Branko Stanovnik
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| Born | August 11, 1938 |
| Alma mater | University of Ljubljana |
| Occupation(s) | Chemist, academic |
Branko Stanovnik (born August 11, 1938) is a Slovenian chemist, specializing in organic chemistry, and member of SAZU.[1]
Academic background
[edit]Stanovnik graduated from chemistry from the Department of Chemistry of the Faculty of Mining and Technology, University of Ljubljana. He performed his doctorate in organic chemistry in 1964, and was elected Assistant Professor in 1964, Associate Professor in 1967 and Full Professor of organic chemistry in 1972.[2]
Academic and research contributions
[edit]He is an associate member of the SAZU since 1991 and a full member since 1995. Since 1999 he has been the head of the SAUL International Cooperation and Scientific Coordination.[3]
He is a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry in London since 1984 and a regular member of The New York Academy of Sciences since 1995.[2] He is also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.[4]
Stanovnik was the head of the Chemistry Department in 1967-1968 and 1968-1969, Head of the Chair of Organic Chemistry 1984-89, Deputy Head of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology 1992-95, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology 1995-97.[3]
He has published more than 550 scientific and professional papers, mainly in international journals.[3]
Awards
[edit]Stanovnik won the Kidric Fund Award for Science in 1972, the Boris Kidric Award and Medal for Science in 1977 and the Honorary Medal and Diploma of Technical University of Bratislava in 1975.[2]
In 2007, he received the Kametani Award and in 2007 the Medala and Memory of Professor A. N. Kost.[2]
Stanovnik was awarded the Zois's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Gornik, B. Dušič (14 October 2010). "Z akademijo počastili 40 let Krkinih nagrad". Dolenjski list. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Prof. Dr. Branko Stanovnik" (PDF). medjchem.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ a b c "Branko Stanovnik". www.sazu.si. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "Members". members.euro-acad.eu. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "The Highest State Awards in the Field of Scientific-Research and Science Development Activities have been Conferred". ung.si. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
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