Dr Nych Andriy, Fukuda Jun-ichi, Ognysta Uliana, Prof. Žumer Slobodan, PhD, and Prof. Muševič Igor, PhD: award for the best paper published in 2018 in the field of liquid crystals, “Spontaneous formation and dynamics of half-skyrmions in a chiral liquid-crystal film”, Tsukuba, Ibaraki , Japan, The Japanese Liquid Crystal Society
Prof. Arčon Denis, PhD: The Žiga Zois Prize for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of quantum magnetism and unusual superconductivity, Ljubljana, awarded by the Republic of Slovenia
Gačnik Darja, MPhys: the award for the best oral presentation in the young scientists’ category, “Supercon-ductivity in Ti–Zr–Hf–(Sn,Ni,Nb) high-entropy alloys”, Dresden, Germany, European C-MetAC Days 2019
Dr Jelen Andreja: the award for the best poster, “Microstructure and magnetic properties of a single-crystalline FeCoCrMnAl high-entropy alloy”, Kranjska Gora, The 14th International Conference on Quasicrystals (ICQ14)
Dr Klanjšek Martin: The Blinc Award for Extraordinary One-time Achievements for proving the existence of unusual quasiparticles called anyons, Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana and Jožef Stefan Institute
Dr Koželj Primož: Golden Emblem Prize for his doctoral thesis with the highest impact in Slovenia and abroad, “Physical properties of high-entropy alloys and their Comparison to Complex Intermetallics", Ljubljana, Jožef Stefan Institute
Assoc. Prof. Ravnik Miha: Žiga Zois Award for outstanding achievements in the field of soft-matter physics, Ljubljana, awarded by the Republic of Slovenia
Dr Rožič Brigita: Fulbright grant for her excellent scientific and research work and congratulations of the President of the United States of America, Ljubljana, the US Embassy in Ljubljana as part of the Fulbright programme financed by the US government
Bizjak Jani, Gradišek Anton, Gams Matjaž: The award for the best innovation for a public research organization, Ljubljana, The 11th International Technology Transfer Conference, The ultimate European assistant for the elderly
Jani Bizjak, Matjaž Gams, Hristijan Gjoreski, Anton Gradišek, Luka Stepančič: Best Discussion Award, Melbourne, Avstralija, 2nd International Workshop on Biomedical Informatics with Optimization and Machine Learning in Conjunction with 26th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Smartwatch for Active Ageing as Part of an Open EU Framework
Uroš Jagodič, M. R. Ejtahadi, S. M. Hashemi, M. R. Mozaffari, Igor Muševič, Miha Ravnikar: EPS Poster Prize, Ljubljana, LIQUIDS 2017, Fractal Nematic Colloids
Primož Koželj: Best Young Researcher Presentation, Athens, Greece, C-MAC Days 2017, Eutectic CoCrFeNiZrx High-Entropy Alloys: Magnetism Complicated by the Microstructure of a "Real" Multiphase HEA
Aleksander Matavž: Best Presentation and Poster Award, Ljubljana, 9th IPSSC, Inkjet Printing Thin-Film Electronic Devices from Solution-Based Inks
Aleksander Matavž: First prize for best presentation in his cathegory, Portorož, 25th ICM&T, Inkjet Printing of Metal-Oxide-Based Electronic Devices
Slobodan Žumer: elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society, USA, American Physical Society (APS), in recognition of his theoretical contributions to the physics of soft condensed matter in liquid-crystal systems
Slobodan Žumer: Zois Award for lifetime achievements, Republic of Slovenia, November 23, 2017
Dr. Matjaž Humar: 1st Place Poster Prize at prestigious Nobel Laureate Meeting 2016, Lindau, Germany. Matjaž presented a poster about lasers embedded into single live cells for the first time. He has also demonstrated that fat cells already present in the human body already contain tiny lasers, which only need to be activated.
Dr. Matjaž Humar: Bronze Award from community Šempeter-Vrtojba for 2016, Šempeter-Vrtojba. The prize for the high successes in the world scale in recent years and as a stimulation for further scientific work.
dr. Janez Pirc: Hononrary distinction of "Jožef Stefan" Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Honorary distinction for his successful contribution tor developing new high-tech products based on scientific and technological achievements of the "Jožef Stefan" Institute.