Awards

Dieter Braun
HFSP Grant 2023

Dmitri Efetov
Leibniz Price 2024 of the German Research Foundation (DFG)

Benjamin Fingerhut
ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Erwin Frey
DPG Max Planck Medal 2023
ERC Advanced Grant 2023

Amelie Heuer-Jungemann
ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Alexander Högele
ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Olivia Merkel
ERC Consolidator Grant
DDL Emerging Scientist Award

Knut Müller-Caspary
ERC Synergy Grant

Petra Schwille
Mafred Eigen Award for Life Sciences 2023

Andreas Tittl
ERC Starting Grant

ibidi GmbH
German bAV Prize 2023

Prof. Dmitri Efetov
Early Career Scientist Prize in Semiconductor Physics by IUPAP

Dr. Sophia Gruber (AG Lipfert)
KlarText Preis für Wissenschaftskommunikation 2022

Prof. Petra Schwille
Otto Warburg Medal 2021

Dr. Oliver Thorn-Seshold
Frontiers in Medical Chemistry Innovation Prize 2022

Prof. Hermann Gaub (LMU)
2021 Class of Fellows of the Biophysical Society

Prof. Jan Lipfert (LMU)
Teaching prize of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department ("Preis für gute Lehre") 2021

Prof. Olivia Merkel (LMU)
ERC Proof of Concept Grant 2021

Dr. Florian Schüder (LMU/MPI of Biochemistry, now Yale University)
Theodor Hänsch PhD Award of LMU Faculty of Physics 2021

ibidi
Export Prize Bavaria: Special Edition 2021
Top10 Virology Solution Companies in Europe 2021

NanoTemper Technologies
"Top employer German SMEs 2022" by FOCUS-BUSINESS
One of Germany's most innovative SMEs 2021 - Top 100 List
Red Dot Design Award 2021

PD Dr. Tayebeh Ameri (LMU)
Arnold-Sommerfeld-Prize of the Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften

Prof. Thomas Bein (LMU)
joint Elhuyar-Goldschmidt Award of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry and the German Chemical Society

Prof. Hanna Engelke (LMU, now Universität Graz)
Römer Preis for Junior Research Groups of the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

Dr. Isabella Graf (LMU, now Yale University)
Theodor Hänsch PhD Award of LMU Faculty of Physics 2020

Dr. Amelie Heuer-Jungemann (MPI of Biochemistry)
DFG Emmy Noether Grant

Prof. Ralf Jungmann (LMU & MPI of Biochemistry)
ERC Consolidator Grant

Prof. Jan Lipfert (LMU)
ERC Consolidator Grant
Teaching prizes of the Department of Biology, the Faculty of Physics and the Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

Prof. Stefan Maier (LMU)
ACS Nano Lectureship Award

Prof. Olivia Merkel (LMU)
PHOENIX Pharmazie Wissenschaftspreis

Prof. Petra Schwille (MPI of Biochemistry)
Carl Zeiss Lecture Prize

Dr. Friedhelm Serwane (LMU)
ERC Starting Grant

Dr. Andreas Tittl (LMU)
DFG Emmy Noether Grant

Bernhard Böller (AG Wintterlin)
Römerpreis am Department Chemie und Biochemie 2019

Prof. Erwin Frey (LMU)
Kavli Chair 2019 (TU Delft)

Dr. Nadja Giesbrecht (AG Bein)
Römerpreis am Department Chemie und Biochemie 2019

Dr. Ann-Kathrin Henß (AG Wintterlin)
Römerpreis am Department Chemie und Biochemie 2019

Niklas Keller (AG Bein)
Römerpreis am Department Chemie und Biochemie 2019

Dr. Ulrich Lächelt (LMU)
Galenus Technology Prize 2019

Dr. Lukas Milles (AG Gaub)
Promotionsförderpreis 2019 der Münchener Universitätsgesellschaft

NanoTemper Technologies, Center for NanoScience, Prof. Dieter Braun and LMU Spin-off Service
DPG Technology Transfer Award 2019

Dr. Sören Reinhard (AG Wagner)
Abbvie Promotionspreis 2019

Dr. Laura Ascherl
Römer Award 2018 for her PhD thesis

Anders Barth
Römer Award 2018 for his PhD thesis

Prof. Thomas Bein
2018 Lifetime Achievement Award (IMMA)

Prof. Dieter Braun (LMU)
ERC Advanced Grant

Dr. Hanna Engelke (LMU)
Arnold-Sommerfeld-Preis of the Bayrische Akademie der Wissenschaften

Prof. Peter Hänggi (Augsburg University)
Blaise Pascal Medal in Physics by the Euroean Academy of Science

