Celebrating Dr. Attila Szmejkál’s 85th Birthday

Dr. Attila Szmejkál, retired lecturer of the Department of Automotive Technologies, celebrates his 85th birthday. On this special occasion, the department’s faculty and staff extend their heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for good health.

Born in 1940, Attila Szmejkál earned his mechanical engineering degree from the University of Heavy Industry in Miskolc in 1963. He began his academic career as a teaching assistant and later as an assistant professor at the Department of Manufacturing Technology at the same university. He then spent nearly three decades at the Institute of Manufacturing Technology (GTI, later ITI) in various research and leadership positions. In 1999, he joined one of the predecessor institutions of the current Department of Automotive Technologies, where he taught until his retirement.

His professional interests focused on machining technologies and tools, as well as the automation of manufacturing and measurement processes. He was particularly engaged in the technological challenges of adaptive control systems, the development of technological databases, and research on minimum quantity lubrication and dry machining. As an educator, he lectured on Structural Materials and Manufacturing III and Micromachining.

Through his decades of teaching and research, Dr. Szmejkál contributed significantly to the advancement of engineering education and mechanical sciences. On behalf of the department, we sincerely thank him for his dedication and wish him continued good health!