Conferred	Field	Institution	Date
B.S., M. S. Ph.D. D. Sc. Titular Professor	Physics Solid State Physics Solid State Physics Physics	Eotvos University, Budapest, Hungary Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary Hungarian Academy of Science, Budapest, Hungary University of Debrecen, Hungary	1950 1967 1999 1992

Positions/teaching

Eötvös Loránd University, Institute of Experimental Physics
professor assistant 1950-1959
Teaching: undergraduate cours in experimental physics, special cours for graduates in vacuum physics

Institute for Optics and Measurement Techniques, Budapest
head of Department for Thin films 1959-1961

Research Institute for Technical Physics and Materials Science of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
head of the Department of Thin Film Physics and Electron Microscopy 1961-1999
scientific adviser 2000-2007
Professor Emeritus Instituti 2007-

University teaching: short courses for graduates in crystal growth, thin film and surface physics supervisor of M.S. and Ph.D students

Other related teaching

Post graduate curses of thin film physics and electron microscopy
Seminars at universities and institutes, among of them
Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
Technical University, Budapest,
Debrecen University, Debrecen, Hungary
Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago;
Chemnitz University, Germany
Linköping University, Sweden;
Stockholm University;
Universitat Innsbruck
Institute of Materials Science and Technology of Materials, Bucharest;
Charles University, Prague;
Slovak Technical University, Bratislava;
Penn State University, University Park;
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis;
Curie University, Inst. of Optics of Solid State Materials, Paris,
Tokyo University;
University of Electro Communications, Tokyo;
Phillips Universität,Marburg,
Universität Karlsruhe;
Zürich Universität;
Twente University; Enschede;
Gifu University, Gifu;
Joint Research Center for Atom Technology, Tsukuba;
Nagoya University, Nagoya
Osaka University, Osaka
Kammerling Onnes Laboratory, Leiden University, Leiden
Sapientia University, Marosvásárhely-Targu Mures
Montanuniversität Leoben, Leoben

Editorship

Thin Solid Films, member of the Editorial Board, 1988-
Romanian Reports in Physics,
Proceedings of the 11th Int.Vac.Congr., Vacuum TAIP, Köln, 1989 Guest Editor
Proceedings of the Symposion H: Advanced Deposition Processes and Characterisation of Protective Coatings, European Materials research Society 1995 Spring Conference, May 22-26, 1995, Strasbourg, published in Surface Coatings and Technology, 80 (1996), Guest Editor
Protective Coatings and Thin Films, Synthesis, Characterization and Applications, NATO ASI Series, 3. High Technology - Vol. 21, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dortrecht/Boston/London, 1997, Editor

Professional Society Activities

Eötvös Loránd Physical Society, member 1961- , Thin Film Section (board member 1971-1980, chairman 1975-1980, honorary chairman 1980- )
Hungarian Society of Microscopy, member 1968- , Board member 1971-1995
International Thin Film Committee, member 1976-1981
Hungarian National Committee of IUVSTA member since 1974, secretary 1985-1989, chairman 1989-1991
Executive Committee of International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA), member 1981-1986
Thin Film Division of IUVSTA, Member of the Divisional Committee 1981-1992 secretary 1981-1989
IUVSTA Welch Foundation, trustee, 1983-1987
IUVSTA Developing Countries Committee, chairman 1989-1992
IUVSTA Liaison Committee, co-chairman 1992-95, member 1995-2001
IIUVSTA Honorary President, 2022 -
International Centre for Electron Microscopy, Halle/S, member of the Scientific Council 1974-1996, chairman 1978-1980

Public Service

Hungarian Academy of Sciences:
Representative in the General Assembly of the Academy of Sciences 1993-1997
Advisory Board of Research Institutes of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, member 1994-1998
Subcommittee for Surface Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, chairman 1994-1997
Committee for Solid State Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, member 1975-
Committee for Solid State Physics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, member 1986-1999

Fileds of active research at present (major items)

Nucleation and crystal growth of metals and intermetallics in elemental and multicomponent thin films; growth and thermodynamics of nanoparticles; structure analysis by electron microscopy; phase formation and transformation in thin films; tribological coatings.

Chief investigator of Contracts or Grants No.