Prof. Alexander Högele (LMU)
ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Dr. Yinghong Hu
Römer Award 2018 for her PhD thesis

Dr. Alexander Hufnagel
Römer Award 2018 for his PhD thesis

Prof. Ralf Jungmann (LMU/MPI for Biochemistry)
Human Frontier Science Program Collaborative Research Grant

Prof. Heinrich Leonhardt (LMU)
Leibniz Gründerpreis 2018 for the start-up company "Tubulis Technologies"

Prof. Tim Liedl (LMU)
ERC Consolidator Grant

Prof. Jan Lipfert (LMU)
Preis für Gute Lehre (LMU Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy)

Dr. Petar Marinkovic (LMU)
GO-Bio Biotechnology Award

Dr. Katalin Szendrei-Temesi
Römer Award 2018 for her PhD thesis

Dr. Johannes Wöhrstein and Dr. Heinrich Grabmayr (LMU)
GO-Bio Biotechnology Award

Prof. Thomas Carell (LMU)
ERC Advanced Grant

Prof. Hendrik Dietz (TUM)
ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Prof. Alexander Högele (LMU)
ERC Consolidator Grant 2017

Prof. Ralf Jungmann (LMU/MPI of Biochemistry)
Allen Distinguished Investigator
ERC Proof of Concept Grant

Dr. Dian-Jang Lee (LMU)
Abbvie PhD Award 2017

Dr. Alexander Urban (LMU)
ERC Starting Grant

Prof. Ernst Wagner (LMU)
Membership in the CRS College of Fellows
Membership in the European Academy of Sciences

NanoTemper Technologies
Innovator of the Year (TOP 100 competition / SMEs in Germany)

Tubulis Technologies (Prof. Heinrich Leonhardt)
m4 Award

Kira Bartnik (AG Lamb, LMU)
Römer award 2016 for master's thesis

Prof. Dieter Braun (LMU)
CAS Research group

Prof. Thomas Carell (LMU)
Inhoffen Medal 2016

Dr. Richard Ciesielski (AG Hartschuh, LMU)
Römer award 2016 for PhD thesis

Prof. Hendrik Dietz (TUM)
ERC Consolidator Grant 2016

Prof. Gregor Cevc
Science Ambassador of Republic Slovenia

Dr. Ksenia Fominykh (AG Bein, LMU)
Römer award 2016 for PhD thesis

Dr. James Frank (AG Trauner, LMU)
Römer award 2016 for PhD thesis

Prof. Peter Hänggi (Uni Augsburg)
Dr. h.c. Lobachevsky University, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Prof. Ralf Jungmann (LMU / MPI of Biochemistry)
Grant from the Max Planck Foundation

Prof. Christian Ochsenfeld (LMU)
Preis für gute Lehre an Bayerns Universitäten

Dr. Katharina Schwinghammer (AG Lotsch, LMU)
Römer award 2016 for PhD thesis

Prof. Fritz Simmel (TUM)
ERC Advanced Grant 2016
Rozenberg Tulip Award in DNA Computing

Dr. Linus Stegbauer (AG Lotsch, LMU)
Römer award 2016 for PhD thesis

Prof. Dirk Trauner (LMU)
Emil-Fischer- Medaille 2016 of the GDCh
Otto-Bayer-Preis 2016 of the Bayer Science & Education Foundation

Dr. Alexander Urban (LMU)
LMUexcellent Junior Researcher Grant

Dr. Lena Voith v. Voithenberg (AG Lamb, LMU)
Römer award 2016 for PhD thesis

ibidi GmbH
"Deutschland: Land der Ideen 2016"

Dr. Malgorzata Borowiak (AG Trauner)
Römer award 2015 for postdoctoral research

Prof. Dieter Braun and Judith Egger
Kunstpreis "zwei:eins"

Prof. Christoph Bräuchle
Walther-Nernst-Denkmünze by the Deutsche Bunsengesellschaft

Dr. Alesja Ivanova (AG Bein)
Römer award 2015 for PhD thesis

Dr. Ralf Jungmann
ERC Starting Grant 2015

Dr Sandra Koch (AG Carell)
Römer award 2015 for PhD thesis

Dr. Laura Laprell (AG Trauner)
Römer award 2015 for PhD thesis

Dr. Michael Nash
HFSP Young Investigator Grant 2015

Dr. Keyarash Sadeghian (AG Ochsenfeld)
Römer award 2015 for postdoctoral research

