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Awards for our research

Academic honors, prizes and awards are an important component in recognizing and publicizing excellent research. The recognition of the award winners is thus a contribution to the reputation of the TU Munich as a research-strong educational institution. They make it clear at what a high, international level research is conducted at the TUM School of Life Sciences.

Awards for outstanding scientific achievements are presented by foundations, associations and societies as well as by scientific associations or magazines and by politicians at the state, federal or EU level. In addition, excellent scientists can also be honored through memberships in scientific academies or in political committees.

A selection of our award winners

TUM Sustainability Award

TUM Sustainability Award 2024

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2024: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Pauleit
2020: Prof. Dr. Anja Rammig

Further award winners

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Medal

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Medaille für Prof. Dirk Haller

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2020: Prof. Dr. Dirk Haller
2019: Prof. Dr. Michael W. Pfaffl
2016: Prof. Dr. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
2014: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Küster

Further award winners

Bavarian Environment Medal

Bayerische Umweltmedaille
2024: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stephan Pauleit
2024: Prof. Dr. Chris-Carolin Schön
2020: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Geist

Further award winners

Max Schönleutner-Medal

Award ceremony to honour commitment to agricultural and horticultural sciences
2021: Prof. Dr. Kurt-Jürgen Hülsbergen
2016: Prof. Dr. Chris-Carolin Schön

Further award winners

Science Award City of Freising

Award ceremony for Prof. Uhlenhaut in 2022
2022: Prof. Nina-Henriette Uhlenhaut
2019: Prof. Corinna Dawid
2017: Dr. Christina Lehermeier / PD Dr. Carsten W. Müller
2015: Dr. Stefanie Ranf

Further award winners

Recent prizes and awards

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Dr. Peter Schad, Chair of Soil Science (TUM), was awarded the Guy Smith Medal on 2 August 2022 during the XXII. World Congress of Soil Science in…

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Academia Europaea, an academy with individual members from the Council of Europe states and from other countries around the world, currently has about…

ERC Grants

ERC Grants

Researchers at the TUM School of Life Sciences have already received numerous ERC grants from the European Research Council (ERC) for their cutting-edge research.

TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professors

The honorary title "TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor" distinguishes leading international scientists who are working at other universities, advancing a scientific area, and developing long-term collaborations with their colleagues at TUM.

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Honorary Doctorates

For excellent scientific achievements, often also in recognition of a scientist’s outstanding lifetime achievements, the TUM School of Life Sciences has awarded the honorary dignity of a doctor to:

  • Auwärter Konrad, Dipl.-Ing. (FH), Dr.-Ing. E.h.
  • Meuser Friedrich, Dr.-Ing.
  • Nilsson-Björk Sven, Prof. Dr.phil.

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