OTKA (Hung. Natl. Sci. Found) 1225, 33075.
EU projects: EUREKA Project EU338-SOCOMAT, Development of Soft Coating Materials for Tribological Applications under Extreme mechanical Conditions
PECO 12283 DEMACOMINT, Novel heterostructure devices and materials assesment for communications and information technology
COST 516 TRIBOLOGY
COST 532 TRIBOSCIENCE and TRIBOTECHNOLOGY
G5RD-CT-2001-00578, New nanocomposite-based Wear-resistant and Self-Lubricating PVD-Coatings for Future Applications in Tools and Components (NANOCOMP)
NMP3_CT-2005_515844, Innovative Processes and Materials to Synthesise Knowledge-based Ultra-performance Nanoistructured PVD Thin Films on Gamma Titanium Aluminides (INNOVATIAL)

M. S. Students listed by year they received degree

K. Tompa, 1957
A. Csordas-Toth, 1971
Sz. Kiraly, 1979
G. Zsigmond, 1996
Gy. Lestyán, 2009

Ph. D. Students listed by year they received degree

M.M. S. Khidr, 1970
F. M. Reicha, 1981
M. A. R. Hiti, 1986
Gy. Safran, 1992
M. Adamik, 2000
Zs. Radi, 2001
A, Kovacs, 2006
F. Misják, 2010
M.F. Hasaneen, 2014

Post-Doctoral Fellows and Visiting Scientists (selected)

Dr. H. Sugawara, Tokyo University, Tokyo, 1974-1976
Dr. H. Bangert, Wien University of Technology, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1998
Dr. Ch. Eisenmenger-Sittner, Wien University of Technology, 1976, 1980, 1985, 1998
Dr. D. Biró, University „Petru Maior”, Targu Mures, 1992, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2008
Prof. P. Thomas, Phillips University, Marburg, 1974-1976
Prof. E. Bauer, Klausthal University, 1977, 1981,
Dr. A. Devenyi, Institute of Physics, Bucharest, 1969, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1987
Prof. R. Messier, Penn. State University, 1989
Dr. D. d’Heurle, IBM, 1994
Prof. J. Greene, University of Illinois, 1997, 2006
Prof. K. Urban, Institute of Microstructure Research, Julich, 1993, 1996, 1997
Prof. M. Hashimoto, University of Communications Technology, Tokyio, 1992-1993, 1995-1996
Dr. M. Stüber, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, 2003, 2004, 2006
Prof. R. Manaila, National Isntitute of Physics and Materials, Bucharest, 1996, 2005, 2006
Prof. Y. Hirotsu, University of Osaka, 2001, 2002
Prof. T. Imura, Nagoya University, 2001
Dr. K. Ouchi, Akita Research Inst. of Technology, 2000, 2001, 2002

Professional and other honours, prizes, awards

Honorary President of International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applicarions, (IUVSTA), 2022
Award's nameshake: "IUVSTA Peter Barna Prize", 2020

American Vacuum Society, R.F. Bunshah Award, 2015
„For pioneering contributions to the understanding of nanostructural evolution during thin film nucleation and growth based upon in-situ UHV TEM video imaging.„

Hungarian Order of Merit, Officers Cross, 2013
„For his outstanding results in the investigation of thin film growth phenomena and structure-property relations and building up a scientific school in thin film physics.„

International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications (IUVSTA), Science Prize, 2010
„For his outstanding results in understanding thin film growth phenomena and structure-property relations in one and multiphase thin films„

European Surface Coaters, Prize „A Life for Thin Films”, 2008
„For his life work in thin film physics”

American Vacuum Society, Albert Nerken Award, 2003
„For semial contribution in the use of in situ electron microscopy for the characterization and understanding of microstructural evolution and texture development during thin film growth.”

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Laureatus Academiae, 2002
„For his life-work in thin film physics and electron microscopy”

Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ilkovic Gold Medal of Physics and Chemistry, 1995
„For his accomplishments in thin film physics”

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Prize of Physics, 1994
„For his semial contribution to the understanding of the phenomena and elementary
processes of structure evolution in amorphous and polycrystalline thin films”

Order of Hungarian Republic, Small Cross, 1992
„For his important contribution to the introduction and development of electron
microscpy techniques and thin film physics”

Roumanian Academy of Sciences, Miculescu Prize, 1974
together with Á. Barna, R. Manaila, A, Devenyi, N. Croitoru
„For semial contribution to the understanding of the evolution of inhomogenous
structure and its effect on the structure-property realtions in elemental amorphous thin films”

Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Third Prize 1972, together with J.F. Pócza and Á. Barna
„For pioneering advances in UHV transmission electron microscopic experimental
techniques and their application in thin film science”

Eötvös Loránd Physical Society, Selényi Medal, 1966
„For his important contribution to revealing the elementary processes of structure
evolution in thin films by applying UHV in situ transmission electron mmicroscopy”

Conferences, Symposia and Workshops Organized

2nd International Optical Conference, Budapest, 1963,
Colloqium on Thin Films, Budapest, 1965,
Seminar on Ultrahigh Vacuum Science Technique and Applications, Esztergom, 1967.
2nd Colloqium on Thin Films, Budapest, 1967,
IUVSTA School on Thermodynamical problems of vacuum Physics and Techniques, Mátrafüred, 1971,
International Conference on Crystal Growth, Tokyo, 1974.
2nd IUVSTA International Summer School on Vacuum Physics, Collision Phenomena, Fonyód, 1974.
3rd International Conference on Thin Films, Budapest, 1975.
Balaton Conference on Electron Microscopy, Veszprém, 1975,
International Conference on Non-Crystalline Semiconductors’76, Balatonfüred, 1976,
3rd IUVSTA International Summer School on Vacuum Physics, Interaction of charged particles-molecules and condensed matter at low pressures, Fonyód, 1977,
IUVSTA 7th International Vacuum Congresses, Wien, 1977,
IUVSTA 4th International Thin Film Conference, Loughborough, 1978,
International Conference on Solid Films and Surfaces, Tokyo, 1978,
9th Hungarian Diffraction Conference: Diffraction Studies on Non-Crystalline Solids; Int. Summer School, Pécs, 1978
International Conferences on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors, Boston 1979,
Joint Austrian-Hungarian Vacuum Conference, Győr, 1979,
International Symposium: In-situ High Voltage Electron Microscopy, Halle, 1979,
International IUVSTA Summer School on Processes of Thin Film Formation, Fonyód, 1980,
IUVSTA 8th International Vacuum Congresses, Cannes 1980,
Austrian-Hungarian-Yugoslavian-Slovenian Joint Vacuum Conferences, Brunn am Gebirge , Sponsored by IUVSTA, 1981,
2nd International Symposium on Molecular Beam Epitaxy and Related Clean Surface Techniques, Tokyo, 1982,
International Conference “Amorphous Semiconductors’82”, Bucharest, 1982,
10th International Conferences on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors Tokyo, 1983,
IUVSTA 9th International Vacuum Congresses, Madrid 1983,
2nd IUVSTA International Summer School on Processes of Thin Film Formation, Hajdúszoboszló, 1983,
IUVSTA 6th International Thin Film Conference, Stokholm 1984,
8th European Conference on Electron Microscopy, Budapest, 1984,
11th International Conferences on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors, Roma 1985,
3rd Joint Vacuum Conference, Hungary-Austria-Yugoslavia, Debrecen, Sponsored by IUVSTA, 1985,
Hungarian-Austrian Joint Conference on Electron Microscopy, Balatonaliga, 1985,
10th International Vacuum Congress, Baltimore 1986,
International Conference on Non-Crystalline Semiconductors’86, Balatonszéplak, 1986,
IUVSTA 7th International Thin Film Conference, New Delhi ,1987,
12th International Conferences on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors, Praga 1987,
European Vacuum Conference, Salford 1988,
4th Austrian-Hungarian-Yugoslavian-Slovenian Joint Vacuum Conference, Portorož, Sponsoisred by IUVSTA, 1988,
International Conferences on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors, Asheville 1989,
IUVSTA 11th International Vacuum Congresses, Köln 1989,
9th International Congress on Crystal Growth, Sendai 1989.
International Symposium on Vacuum Devices and Techniques, Debrecen, 1989,
28th Spring School – Electron Microscopy of Small Particles, Halle, 1987,
International Thin Film Conference, San Diego 1990,
2nd European Vacuum Conference, Trieste, Sponsored by IUVSTA, 1990,
14th International Conferences on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1991,
3th European Vacuum Conference, Wien, Sponsored by IUVSTA, 1991,
ECASIA 91, Budapest, 1991,
32nd Autumn School; High-resolution Electron Microscopy – Fundamentals and Applications, Halle, 1991,
IUVSTA International Workshop on Polycrystalline Thin Films, Balatonaliga, 1992,
IUVSTA 12th International Vacuum Congresses, Haga 1992,
International Conference on Polytipes, Modulated Structures and Quasicrystals, MOSPOQ’91, Balatonszéplak, Hungary, 1992,
IUVSTA International Thin Film Conference, Wien, 1993,
Austrian-Hungarian-Yugoslavian-Slovenian Joint Vacuum Conferences, Wien, Sponsored by IUVSTA, 1993,
International Conferences on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors, Cambridge 1993,
Physik und Technik des Hochvakuums, Grenzflächen/Dünne Schichten, TATF-4, Drezda, 1994,
IUVSTA-ICTP Joint Workshop on Science and Technology of Thin Films I, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, 1994,
International Workshop on Advanced Technologies of Multicomponent Solid films and Structures, Ungvár, 1994,
International Conferences on Amorphous and Liquid Semiconductors, Kobe 1995,
EMRS 1995 Spring Meeting, Symposium H, Strasbourg, 1995 ,
Austrian-Hungarian-Yugoslavian-Slovenian Joint Vacuum Conferences,  Bled, sponsored by IUVSTA, 1995.
IUVSTA-ICTP Joint Workshop on Science and Technology of Thin Films II, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, 1996
NATO Advanced Research Workshop: Protective Coatings and Thin Films, Algarve, Portugal, 1996,
15th International Conference on Amorphous and Microcrystalline Semiconductors, Budapest, 1997,
International Workshop on Advanced Technologies of Multicomponent Solid films and Structures, Ungvár, Ukraine, 1998,
14th International Congress on Electron Microscopy, Symposium on Thin Films and Layered Structures, Cancun, Mexico, 1998,
IUVSTA-ICTP Joint Workshop on Science and Technology of Thin Films III, Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, 1999,
European Conference on Electron Microscopy, Brno, 2000,
XIVth International Symposium on the Reactivity of Solids, Budapest, 2000,
Romanian Conference on Advanced materials - ROCAM2000, Bucharest, 2000,
IUVSTA 12th International Conference on Thin Films, Bratislava, 2002,
36th IUVSTA Workshop on Ion Beam Effects in Thin Film Formation, Plzen, 2002
Electron Microscopy Congress, Antwerp, 2004.
48th IUVSTA Workshop on Influence of Trace Elements on the Nucleation and Growth of Thin Films, Budapest, 2006
1st International Conference on Functional Nanocoatings, Budapest, 2008
12th Joint Vacuum Conference, 10th European Vacuum Conference, 7th Annual Meeting of the German Vacuum Society, Balatonalmádi, Lake Balaton, 2008
International Conference on High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS), Scheffield, 2010
16th International Conference on Thin Films, Dubrovnik, 2014.

