The awarding of the Engineering Prize for the year 2024 for the best diploma thesis was held at the Slovak Chamber of Civil Engineers (SKSI) on March 5th, 2025. In the 13th year of the competition, the Engineering Prize was won by Ing. Adam Horák and an honorary mention was received by another graduate of the faculty, Ing. Dominik Laššo.
In the national competition, a professional jury evaluated diploma theses in the field of building and engineering design, technical, technological and energy equipment of buildings. The evaluation criteria were originality, uniqueness and progressiveness of the solution, creative approach to the problem being solved and complexity of the solution.
The winner of the 2024 Engineering Prize was Ing. Adam Horák with the work Lookout Tower on the Sokol Hill near Ilava, led by Dr. Ján Brodniansky from the Department of Metal and Wooden Structures. According to the jury, the scope of the work exceeded the usual requirements for a diploma thesis. "We especially appreciated the complexity of the design of the elements of all variant solutions, most of all the prestressing solution of the selected variant solution," said the chairwoman of the jury, Ing. Edita Cmarková, evaluating the winning work.
One of the three honorable mentions was received by another SvF STU graduate, Ing. Dominik Laššo, for the project Bridge on Road I/1 at km 0.325 above the Váh River in Trenčín. The project leader was Professor Jaroslav Halvonik from the Department of Concrete Structures and Bridges. The jury particularly highlighted the original and realistic solutions for the restoration of the bridge with various structures and foundations.
The Engineering Prize competition recognizes the best engineering thesis. "The goal is to motivate healthy competition, increase the quality of theses, and at the same time motivate the quality preparation of future designers for a professional career as an authorized engineer," adds SKSI Chairman Professor Vladimír Benko.
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