Jozsef Garai
E-mail: jozsef.garai@fiu.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D Geosciences, Florida International Iniversity, Miami, 2001-2007

M.Sc. Earth and Space Sciences, concentration in Geosciences, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1998-2001

M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Technical Sciences, Budapest, 1980-84

B.Sc . in Highway Engineering, Istvan Szechenyi, Gyor, Hungary, 1971-74

EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSISTANT , Florida International University, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Miami , 2001-2007

RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSISTANT , SUNY, Stony Brook, Dept. of Geosciencies , 1998-2001

RESEARCH SABBATICAL , New York Science Library , 1997-1998

PUBLISHER AND EDITOR , American Hungarian Word, Inc. , New York, 1994-1997

LANGUAGE CONSULTANT , Hungarian Language Services , New York, 1992-1994

CONSULTING ENGINEER , American International Business Corp. , New York, 1990-1992

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR , Ybl Miklos Technical College , Budapest, Hungary, 1985-1990

INSTRUCTOR , Ybl Miklos Technical College , Budapest, Hungary, 1979-1985

CONSULTING ENGINEER , Surveying and Soil Mechanics Company , Budapest, Hungary, 1975-1979

CONSULTING ENGINEER , Design Company of the County Council , Bekescsaba, Hungary, 1974-1975

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

J. Garai, Mathematical Formulas Describing the Sequences of the Periodic Table, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry 108, 667-670 (2008)

J. Garai, Semi-empirical pressure-volume-temperature equation of state; MgSiO3 perovskite is an example, Journal of Applied Physics 102, 123506 (10 pages) (2007)

A. Laugier, and J. Garai, Derivation of the Ideal Gas Law, Journal of Chemical Education, 84, 1832 (2007)

J. Garai, and A. Laugier, The temperature dependence of the isothermal bulk modulus at 1 bar pressure, Journal of Applied Physics, 101 023514 (2007)

J. Garai, S.E. Haggerty, S. Rekhi, and M. Chance, Infrared Absorption Investigations Confirm the Extraterrestrial Origin of Carbonado-Diamonds, The Astrophysical Journal Letters , 653, L153-156 (2006)

J. Garai, Correlation between thermal expansion and heat capacity, Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry, CALPHAD, 30 354-356 (2006)

J. Garai Physical model for the latent heat of fusion, Chemical Physics Letters, 398 98-101 (2004)

Dissertation: Thermodynamic Description and Phase Transformation of Highly Symmetrical Monoatomic Structures

Thesis: Melting of San Carlos olivine in the presence of carbon at 6-12 GPa, and the geophysical implications