Dr. Adalbert Balog is a
Professor at the
Department of Horticultural Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering and Humanities,
Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania.
He serves as Vice-Rector and
Academic Program Coordinator
for the Plant Protection (Plant Doctor) MSc program.

Education and Academic Degrees

He began his university studies at
Babeş–Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca,
where he obtained a B.Sc. in Biology (1997),
followed by an M.Sc. in Ecology (1998).

He earned his PhD degree
at the Department of Entomology,
Budapest University of Economic Sciences and Public Administration
(currently Szent István University),
graduating summa cum laude in 2003.

Research Interests

• Studies of aphids and their predators in GMO crop systems
• Apparent competition among aphid species
• Effects of predation on wing formation and stress pheromone production
  in aphids
• Rapid host-plant adaptation in aphids induced by predator presence
• Assessment of non-target organisms in GMO cultivation systems

Publications and Scientific Output

Number of ISI-indexed publications: 56
Cumulative impact factor: 132.4
Article Influence Score (Eigenfactor): 85.3

Author or co-author of three edited volumes
and one book chapter.

International Fellowships and Research Experience

• Visiting Researcher,
  Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  (June–July 2012, 2 months)
• Fulbright Fellow,
  Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  (March–October 2010, 6 months)
• Marie Curie – Transfer of Knowledge Fellow,
  Institute of Ecology, Friedrich Schiller University,
  Jena, Germany (January–October 2009, 8 months)

Supervisory Experience

• BSc theses supervised: 37 students
• MSc theses supervised: 16 students
• PhD dissertations supervised: 4 students

Editorial Board Memberships

• North-Western Journal of Zoology
  (2007 – present)
• Romanian Biotechnological Letters
  (2014 – present)
• Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  (2015 – 2018)
• Acta Universitatis Sapientiae – Agriculture and Environment
  (2008 – present)

Awards and Honors

• Certificate of Excellence for achievements during the
  Bolyai János Research Fellowship
  of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (2004–2007),
  final evaluation: Outstanding
• Certificate of Excellence for achievements in
  cross-border distance education,
  Szent István University (2003)