Zois Award
Nova Gorica Slovenia 2012
Slovenian national award for outstanding achievements in scientific, research and development activities.
(see YouTube clip)
Zois recognition
Ljubljana Slovenia 2003
Slovenian national award for achievements in fundamental and applied sciences
reception by the state president 
Jozef Stefan Golden Emblem
Ljubljana Slovenia 1998
Jozef Stefan Institute awards Jozef Stefan Golden Emblem Prize for winning PhD dissertations in the fields of natural sciences, medicine and biotechnology.
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professor Matjaz Valant
(orcid.org/0000-0003-4842-5676)
University of Nova Gorica
Head of Materials Research Laboratory (see video)
Campus Ajdovscina
Vipavska 11c , 5270 Ajdovscina
Slovenia
Phone: +386 5 3653502
Fax: +386 5 3653527
matjaz.valant(at)ung.si
Adjunct Professor
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences
Chengdu 610054, China
Overseas Master
Chengdu, China 2017
Chinese Ministry of Education award Distinguished International Expert "Overseas's Master". The nomination was submitted by Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.
