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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.

Helmholtz, Quantum Science & Technologies, Fundamental Science for Health, ERC, MIBE, MCQST, Research, Bioscience, Physics, Award |

Ten ERC Starting Grants awarded to TUM researchers

EU Grant for Dr. Florian Dirnberger and Dr. Felix Sigmund from NAT

Helmholtz, Fundamental Science for Health, Bioscience, Award |

Marcus Conrad Receives Inaugural Raghav Prize for Rare Disease Research

The CureGPX4 Foundation has named Prof. Marcus Conrad, Director of the Institute of Metabolism and Cell Death at Helmholtz Munich, as the first…

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

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 |

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

Award for catalysis research

Quantum Science & Technologies, Chemistry, Award |

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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

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 |

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

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

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