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Here is a list of awards and recognitions received by the department members in recent years.

NENE2025
Year Recipient Award Event / Conference Title / Details Link
2004 Luka Snoj Young Author Award Mednarodna konferenca NENE, 6.–9. September 2004 Effect of Packing Fraction Variations on Reactivity in Pebble‑Bed Reactor (co‑authored by Matjaž Ravnik) https://arhiv.djs.si/port2004/contest.htm
2008 Dušan Čalič Best Young Author Award Mednarodna konferenca NENE, 8‑11 September 2008 Criticality Calculations in Deep Geological Repository based on Sweden PWR Canister Design (co‑author Matjaž Ravnik) https://arhiv.djs.si/port2008/
2009 Luka Snoj 2. nagrada za najboljši poster na konferenci M&C (Saratoga Springs) 2009 International Conference on Mathematics, Computational Methods & Reactor Physics, 3‑7 May 2009, Saratoga Springs (American Nuclear Society) MCNP and visualization of neutron flux and power distributions
2013 Aljaž Kolšek Best Young Author Award 22nd International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2013, 9‑12 September, Bled Using TRIGA Mark‑II Research Reactor for Irradiation with Thermal Neutrons https://arhiv.djs.si/nene2013/
2013 Anže Jazbec, Gašper Žerovnik, Luka Snoj Best Poster Award 22nd International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2013, 9‑12 September, Bled Analysis of tritium production in TRIGA Mark II reactor at JSI for needs of fusion research reactors. https://arhiv.djs.si/nene2013/
2014 Žiga Štancar Best Young Author Award 23rd International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2014, 8‑11 September, Portorož Thermal Power Calibration of the TRIGA Mark II Reactor (co‑author Luka Snoj) https://arhiv.djs.si/nene2014/
2014 Gašper Žerovnik, Tanja Kaiba, Vladimir Radulović, Anže Jazbec, Sebastjan Rupnik, Loic Barbot, Damien Fourmentel, Luka Snoj, Jean‑François Villard Best Poster Award 23rd International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2014, 8‑11 September, Portorož Validation of the neutron and gamma flux distributions in the JSI TRIGA reactor core https://arhiv.djs.si/nene2014/
2014 Slavko Slavič (ZEL‑EN, razvojni center energetike d.o.o., Krško, IJS) nacionalno Bronasto priznanje za inovacijo Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije Razvoj digitalnega merilnika reaktivnosti nove generacije (program DMReS)
2016 Tanja Goričanec Prešernova nagrada Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko, Univerza v Ljubljani, 6 Dec 2016 Odziv fisijskih in ionizacijskih celic v reaktorju TRIGA na IJS https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=97359&lang=eng
2016 Bor Kos Best Young Author Award NENE 2016 Variance Reduction of Fusion and Fission Neutron Transport Problems using the ADVANTIG Hybrid Code (co‑author Ivan A. Kodelik) https://arhiv.djs.si/nene2016/
2016 Luka Snoj ime meseca na radio Val 202 Radio Val 202, junij 2016, RTV Slovenija Ime meseca https://val202.rtvslo.si/podkast/ime-tedna/583/174409627
2017 Klemen Ambrožič, B. Kos, A. Jazbec, V. Radulović, L. Snoj Best Poster Award 26th International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2017, 11‑14 September, Bled Characterization of neutron field in the TRIGA irradiation facilities inside and outside the biological shield
2018 Luka Snoj European Technical Safety Organisations Network (ETSON) award ETSON Neutronics And Thermal‑Hydraulics Coupling For Simulations Of The TRIGA Mark II Reactor
2019 Tanja Goričanec Nagrada za najboljši prispevek na mednarodni konferenci ANIMMA ANIMMA (Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and Applications), Portorož, 2019 Predicting Ex‑core Detector Response in a PWR with Monte Carlo Neutron Transport Methods
2019 Luka Snoj mentor študentu (Gašper Razdevšek) – nagrada za najboljši poster na konferenci ANIMMA 2019 ANIMMA 2019 Mentor študentu Gašper Razdevšek
2020 Bor Kos Best Poster Award 29th International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2020, September 2020, Portorož TCV Tokamak Neutron Shielding Assessment and Upgrade https://arhiv.djs.si/nene2020/
2020 Domen Kotnik fakultetna Prešernova nagrada za magisterij Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana Validacija in praktična uporaba programa za transport nevtronov in fotonov ADVANTG https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=107756&lang=slv
2020 Andrej Žohar Best Young Author Award 29th International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2020, September 2020, Portorož Water Activation Experiment and Calculations at JSI TRIGA Research Reactor https://arhiv.djs.si/nene2020/
