FunGlass Accolades

Awards and other forms of recognition of our drive to be really good at what we do

This is our „hall of fame“ selection limited to at most five posts per year. Please refer to our news content for extended coverage of our accomplishments:

  • Slovak Academy of Sciences Awarded Prof. Galusek the Prize for Building Infrastructure for Science

          https://www.funglass.eu/slovak-academy-of-sciences-awarded-prof-galusek-the-prize-for-building-infrastructure-for-science/

  • FunGlass at the Company Day of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Focused on the Slovakia´s Glass Industry   

          https://www.funglass.eu/funglass-at-the-company-day-of-the-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-focused-on-the-slovakias-glass-industry/

  • Presentation of the FunGlass Center at the Government Office of the Slovak Republic 

          https://www.funglass.eu/presentation-of-the-funglass-center-at-the-government-office-of-the-slovak-republic/

  • FunGlass Symposium and Key Insights from CMCEE-14: Advancing Ceramic Technologies for a Sustainable Future   

          https://www.funglass.eu/funglass-symposium-and-key-insights-from-cmcee-14-advancing-ceramic-technologies-for-a-sustainable-future/

  • Martina Vitázková’s success in the Competition of Young Scientists at IIC SAS 

          https://www.funglass.eu/martina-vitazkovas-success-in-the-competition-of-young-scientists-at-iic-sas/

  • FunGlass Grand Opening Ceremony

         https://www.funglass.eu/funglass-big-day/

  • GlaCerHub project- another success of FunGlass  

         https://www.funglass.eu/glacerhub-project-another-success-of-funglass/

  • Visit to the university and the FunGlass center as part of the “From Regions to the World” event

         https://www.funglass.eu/visit-to-the-university-and-the-funglass-center-as-part-of-the-from-regions-to-the-world-event/

  • Approval of FunGlasss projects by SRDA

         https://www.funglass.eu/approval-of-funglasss-projects-by-srda/

  • FunGlass Symposium at ECERS 2023

         https://www.funglass.eu/funglass-symposium-at-ecers-2023/

  • FunGlass will work on development of a revolutionary concept of glass recycling

         https://www.funglass.eu/funglass-is-involved-in-developing-the-revolutionary-glass-recycling-technology/

  • Visit of the Prime Minister of the Slovak Republic at Funglass

         https://www.funglass.eu/visit-of-the-prime-minister-of-the-slovak-republic-at-funglass/

  • The success of the FunGlass women in talent program L’Oréal – UNESCO For women in science

         https://www.funglass.eu/the-success-of-the-funglass-women-in-talent-program-loreal-unesco-for-women-in-science/

  • Dušan Galusek among finalists of the ESET Science Award  

         https://www.funglass.eu/dusan-galusek-among-finalists-of-the-eset-science-award/

  • CLiCAM – Cultivating Leaders for Innovative Coatings and Additive Manufacturing Applications Kick-off meeting   

         https://www.funglass.eu/clicam-cultivating-leaders-for-innovative-coatings-and-additive-manufacturing-applications-kick-off-   meeting/

  • FunGlass Symposium at 26th International Congress on Glass in Berlin (ICG 2022)

https://www.funglass.eu/funglass-at-icg-2022/

  • junior FunGlass school (jFGs) project has been selected among 90 successful IYOG 2022 grant applicants and will be fully funded by this grant

https://www.funglass.eu/junior-funglass-school-received-iyog-grant-funding/

  • The Department of Central laboratories was invited to contribute to the special issues of the International Journal of Applied Glass Science, Special Issue “The International Year of Glass”

https://www.funglass.eu/special-issue-article-by-the-team-of-the-central-laboratories-department/

  • Paper “3D Printing of Hierarchically Porous Lattice Structures Based on Åkermanite Glass Microspheres and Reactive Silicone Binder” published in cooperation of the FunGlass Center and the University of Padova, Italy, has been selected as a feature paper and highlighted on the Journal of Functional Biomaterial (Q1) homepage

https://www.funglass.eu/success-of-the-paper-3d-printing-of-hierarchically-porous-lattice-structures-based-on-akermanite-glass-microspheres-and-reactive-silicone-binder/

  • Prof. Dušan Galusek elected the chairman of the Slovak Glass Society

https://www.funglass.eu/prof-d-galusek-director-of-funglass-elected-the-chairman-of-the-slovak-glass-society/

  • FUNGLASS: Special issue of International Journal of Applied Glass Science(Vol.12, No. 4) edited by heads of FunGlass partner´s institution: Enrico Bernardo, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Alicia Durán, Dušan Galusek and Lothar Wondraczek

https://www.funglass.eu/special-issue-of-international-journal-of-applied-glass-science-for-funglass/

  • Prof. Marek Liškahas received an exceptional award  for “Lifelong support of science” from the Slovak Academy of Science

https://www.funglass.eu/prof-marek-liska-has-received-an-exceptional-award-from-the-slovak-academy-of-science-for-longlife-support-of-science/

  • FunGlass Centre organized the 14thInternational Conference on Solid State Chemistry (SSC 2021),  earned IUPAC endorsement and as supported by Visegrad fund

https://www.funglass.eu/the-14the-international-conference-on-solid-state-chemistry-ssc-2021/

  • Prof. Dušan Galusek, the FunGlass director was elected  a Fellow of the European Ceramic Society

https://www.funglass.eu/prof-galusek-elected-a-fellow-of-the-european-ceramic-society/

  • Prof. Dušan Galusek received the award – The Scientist of the year 2019 in the Slovak Republic, Cathegory: Personality of International cooperation

https://www.funglass.eu/prof-dusan-galusek-personality-of-international-cooperation-for-the-year-2019/

https://www.funglass.eu/funglass-has-registered-utility-model/

  • Team of FunGlass led by prof. Dušan Galusekwon the prize in the category of Scientific and technical team of the year for the representation of Slovak science abroad. The prize was presented directly by the Minister of Education

https://www.funglass.eu/funglass-scientific-and-technical-team-of-the-year-2019/

  •  Prof. Dušan Galusek appointed editor of the Journal of the European Ceramic Society

https://www.funglass.eu/prof-galusek-appointed-editor-of-the-jecs/

  • Marek Liška, DSc was awarded the honourable scientific title doctor honoris causa by the Scientific Council of University of Pardubice (Czech Republic)

https://www.funglass.eu/title-doctor-honoris-causa-for-prof-marek-liska-dsc/

  • FunGlass Symposium took place as a special session in the framework of the 93rd Annual Meeting of the German Society of Glass Technology (DGG) in conjunction with the French Union for Science and Glass Technology (USTV) Annual Meeting

https://www.funglass.eu/joint-meeting-of-dgg/

  • Prof. Dušan Galusek was nominated for Crystal wing 2017 award in cathegory Medicine and Science. This nomination related as to his expertise as to FunGlass Project

https://www.funglass.eu/crystal-wing-award-nomination-for-prof-galusek/