Zsolt Kasztovszky, a colleague of BNC, successfully defended his treatise, titled “Application of prompt-gamma activation analysis to determine the provenance of silicate-based archaeological finds and their raw materials,” in December 2024. In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he was awarded the highest scientific degree in Hungary, the Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The thesis provides a comprehensive overview of over 25 years of research in the domain of heritage science and archaeometry.