New York Hungarian Scientific Society

László Záborszky
László Záborszky, President

The Society, as an informal social club, held its first meeting on November 3rd, 2010 at the Hungarian Consulate General in New York. The founding members decided that the President of Hungary and the President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences would serve as Chief Patrons of the Society, while, the Consul General of the Consulate General of Hungary in New York, as the Patron.

The members elected János Bergou, Professor of Physics and Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, as President; László Záborszky, Professor of Neuroscience and Foreign Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and Ms. Zsófia Trombitás, Consul of the Consulate General of Hungary in New York, as Secretary.

In March 2012, the Society commenced its activity as a New York nonprofit corporation organized exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes. Its goals are to provide a distinctive meeting place for active participants of New York’s Hungarian scientific and intellectual community in a club-like environment. The Society provides a venue for Hungarian scholars, scientists and students to gather for the promotion of science, culture and the dialog between the Hungarian and New York economic, scientific and public life.

The Society conducts meetings including sponsoring popular scientific lectures to inform the public about scientific fields represented by the Members of the Society. The Society established the Albert Szent-Györgyi Award to support young Hungarian scientist living in Hungary or in Central-Eastern Europe.

The current Board Members are László Záborszky, President, Imre Bartos, Vice President, Gábor Takács, Secretary; Erzsébet Felsővályi, Treasurer; Mária Márai, Counselor at Law, János Bergou, Past President.

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