Eneja Paradiž

There were 45 candidates for the GUF-100 prize in the Faculty of Science & Engineering. The Faculty Committee commented that all 45 met the criteria for the GUF100-prize, but as required by the GUF, they eventually whittled them down to the best three. According to the GUF-100 jury, all three candidates had excellent portfolios and held good pitches. The GUF-100 jury eventually selected Eneja Paradiz, who not only had an outstanding portfolio, but also held a clear, simple pitch about an extremely complex subject. Eneja is a first-year Master’s student of Chemistry, and has secured very high marks throughout the programme. She attained summa cum laude (average mark: 9.1) for her Bachelor’s degree, and her marks for the Master’s programme are not far below this (average mark so far: 9.0). Her supervisor in the Medical Chemistry department of the GRIP institute wrote an exceedingly positive letter of recommendation, in which he praised her knowledge and originality. In his words, Eneja not only stands out in her research into developing new tracers for the latest generation of mass spectrometers, but also excels herself in a wider area of academic skills. According to him, she is able to express her point of view succinctly and convincingly. Eneja has followed the Honours College programme, taken a minor in Psychology and also studied English literature during a Summer School. She is a member of both the programme committee and the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering information team, a member of the board of the ‘Betastuf’ student association, and also a research assistant, mentor, and student assistant. Eneja’s supervisor describes her as a positive, enthusiastic individual, a quality that was clearly endorsed during the pitch she held for the GUF-100 jury.