2021 Andrej Žohar Best Poster Award 30th International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2021, September 2021, Bled Silicon carbide neutron detector development computational support with MCNP https://www.djs.si/nene2021/
2021 Nagrada Agencije za raziskovalno dejavnost RS “Odlični v znanosti 2021” RS Agency for Research Activity Sterilization of polypropylene membranes of facepiece respirators by ionizing radiation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118756
2022 Domen Kotnik Best Young Author Award 31st International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2022, September 2022, Portorož Analysis of water activation loop at the JSI TRIGA research reactor (co‑authors Anil Kumar Basavaraj, Igor Lengar) https://www.djs.si/nene2022/
2022 Vladimir Radulović nagrada Marjana Jermana za izjemno pedagoško delo pri vodenju vaj FMF, University of Ljubljana https://www.fmf.uni-lj.si/en/news/news/36281/podeljene-so-bile-nagrade-ul-fmf/
2023 Anže Pungerčič Best Poster Award 32nd International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2023, September 2023, Portorož Experimental and Computational Validation of Novel Depletion Algorithm in the RAPID Code System using JSI TRIGA reactor (co‑authors Alireza Haghighat, Luka Snoj) https://www.djs.si/nene2023
2023 Tanja Goričanec Best Young Author Award 32nd International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2023, September 2023, Portorož Intermediate Range Detectors for Control Rod Worth Measurements with Rod Insertion Method (co‑authors Luka Snoj, Marjan Kromar) https://www.djs.si/nene2023
2023 Anže Mihelčič Prešernova nagrada za magisterij Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko, Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana Odziv jedrskega reaktorja v načinu sledenja bremenu https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/IzpisGradiva.php?id=146750&lang=eng
2023 Luka Snoj Nagrada Mentor Leta Mlada Akademija Mentor Leta https://www.mladaakademija.si/project/mentor-leta-2022-maj-2023/
2023 Tanja Goričanec Štipendija L’Oreal‑UNESCO “Za ženske v znanosti” 2023 L’Oreal‑UNESCO https://www.mps.si/sl/o-nas/aktualno/stipendije-nacionalnega-programa-loreal-unesco-2023/
2023 Julijan Peric Best Young Author prize at ANIMMA 2023 International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications – ANIMMA 2023, Lucca, Italy Radiation measurements in reactor pulse mode at the JSI TRIGA reactor – Power meter based on Cherenkov light intensity measurements
2024 Julijan Peric Best Poster Award 33rd International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2024, September 2024, Portorož Enhancing Irradiation Facilities: A Study on the Upgraded Water Filtration System in the KATANA Water Activation Loop (co‑authors Domen Kotnik, Domen Govekar, Luka Snoj, Vladimir Radulović) https://www.djs.si/nene2024
2024 Julijan Peric Best poster author under Young Professional Awards competition International Conference on Research Reactors: Achievements, Experience and the Way to a Sustainable Future 2024
2025 Klemen Ambrožič Best Poster Award ANIMMA 2025 Design and Development of a High‑Temperature Irradiation Facility in the JSI TRIGA Reactor – STARSHIP
2025 Anže Pungerčič nagrada Marjana Jermana za izjemno pedagoško delo pri vodenju vaj FMF, University of Ljubljana https://www.fmf.uni-lj.si/en/news/news/37428/podeljene-so-bile-nagrade-ul-fmf/
2025 Julijan Peric Fusion Engineering and Design Student Award at ISFNT ISFNT
2025 Ingrid Švajger Nagrada Rising Stars v okviru NEA Global Foruma NEA Global Forum, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
2025 Benjamin Barbarič Best Young Author Award NENE 2025 Assessing the Cobalt‑59 Radiative Capture Reaction Rate in the Ex‑Vessel Region of the Krško NPP https://www.djs.si/nene2025, https://www.djs.si/aktualno/bled-je-gostil-ze-34-konferenco-nene-2025
2025 Domen Kotnik Best Poster Award 34th International Conference Nuclear Energy for New Europe – NENE 2025, September 2025, Portorož KATANA response to changing reactor power and flow rate https://www.djs.si/aktualno/bled-je-gostil-ze-34-konferenco-nene-2025
2025 Sebastian Pleško Bronasto priznanje za inovacijo FAR5 – Register gorivnih elementov Gospodarska zbornica Ljubljana https://www.nek.si/novice/novice/far5-bronasto-priznanje-za-posavsko-inovacijo-tudi-sodelavcema-nek-in-ijs
2025 Domen Kotnik Cum Laude for PhD thesis (2025) on KATANA PhD thesis KATANA https://bib.cobiss.net/bibliographies/si/webBiblio/bib301_20260224_103644_53531.html

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