February 19, 2024
Prof. Bojan Podgornik is head of the Materials and Technology department at the Institute of Metals and Technology and Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. The Award citation reads: ”IN RECOGNITION OF HIS SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH WORK, KNOWLEDGE CONTRIBUTION AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY IN THE FIELD OF HEAT TREATMENT AND SURFACE ENGINEERING, FOCUSED ON DEEP CRYOGENIC TREATMENT, SUBSTRATE MULTI-PROPERTIES APPROACH AND HARD COATINGS INTERACTIONS”. The Award ceremony will be on the occasion of the combined IFHTSE conferences in Lecce, Italy, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - Friday, April 19, 2024.