Prizes and Awards
Our scientists are regularly awarded high-ranking prizes. Below you will find a list of the most important prizes and honors.
Nobel Prize
- 2023: Ferenc Krausz
- 2020: Reinhard Genzel (honorary professorship)
- 2005: Theodor W. Hänsch
- 1986: Gerd Binnig (honorary professorship)
- 1932: Werner Heisenberg
- 1914: Max von Laue
- 1911: Wilhelm Wien
- 1901: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
2024
- Prof. Dr. Ferenc Krausz: Bayerischer Maximiliansorden für Wissenschaft und Kunst
- Prof. Dr. Tim Liedl: ERC Proof of Concept Grant
- Prof. Dr. Emiliano Cortés: ERC Proof of Concept Grant
- Prof. Dr. Immanuel Bloch: Stern-Gerlach Medal
- Prof. Dr. Erwin Frey: Max-Planck Medal
2023
- Prof. Dr. Dmitri Efetov: Leibniz Prize
- Dr. Jad C. Halimeh: DFG Emmy Noether Grant
- Prof. Dr. Til Birnstiel: ERC Consolidator Grant
- Prof. Dr. Ferenc Krausz: Nobel Prize
- Prof. Dr. Harald Lesch: Bundesverdienstkreuz
- Prof. Dr. Kevin Heng: UCL Honorary Professorship
- Dr. Angelo Caravano: Förderpreis der Universitätsgesellschaft
- Michel Villanueva: DFG Emmy Noether Grant
- Dr. Quinten Akkermann: Junior Research Fund
- Prof. Ralf Jungmann: Investment Fund (for ERC Consolidator)
2022
- Prof. Dr. Georgi Dvali: ERC Synergy Grant
- Prof. Dr. Erwin Frey: ERC Advanced Grant
- Dr. Andreas Tittl: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Högele: ERC Proof of Concept Grant
- Dr. David Brückner: Förderpreis der Universitätsgesellschaft
- Julian Trapp: LMU Forschungspreis für exzellente Studierende
- Dr. Max Bramberger: ASC Doctoral Prize (faculty internal)
- Dr. Anamaria Hell: ASC Doctoral Prize (faculty internal)
- Dr. Joannis Koepsell: Theodor Hänsch PhD Prize (faculty internal)
- Prof. Dr. Monika Aidelsburger: Alfried Krupp-Förderpreis
- Dr. Florian Schüder: Theodor Hänsch PhD Prize (faculty internal)
- Reinhard Genzel: Nobel Prize (honorary professorship)
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Jungmann: ERC Consolidator Grant
- Prof. Dr. Jan Lipfert: ERC Consolidator Grant
- Prof. Dr. Fabian Grusdt: ERC Starting Grant
- Dr. Christoph Weber: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Steffen Rulands: ERC Starting Grant
- Dr. Benedict Seiferle: Förderpreis der Universitätsgesellschaft
- Dr. Isabella Graf: Theodor Hänsch PhD Prize (faculty internal)
- PD Dr. Peter Thirolf: ERC Synergy Grant
- Dr. Klaus Dolag: ERC Advanced Grant
- Dr. Alvaro Hacar: ERC Starting Grant
- Dr. Friedhelm Serwane: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Viatcheslav Mukhanov: Dirac Medal
- Dr. Lukas Milles: Förderpreis der Universitätsgesellschaft
- Dr. Lars von der Wense: Theodor Hänsch PhD Prize (faculty internal)
- Prof. Dr. Tim Liedl: ERC Consolidator Grant
- Dr. Monika Aidelsburger: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Högele: ERC Proof of Concept Grant
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Bender: Bundesverdienstkreuz
- Prof. Dr. Dieter Braun: ERC Advanced Grant
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Högele: ERC Consolidator Grant
- Prof. Dr. Lode Pollet: ERC Consolidator Grant
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Urban: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Monika Aidelsburger: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Emiliano Cortes: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Til Birnstiel: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Alexander Urban: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Katia Parodi: ERC Consolidator Grant
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Jungmann: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Viatcheslav Mukhanov: Max Planck Medal
- Dr. Peter Baum: ERC Consolidator Grant
- Prof. Dr. Bernadett Weinzierl: ERC Starting Grant
- Prof. Dr. Georgi Dvali: ERC Advanced Grants
- Prof. Dr. Alexander Högele: ERC Starting Grants
- Prof. Dr. Tim Liedl: ERC Starting Grants
- Prof. Dr. Viatcheslav Mukhanov: Gruber Prize in Cosmology
- Prof. Dr. Ferenc Krausz: King Faisal International Preis
2008
- Georgi Dvali: Humboldt Professorship
- Immanuel F. Bloch: Leibniz Prize
2006
Ferenc Krausz: Leibniz Prize
2005
Immanuel F. Bloch: Leibniz Prize
2001
Jochen Feldmann: Leibniz Prize
2000
Dieter Lüst: Leibniz Prize