In the Mátrafüred 08 Symposium on Electrochemical Sensors a session was dedicated to the memory of late Professor Ernő Pungor, the founder and long-term organizer of the Má trafüred conference series. We all remember him as an inventive scientist with an enthusiastic and witty personality, rich in ideas. Ernő Pungor left his mark in science and on many scientists worldwide. With this contribution, the authors would like to pay tribute to him and acknowledge his outstanding contributions to analytical chemistry, but especially his pioneering works in the field of ion-selective electrodes.