{"id":3618,"date":"2025-09-10T15:44:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T13:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/?p=3618"},"modified":"2025-09-14T15:59:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T13:59:06","slug":"notable-personalities-of-the-sas-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/notable-personalities-of-the-sas-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Notable personalities of the SAS 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Monday, September 8, 2025, 16 notable personalities of the Slovak Academy of Sciences received <em>Greeting Letter from the SAS Presidium<\/em> from the hands of Prof. Martin Venhart, President of SAS during the ceremony held in the in Lecture Hall of Dion\u00fdz \u0160t\u00far at Institute of Virology, Biomedical Research Center SAS.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>\u201eI am thankful for these moments in the Academy, when we can stop for a moment, refresh ourselves, and pay tribute to those who have left a visible mark in the Slovak Academy of Sciences,\u201d <\/i>said SAS President Martin Venhart in his ceremonial speech, emphasizing that this is especially important these days, when we are confronted with unscientific views and with rejection of the achievements of science.\u00a0<em>\u201cAll the more, in this difficult times, we are pleased by the strong support of opinion-forming institutions as well as ordinary people, which gives us hope for the future that science and scientists still have their place here,\u201d<\/em> said the SAS President.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cEvery award, in my opinion, is still too little for the invisible, painstaking work you do. These moments are a glimpse that perhaps we are not doomed, because there are people who can move the world forward for the better,\u201d<\/em> addrressed the rewarded scientis Juraj Turis, the event\u2019s moderator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This year, the following individuals were awarded:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Section I \u2013 Physical, Space, Earth, and Engineering Sciences:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RNDr. Ladislav Brimich, CSc., Earth Science Institute SAS<\/p>\n<p>RNDr. Igor Broska, DrSc., Earth Science Institute SAS<\/p>\n<p>prof. Ing. arch. Mat\u00fa\u0161 Dulla, DrSc., Institute of Construction and Architecture SAS<\/p>\n<p>Ing. Ivan Janotka, DrSc., Institute of Construction and Architecture SAS<\/p>\n<p><strong>doc. RNDr. Peter Kop\u010dansk\u00fd, CSc., Institute of Experimental Physics SAS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RNDr. Mari\u00e1n Kraj\u010d\u00ed, DrSc., Institute of Physics SAS<\/p>\n<p>RNDr. Ale\u0161 Ku\u010dera, CSc., Astronomical Institute SAS<\/p>\n<p>doc. Ing. Martin \u0160perka, PhD., Computing Center of the SAS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Section II \u2013 Life, Chemical, Medical, and Environmental Sciences:<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RNDr. Milada \u010ciamporov\u00e1, CSc., Plant Science and Biodiversity Center SAS<\/p>\n<p>RNDr. J\u00e1n Kri\u0161tof\u00edk, CSc., \u00a0Institute of Zoology SAS<\/p>\n<p>RNDr. Pavel Lizo\u0148, CSc., Plant Science and Biodiversity Center SAS<\/p>\n<p>RNDr. Marta \u0160pakulov\u00e1, DrSc., \u00a0Institute of Parasitology SAS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Section III \u2013 Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, and Culture<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>doc. PhDr. Hana Hl\u00f4\u0161kov\u00e1, CSc., Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology SAS<\/p>\n<p>PhDr. \u013dubica K\u00e1zmerov\u00e1, CSc., Institute of History SAS<\/p>\n<p>PhDr. Eva Kowalsk\u00e1, DrSc., Institute of History SAS<\/p>\n<p>prof. PaedDr. \u0160tefan \u0160utaj, DrSc., Institute of Social Sciences CSPS SAS<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:9fac5c8d-43c1-4951-aca4-356862ac97af-3\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-sm:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"882dffa6-2165-4a36-8f66-f9da01b6a975\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"328\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Together with SAS President Martin Venhart, who presented the congratulatory letters to the honored personalities, Pavol Hvizdo\u0161, Daniela Antolov\u00e1, and Denisa Fed\u00e1kov\u00e1 \u2013 the vice-presidents of the individual divisions of the Slovak Academy of Sciences congratulated them with bouquets during the official part of the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"328\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"328\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Eva Kowalsk\u00e1 delivered the speech on behalf of this year\u2019s honorees. In addition to expressing gratitude for the recognition, she highlighted the work of all her colleagues. <em>\u201cIt is important to know that our work is worthy of attention for our Academy, and that this is acknowledged in a dignified way. We live in times when any significant contribution to knowledge becomes the subject of ridicule and trivialization, and both science and the Academy itself are disparaged not so much by the uneducated, but by cynics gambling with our future,\u201d<\/em> said historian E. Kowalsk\u00e1. <em>\u201cBeing part of the Academy is for us both a commitment and a source of pride, and I hope, on behalf of those present, that we have had and continue to have our share in this,\u201d<\/em> added E. Kowalsk\u00e1, thanking the SAS Presidium on behalf of all the awardees for the recognition shown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] thread-sm:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] thread-lg:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-sm:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] thread-lg:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"de1743f8-515b-46cd-b5e5-c1a2aa4282e4\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"98\">The ceremonial event continued with a musical performance from guitar virtuoso Karol Samuel\u010d\u00edk.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"146\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">We sincerely congratulate to the awardees!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"146\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sav.sk\/?lang=sk&amp;doc=services-news&amp;source_no=76&amp;news_no=13039\">PHOTOGALLERY<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"146\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Original text: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sav.sk\/?lang=sk&amp;doc=services-news&amp;source_no=20&amp;news_no=13038\">SAS News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, September 8, 2025, 16 notable personalities of the Slovak Academy of Sciences received Greeting Letter from the SAS Presidium from the hands of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":3621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3618"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3618"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3627,"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3618\/revisions\/3627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websrv.saske.sk\/uef\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}