Awards & Honors

The TUM School of Natural Sciences has an impressive track record in major scientific awards. Members of NAT are regularly successful and our School bestows several prestigious awards and honors itself.

Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award honors Frances H. Arnold and Tao Zhang
Photo: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

Prof. Frank Pollmann receives the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2026.
Photo: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professorships Awards 2025
Photo: Dr. Annemieke IJpenberg / TUM

Andreas Bausch is the new Nixdorf Professor
Bild: Stefan Woidig / TUM

Paul Martini Prize for Prof. Marcus Conrad
Photo: Paul-Martini-Stiftung

Manchot Research Professorship 2023 awarded to Prof. Carolyn J. Anderson
Photo: Andreas Heddergott / TUM

MPIC Student Council present Golden Chalk 2024
Photo: Martin Schellerer / TUM

Our History, Clean Technology Solutions, symposium, CRC, Chemistry, Award | 05.08.2026

CRC Anniversary and Symposium "Perspectives of Catalysis Research" celebrates a decade of excellence in catalysis research

Celebrating ten years of excellence in catalysis research

Clean Technology Solutions, CRC, Research, Chemistry, Award | 23.07.2026

Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award honors Frances H. Arnold and Tao Zhang

Award for catalysis research

Quantum Science & Technologies, Chemistry, Award | 07.07.2026

Erich Hückel Prize 2026 for TUM Alumnus Prof. Wolfgang Domcke

The award, endowed with €7,500, will be presented on 16 September 2026 during the 62nd Symposium on Theoretical Chemistry.

Our History, Physics, Award | 02.07.2026

Physics Day at NAT in June 2026

At the Department of Physics of the TUM School of Natural Sciences, everything revolved around exchange, new scientific insights, and celebrating…

ERC, CPA, Bioscience, Award | 30.06.2026

Five ERC grants awarded to TUM researchers

Proof of Concept grants for projects by Karen Alim and Matthias Feige from the Department of Bioscience at NAT.

Helmholtz, Bioscience, Award | 29.06.2026

Marcus Conrad Elected to the Leopoldina

Prof. Marcus Conrad has been elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.

CRC, Chemistry, Award | 25.06.2026

Celebrating Prof. Henrik Rudolph’s leadership at Applied Surface Science and welcoming new Editor-in-Chief Prof. Jennifer Strunk

Applied Surface Science announces an important transition in its editorial leadership, marking both the conclusion of a highly impactful tenure and…

Fundamental Forces and Cosmic Evolution, ERC, Research, Physics, Award | 23.06.2026

ERC Advanced Grants awarded to Prof. Suyu and Prof. Saur

EU funding for astrophysics research conducted by Prof. Sherry Suyu at NAT

Physics, Award | 18.06.2026

Prof. Johannes V. Barth named Honorary Fellow of the Chinese Chemical Society

In recognition of his contributions to research and scientific exchange.

Diversity, Physics, Award | 12.06.2026

Tracing the origins of supermassive black holes

TUM School of Natural Sciences doctoral candidate receives Zonta Women in STEM Award

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TUM School of Natural Sciences

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Academic Awards and Honors (TUM)

Numerous Nobel Prizes, Leibniz Prizes and Humboldt Professorships: Academics of the TUM are regularly honored with major science awards. The university also confers some prestigious awards and honors of its own.