Awards and achievements

Prof. Dr. Igor Plazl

Fulbright Grant (U.S. Department of State), 2003

Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl

– Rector’s first prize for the best innovation in the Researchers’ category for the project “Stablezyme”, University of Ljubljana, 2022
– “Prof. Mariapia Viola-Magni EBTNA Award” (EBTNA) for the best oral presentation at the European Biotechnology Congress, Valencia, Spain, 2019
– “Prof. Mariapia Viola-Magni EBTNA Award” (EBTNA) for the second-best oral presentation at the European Biotechnology Congress, Athens, Greece, 2018
– Fulbright Grant (U.S. Department of State), 2014
– Maks Samec award for the popularization of studies (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana), 2013

Mojca Seručnik

Krka Prize (Krka d.d., Slovenia) for the Diploma thesis “Stability of double- and single-stranded oligonucleotides and minor groove recognition by antibiotics”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jurij Lah, 2007

Tadej Menegatti

Rector’s first prize for the best innovation in the Researchers’ category for the project “Stablezyme”, University of Ljubljana, 2022

Borut Šketa

The best poster award for the poster “One-step amine transaminase purification and aggregation in a microfluidic system” (authors: B. Šketa, M. Božinović, P. Žnidaršič Plazl) at the Italian Flow Chemistry Symposium, Milano, 27-28th November 2023

 

Alumni

Samo Sotlar

Prešeren Award for Students (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for the Master thesis: “Development of a magnetic field-assisted microfluidic device with immobilized spores of Bacillus subtilis“; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2023

Žan Lavrič

Rector’s first prize for the best innovation in the Researchers’ category for the project “Stablezyme”, University of Ljubljana, 2022

Prešeren Award for Students (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for the Master thesis: “Preparation and application of cross-linked enzyme aggregates in microfluidic systems”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2022

Tilen Pilpah

Prešeren Award for Students (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for the Master thesis: “Development and mathematical description of a microflow system for biocatalytic transamination products separation”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2021

Krka’s Special Praise (Krka d.d., Slovenia) for the Master thesis “Development and mathematical description of a microflow system for biocatalytic transamination products separation”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2022

Eva Terbovšek

Prešeren Award for Students (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for the Diploma thesis: “Purification of R-phycoerythrin in a microfluidic system with an integrated ultrafiltration”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2020

Blaž Regina

Krka Prize (Krka d.d., Slovenia) for the Master thesis “Development of continuous synthesis and extraction of selected active pharmaceutical ingredient”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2019

Nataša Miložič

Maks Samec award (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for the Doctoral dissertation “Enzyme-catalyzed transamination in microreactor systems”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Igor Plazl, 2018

Brigita Hočevar

Prešeren Award for students (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for the Master thesis “Application of deep eutectic solvents for enzymatic reactions in a microreactor“; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2015.

Andrej Pohar

Maks Samec award (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana) for the Doctoral dissertation “Chemical process intensification by miniaturization”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Igor Plazl, 2012

Gorazd Stojkovič

The reward for the contribution to the sustainable development of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund) for the publication: G. Stojkovič, P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Immobilization of yeast cells within microchannels of different materials. Acta Chim. Slov., 2010, 57: 144- 149 , 2011

Marina Cvjetko Bubalo

Annual award (Croatian Biotechnology Foundation) for the Doctoral dissertation: Synthesis, application in biotransformations and cytotoxicity of selected imidazolium-based ionic liquids; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Jasna Vorkapić Furač, Co-supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2012
Annual award for young scientists and artists of Croatia (The society of university teachers, scholars and other scientists – Zagreb, Croatia) for the publication: M. Cvjetko, J. Vorkapić-Furač, P. Žnidaršič Plazl. Isoamyl acetate synthesis in imidazolium-based ionic liquids using packed bed enzyme microreactor. Process Biochem., 2012, 47: 1344-1350, 2012

Uroš Novak

The reward for the contribution to the sustainable development of the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund) for the Diploma thesis “Enzyme-catalyzed transesterification in a packed bed microreactor”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2011