Books or monographs

P.B. Barna, G. Radnóczi:
Structure formation during deposition of polycrystalline metallic thin films
Book chapter (Ch. 3) in Metallic films: structure, processing and properties,
Ed. Katayun Barmak and Kevin Coffey, 2014, Woodhead Publishing Limited (DOI: 10.1533/9780857096296.1.67)

Radnóczi G, Barna PB
Formation and Characterisation of the Structure of Thin Films and Coatings
Book chapter (Ch. 13.) in Materials Surface Processing by Directed Energy Techniques,
ed. By Y. Pauleau, p. 443-474. 2006. Elsevier-EMRS

P.B.Barna, M.Adamik
Formation and characterisation of the structure of surface coatings,
in: Protective Coatings and Thin Films: Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications
NATO ASI Series, 3. High Technology, Vol.21, (1997) (Eds.: Y.Pauleau and P.B.Barna, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands) pp.279-297.(Proc. NATO HTECH.ARW 950730, 1996, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal)

P.B.Barna, M.Adamik
Growth mechanisms of polycrystalline thin films,
in Science and Technology of Thin Films
eds.: F.C.Matacotta and G.Ottaviani, World Scientific Publishing Co., (1995) p.1-28.

P.B.Barna
Crystal Growth and recrystallization during structure evolution of thin films,
in Diagnostics and Application of thin films
(Ed. L.Eckertova, I.Ruzicka) Inst. of Physics Publishing, Bristol, (1992) pp. 295-309.

Barna B. Peter
Vakuumfizika es technologia
(Vacuum-physics and Technology, University Textbook, in Hungarian),  1959