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

Tadej Menegatti

  • Rector’s first prize for the best innovation in the Researchers’ category for the project “Stablezyme”, University of Ljubljana, 2022
  • Award for the best teacher of the year in Chemical engineering studies, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, 2023

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

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

Alumni

Luka Tacer

  • Krka Prize (Krka d.d., Slovenia) for the Master thesis “Enzyme immobilisation on magnetic microparticles for continuous transamination in a microreactor using deep eutectic solvents”; Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Polona Žnidaršič Plazl, 2024

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.

Marijan Bajić

  • Ad Futura scholarship for students from Western Balkans, 2014

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

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

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

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