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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.

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

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Clean Technology Solutions, e-conversion, Chemistry, Award | 18.12.2025

Jennifer L.M. Rupp elected to the board of the Materials Research Society

Starting 1 January 2026, the e-conversion expert has a vote in the MRS’s most important decision-making body for a period of three years. [read more]

Research, Chemistry, Award | 16.12.2025

Wilhelm Manchot Research Professorship 2024 Awarded to Prof. Rong Xu

Recognition for groundbreaking research in photocatalysis, hydrogen technologies, and sustainable chemistry. [read more]

Physics, Award | 12.12.2025

Physicist Frank Pollmann receives Leibniz Prize

Most important German research award goes to TUM professor [read more]

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Research, Bioscience, Chemistry, Award | 11.12.2025

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal for Profs. Jennifer Rupp and Friedrich Simmel

On December 4, 2025, during the Dies Academicus, two TUM School of Natural Sciences professors were awarded the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal. [read more]

BioSysteM, Fundamental Science for Health, Fundamental Forces and Cosmic Evolution, Biomolecular Engineering & Design, ERC, ORIGINS, Research, Bioscience, Physics, Award | 10.12.2025

Six ERC Consolidator Grants awarded to TUM researchers

EU funding for projects in biotechnology, medicine, and physics. Karoline Schäffner, Danny Nedialkova, Karen Alim and Roberto Rizzato from NAT are… [read more]

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Chemistry, Award | 08.12.2025

Prof. Thomas Fässler delivers Margot Becke Lecture in Heidelberg

He joins the list of outstanding researchers in the field of inorganic chemistry. [read more]

Graduation Ceremony, Public Outreach, Bioscience, Chemistry, Award | 28.11.2025

The Chemistry Graduation Celebration in November 2025

With a festive ceremony in the Hans Fischer Lecture Hall, the TUM School of Natural Sciences celebrated its graduates from the degree programs… [read more]

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Chemistry, Award | 26.11.2025

Prof. Bernhard Rieger embraces new role as Emeritus of Excellence at TUM

Taking creative ideas from fundamental chemistry to industry to application, Rieger’s motto has always been, “acta non verba - facts are more… [read more]

Graduation Ceremony, Public Outreach, Physics, Award | 25.11.2025

Graduation Ceremony celebrated at the Department of Physics on 10 November 2025

The event honored graduates with alumni insights, student research presentations, and awards for outstanding achievements. [read more]

Clean Technology Solutions, CRC, Research, Chemistry, Award | 18.11.2025

Prof. Tao Zhang receives 2025 Dr. Karl Wamsler Innovation Award

Award ceremony will take place next year in July [read more]

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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.

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