Hon. Dr Janez Potocnik is awarded the ACER Award by the Catalan Association of Research Entities

Hon. Dr Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment (2010-2014), Slovenia, was honored by FLOGEN with the 2011 Fray International Sustainability Award (Official Award Web site here: https://www.flogen.org/index.php?p=20&sp=1&bio=Potocnik) at FLOGEN's 2011 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2011) in Cancun, Mexico.

Dr. Florian Kongoli, President of SIPS and President of FLOGEN, awarding HE Stephan Vavrik, Minister, Deputy Head of European Delegation in Mexico, with on behalf of Hon. Janez Potocnik the Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN SIPS 2011


Hon Dr Janez Potocnik's acceptance address to SIPS 2011 delegates and to Dr. Florian Kongoli on the occasion of receiving Fray International Sustainability Award at FLOGEN's 2011 Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit (SIPS 2011) in Cancun, Mexico.

Fray International Sustainability Award was the first Award given to Hon. Dr Janez Potocnik who had just started his job as European Commissioner for the Environment.

Following the footsteps of other FLOGEN award recipients who have subsequently achieved further recognition, Hon. Dr Janez Potocnik was awarded in March 2014 the ACER Award by the Catalan Association of Research Entities

Official announcement web site: https://ibecbarcelona.eu/erc-promoters-honoured-with-first-acer-award/

As usual, with its prestigious awards, FLOGEN has opened/validated and/or confirmed the pathway to further high honors for individuals who have greatly contributed to science and technology, as detailed in previous similar cases given in these pages. We wish similar future successes for all previous FLOGEN Award winners that were honored during the numerous Sustainable Industrial Processing Summit, as documented in the pages of this Web Site.

Prof. Hong Yong Sohn was Awarded Distinguished Professor, 2014, from University of Utah

Prof. Hong Yong Sohn, University of Utah, for whom Dr Florian Kongoli organized a symposium in his honor and bearing his name "Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials",in San Diego California, in August 2006 (archived Web Site here) was awarded Distinguished Professor, 2014, University of Utah: (Web Site: https://academic-affairs.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/03/Distinguished-Professors-List-2020.pdf )

This is another Award after the major "Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials", organized in his honor by Dr. Florian Kongoli in San Diego California, August 2006 with more than 500 presentations and 9 published volumes - the biggest stand-alone symposium in its class until 2006.

Prof. Hong Yong Sohn was Awarded the 2014 Educator Award by TMS

Prof. Hong Yong Sohn, University of Utah, for whom Dr Florian Kongoli organized a symposium in his honor and bearing his name "Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials", in San Diego California, in August 2006 (archived Web Site here) was awarded the 2014 Educator Award by TMS;

This is another Award after the major "Sohn International Symposium on Advanced Processing of Metals and Materials", organized in his honor by Dr. Florian Kongoli in San Diego California, August 2006 with more than 500 presentations and 9 published volumes - the biggest stand-alone symposium in its class until 2006.