Recognition

Awards & honors

Over five decades of scientific excellence recognized through national and international awards, fellowships, and honors.

109 award(s) · 1968–2025

2025
Krka Award (55th Krka Awards, mentor: Samo Mahnič)recipients
Bor Ivanuš
Krka recognition for master's thesis (mentor: Lea Rems, co-mentor: Mounir Tarek)recipients
Žana Lovšin
Krka recognition (55th Krka Awards, mentor: Tadej Kotnik, co-mentor: Anja Klančnik)recipients
Milan Vidmar Award for Distinguished Assistantship at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of LjubljanaVidmar Awards
2024
Award for best young investigator presentation in Applied Biology and Medicine at the 5th World Congress on Electroporation, Rome, September 15-19, 2024 (2nd place)
Award for best student presentation in Applied Biology and Medicine at the 5th World Congress on Electroporation, Rome, September 15-19, 2024 (2nd place)
Katja Balantič Kramarič
Krka Award for doctoral thesis "Electrochemical reactions, dissolution of metal ions and oxidation of lipid molecules during electroporation" (54th Krka Awards, mentor: Peter Kramar)recipients
Maria Scuderi
Krka Award for doctoral thesis "Identification and description of molecular transport mechanisms across the cell membrane during electroporation" (54th Krka Awards, mentor: Lea Rems)recipients
Young Scientist Award at URSI Atlantic Radio Science Conference (URSI AT-RASC 2024)
2023
Krka recognition award (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
Tjaša Potočnik
Krka special commendation recognition award (mentor: Alenka Maček Lebar)
Krka special commendation recognition award (mentors: Damijan Miklavčič and Mounir Tarek)
Krka award (mentor: Lea Rems)
dr. Uroš Seljak awards: a commendation awarded to the best scientific articles by students (mentor: Lea Rems)award plaque
Maria Scuderi
IFMBE Young Investigator Competition for Biomedical Engineering Award (3rd place), MEDICON'23 & CMBEBIH'23, Sarajevo
2022
Tjaša Potočnik
The Best Presentation award, category 'Vaccines and Oncoimmunology', 4th World Congress on Electroporation, Copenhagen
3rd Best Student Platform Presentation, BioEM 2022, Nagoya, Japan
2021
Congress Ambassador of Slovenia for 2021 in the category of scientific and professional eventslist
The University of Ljubljana Rector's Award for Best Innovation 2021
Lea Rems
2021 Alessandro Chiabrera Awardaward plaque
Shaurya Sachdev
Marie Skłodowska Curie Widening Fellowship
Barbara Zorec, Veronique Préat (KU Leuven), Damijan Miklavčič & Nataša Pavšelj
Most influential Slovenian Medical Journal paper in English award
2020
Lea Rems
Marie Skłodowska Curie Individual Fellowship
Milan Lenarčič scholarship for high-achieving studentsnews
2019
Milan Vidmar Award for Distinguished Professorship at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljanajustification
Doctor Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctorate), University Buenos Aires, Argentina
2018
2012-2016 Most influential Bioelectromagnetics paper award
2018 Alessandro Chiabrera Award
Janja Dermol-Černe
National Industrial Award of Krka Pharmaceuticals
Tjaša Potočnik
Best Student Paper Award, 1st EMF-Med World Conference, Splitaward plaque
2017
Vodovnik Prize for Exceptional Research
Peter Kramar
Fulbright fellowship
Lea Rems
Vodovnik Doctoral Prize of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana
University Preseren Award (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič, co-mentor: Bor Kos)
Primož Mekuč
Preseren Award (mentor: Matej Reberšek)
2016
Lea Rems
National Industrial Award of Krka Pharmaceuticalsaward plaque
Janja Dermol-Černe
Best Student Presentation at Fundamental & Applied Bioelectrics, Norfolk, Virginia
2015
Vodovnik Doctoral Prize of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana
Fellow of the EAMBES
Barbara Zorec
Fellow of the L'Oréal / UNESCO Programme "For Women in Science"
2014
Ten Most Prominent Research Achievements of the University of Ljubljana
Golden Plaque of the University of Ljubljana
Lea Rems
IFMBE Young Investigator Competition Award (2nd prize)
Janja Dermol
University Preseren Award (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
Lea Rems
Best Student Presentation at Fundamental & Applied Bioelectrics, Norfolk, Virginia (mentor: Gorazd Pucihar)
2013
Golden Nahtigal Award for Young Researchers
Lea Rems
Golden Nahtigal Award for Young Researchers
2012
Damijan Miklavčič, Bor Kos, Denis Pavliha, Anze Zupanic, Marija Marcan, Gregor Sersa (Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana)
Rector's Award for Innovations of the University of Ljubljana – 1st Prize
IFMBE Vladimir Zworykin Award
2011
Lea Rems
Preseren Award (mentor: Gorazd Pucihar)
2010
Jasna Krmelj
Preseren Award (mentor: Gorazd Pucihar)
Denis Pavliha
Award of the Slovene Human Resources Development and Scholarship Fund (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
