The Flinn-Hart Award of the International Lithosphere Program (ILP) was received this year by Eszter Békési, a researcher at the HUN-REN Institute of Earth Physics and Space Science (HUN-REN EPSS), for her outstanding research activities on lithosphere-scale temperature modelling and on the stress state and active deformation processes in the Pannonian region.
In addition to regional studies, Eszter Békési also takes an active role in geoenergy research through satellite-based monitoring and modelling of geothermal reservoirs, contributing to the understanding and quantification of deformation processes in reservoir systems. She is also involved in novel research in the field of natural hydrogen, which is gaining rapidly increasing attention as a future alternative energy source. In addition to her research activities, she is an active member of the ILP Hungarian National Committee and the TOPO-EUROPE community.
The Flinn-Hart Award is presented by the Bureau of the International Lithosphere Program to an outstanding young scientist for contributions to the solid earth sciences covered by the International Lithosphere Program. It consists of a travel grant and a citation and aims to encourage the participation of promising young scientists in the Program.