179.

Budrys E., Ureta A. J., Briliute A., Cetkovic A., Heinrich S., Kroel-Dulay G., Moora M., Potts S.G., Rortais A., Sjodin E., Szentgyörgyi H., Torres I., Vighi M., Westphal C., Budriene A. (2010) Cavity-Nesting Hymenoptera across Europe: a Study in ALARM Project Field Site Network Sites Using Small Trap-Nests on Trees and Buildings. In: Settele J., Penev L., Georgiev T., Grabaum R., Grobelnik V., Hammen V., Klotz S., Kotarac M., Kuhn I. (eds) Atlas of Biodiversity Risk, Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, pp. 172-173.

Westphal C., Bommarco R., Carré G., Lamborn E., Morison N., Petanidou T., Potts S.G., Roberts S.P.M., Szentgyörgyi H., Tscheulin T., Vaissière B.E., Woyciechowski M., Biesmeijer J.C., Kunin W.E., Settele J., Steffan-Dewenter I. (2010) Methods to quantify pollinator loss. In: Settele J., Penev L., Georgiev T., Grabaum R., Grobelnik V., Hammen V., Klotz S., Kotarac M., Kuhn I. (eds) Atlas of Biodiversity Risk, Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, pp. 170-171.

Auger-Rozenberg MA., Budrys E., Petanidou T., Glavendekic M., Bommarco R., Bonzini S., Kröel-Dulay Gy., Jara A., Moora M, Potts S.G., Rortais A., Stout J., Torres I., Westphal C., Szentgyörgyi H., Desbois S., Lorme P., Raimbault J-P., Pineau P., Roques A. (2010)  Rosehip predators   In: Settele J., Penev L., Georgiev T., Grabaum R., Grobelnik V., Hammen V., Klotz S., Kotarac M., Kuhn I. (eds) Atlas of Biodiversity Risk, Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, pp. 156-157.

Hammen V.C., Biesmeijer J.C., Bommarco R., Budrys E., Christensen T.R., Fronzek S., Grabaum R., Jaksic P., Klotz1 S., Kramarz P., Kroel-Dulay G., Kühn I., Mirtl M., Moora M., Petanidou T.,  Pino J., Potts S.G., Rortais A., Schulze C.H., Steffan-Dewenter I., Stout J., Szentgyörgyi H., Vighi M., Vujic A., Westphal C., Wolf T., Zavala G., Zobel M., Settele J., Kunin W.E. (2010) The ALARM Field Site Network FSN. In: Settele J., Penev L., Georgiev T., Grabaum R., Grobelnik V., Hammen V., Klotz S., Kotarac M., Kuhn I. (eds) Atlas of Biodiversity Risk, Pensoft Publishers, Sofia-Moscow, pp. 42-43.

Kapusta J., Szentgyörgyi H., (2001) Genetic differences in odor discrimination by newborn mice as expressed by ultrasonic calls, Chemical Signals in Vertebrates IX (A. Marchlewska-Koj, J.J. Lepri i D. Müller-Schwarze ed.), Kluwer Acad./Plenum Publ. New York, str. 241-248.