Katja Trontelj
National Industrial Award of Krka Pharmaceuticals (mentors: Vladka Čurin Šerbec and Damijan Miklavčič)
2009
SEMCAD-X Student Research Award (3rd place)
Andraz Polak
Preseren Award (mentor: Alenka Macek Lebar)
2008
Knight of the Order of Academic Palms of the French Republic
Vodovnik Prize for Exceptional Research
Denis Pavliha
Preseren Award (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
2007
Mojca Pavlin
Galvani Prize of the Bioelectrochemical Society
Gorazd Pucihar
Vodovnik Doctoral Prize of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana
Tomaz Trcek
Preseren Award (mentors: Peter Gajsek and Damijan Miklavčič)
2006
Natasa Pavselj
National Industrial Award of Krka Pharmaceuticals (mentors: Damijan Miklavčič and Véronique Préat)
Katja Trontelj
National Industrial Award of Krka Pharmaceuticals (mentors: Damijan Miklavčič and Vladka Čurin Šerbec)
Preseren Award (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
2005
Matej Rebersek
National Industrial Award of Krka Pharmaceuticals (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
Anze Zupanic
Preseren Award (mentors: Damijan Miklavčič and Samo Ribaric)
2003
Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia in Science
Andreja Huč
First place in chemistry at the national high school competition (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
2002
Barbara Music
Preseren Award (mentors: Damijan Miklavčič and Franc Jager)
Miran Pavlovec
Preseren Award (mentors: Damijan Miklavčič and Samo Ribaric)
Črt Jamšek
Silver Pregl Plaque at the national chemistry competition (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
Kaja Jamšek
Gold Pregl Plaque at the national chemistry competition (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
Katja Kotar, Urška Vehovec
Gold recognition (2nd place) at the national competition for young researchers (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
Boštjan Muri
Bronze Pregl Plaque at the national chemistry competition (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
2001
Galvani Prize of the Bioelectrochemical Society
Matej Rebersek
Preseren Award (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
Blaz Valic
Preseren Award (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
2000
Peter Kramar
Preseren Award (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
Gorazd Pucihar
Preseren Award (mentor: Damijan Miklavčič)
1999
Stanislav Rebersek
Milan Vidmar Award for Distinguished Professorship at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana
1998
Marko Puc
Preseren Award (mentor: Stanislav Rebersek)
1996
Maja Cemazar
National Industrial Award of Krka Pharmaceuticals (mentors: Gregor Serša and Damijan Miklavčič)
1995
Award of the Republic of Slovenia for Scientific and Research Achievements
Preseren Award (mentors: Lojze Vodovnik and Damijan Miklavčič)
1993
National Industrial Award of Krka Pharmaceuticals (mentors: Lojze Vodovnik and Gregor Serša)
1990
Fedja Bobanovic
Preseren Award (mentors: Lojze Vodovnik and Aneta Stefanovska)
Maja Malus and Zoran Pavasovic
University Preseren Award (mentors: Lojze Vodovnik and Aneta Stefanovska)
Blaz Zupan and Tatjana Sketa
Preseren Award (mentors: Vojko Valencic, Lojze Vodovnik and Vito Starc)
1989
International Award of the Maphre Foundation (Spain)
1988
Pavel Cvirn and Peter Kroselj
Preseren Award (mentors: Lojze Vodovnik, Miroslav Brzin and Aneta Stefanovska)
1987
Stanka Magister and Andrej Glavic
Preseren Award (mentors: Lojze Vodovnik and Berta Jereb)
1986
Stanislav Rebersek
Award for Inventions and Innovations of the Boris Kidric Foundation (Slovenia)
Renata Karba
Preseren Award (mentor: Tadej Bajd)
David Krizaj, Vojko Podlogar and Dejan Krizaj
Preseren Award (mentors: Lojze Vodovnik, Nada Gogala and Matija Gogala)
1985
Borut Likar
Preseren Award (mentors: Alojz Kralj and Lojze Vodovnik)
1983
Stanislav Rebersek
Milan Vidmar Award for Distinguished Assistantship at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana
1981
Ivan Cibej
Preseren Award (mentor: Lojze Vodovnik)
Borut Kelih
Preseren Award (mentors: Lojze Vodovnik and Primož Strojnik)
1980
Marjan Prevc
Preseren Award (mentor: Lojze Vodovnik)
1979
Stanislav Rebersek
Award for Inventions and Innovations of the Boris Kidric Foundation (Slovenia)
Marko Breskvar
Preseren Award (mentor: Lojze Vodovnik)
1978
Josko Strnisa
Preseren Award (mentors: Lojze Vodovnik and Primož Strojnik)
1973
Drago Presker
Preseren Award (mentor: Lojze Vodovnik)
1972
Primoz Strojnik
Preseren Award (mentor: Lojze Vodovnik)
1971
Uros Stanic
Preseren Award (mentor: Lojze Vodovnik)
1970
Peter Knego
Preseren Award (mentor: Lojze Vodovnik)
1969
Janez Sever
Preseren Award (mentor: Lojze Vodovnik)
1968
Stanislav Rebersek
Preseren Award (mentor: Lojze Vodovnik)