Prof. Fritz Simmel
ERC Advanced Grant 2015

Prof. Dirk Trauner
Morris S. Kharasch Visiting Professor, University of Chicago
Novartis Chemistry Lectureship

attocube systems
"Best of Industry" Award 2015

Dr. Carlo Bäjen (AG Cramer, LMU)
Römer award 2014 for PhD thesis

Prof. Andreas Bausch (TUM)
Academy Prize Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften

Prof. Dieter Braun (LMU)
Simons Collaboration on the Origins of Life Award

Dr. Johannes Broichhagen (AG Trauner, LMU)
Römer award 2014 for PhD thesis

Prof. Hendrik Dietz (TUM)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize 2015

Dr. Carsten Grashoff (MPI of Biochemistry)
Leopoldina Early Career Award 2014

Prof. Peter Hänggi (Uni Augsburg)
Elected member of the European Academy of Science

Prof. Bettina Lotsch (LMU
ERC Starting Grant 2014

Dr. Nina Mauser (AH Hartschuh, LMU)
Römer award 2014 for PhD thesis

ibidi GmbH
Seal of quality "Innovativ durch Forschung" of the Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft

Nanion Technologies
Nominee for the Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2014 of the Federal President
New Jersey Business Incubation Network's Award 2014

NanoTemper Technologies GmbH
Deutscher Gründerpreis 2014
"BioProcess Award 2014"

Dr. Thomas Faust (AG Kotthaus, LMU)
attocube research award 2013 for PhD thesis

Dr. Johann Feckl (AG Bein, LMU)
attocube research award 2013 for PhD thesis
Römer award 2013 for PhD thesis

Prof. Jochen Feldmann (LMU)
Nanonica-Prize 2013

Prof. Alexander Högele (LMU)
ERC Starting Grant

Dr. Michael Lidschreiber (AG Cramer, LMU)
Römer award 2013 for PhD thesis

Prof. Tim Liedl (LMU)
ERC Starting Grant

Dr. Frauke Mickler (AG Bräuchle, LMU)
Römer award 2013 for PhD thesis

Friederike Möller (AG Braun, LMU)
attocube research award 2013 for Master's thesis

Eva-Maria Roller (AG Liedl, LMU)
attocube research award 2013 for Master's thesis

Dr. Bastian Rühle (AG Bein, LMU)
Römer award 2013 for PhD thesis

Prof. Petra Schwille (MPI of Biochemistry)
Suffrage Science Award 2013, MRC-CSC
Elected member of EMBO and of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Prof. Friedrich Simmel (TUM)
elected member of the National Academy of Science and Technology (acatech)

Prof. Dirk Trauner (LMU)
2013 Kitasato Microbial Chemistry Medal

attocube systems AG
TOP100 Innovation Award

ChromoTek GmbH
Industriepreis 2013

GNA Biosolutions
German Venture Award 2013

ibidi GmbH
innovationspreis der Deutschen Wirtschaft 2013 (KMU Kategorie)

NanoTemper Technologies GmbH
Exportpreis Bayern 2013 (Kategorie Industrie)

Neaspec GmbH
Microscopy Innovation Award 2013 for nano-FTIR
STEP award competition 2013
Top 10 finalist of the Deutscher Gründerpreis 2013

Prof. Thomas Bein (LMU)
ERC Advanced Grant

Prof. Patrick Cramer (LMU)
Bundesverdienstkreuz
Paula und Richard von Hertwig-Preis
Vallee Foundation Visiting Professorship

Prof. Hendrik Dietz (TUM)
Hoechst-Dozentenstipendium

Dr. Christian Dohmen (AG Wagner, LMU)
Attocube Research Award for PhD thesis

Prof. Jochen Feldmann (LMU)
Elected member of Leopoldina

Prof. Alexander Holleitner (TUM)
ERC Consolidator Grant

PD Dr. Markus Lackinger (TUM)
Publication award of the Deutsches Museum

Prof. John Lupton (Uni Regensburg)
ERC Starting Grant

Prof. Christian Ochsenfeld (LMU)
Mulliken Lecture 2012 at the University of Georgia, USA

Adriano de Andrade Torrano (AG Bräuchle, LMU)
Attocube Research Award for Master's thesis

Prof. Ernst Wagner (LMU)
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Controlled Release Society (CRS)

NanoTemper Technologies
Deutscher Innovationspreis 2012
STEP Award 2012

Andreas Bausch
Advanced Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)
Starting Grant of the European Research Council (ERC) 

Dieter Braun
Klung-Wilhelmy-Weberbank-Preis 2011

Patrick Cramer
Feldberg Foundation Prize

Enrico Da Como
Young Talent TOTAL Award of the European Materials Research Society 2011

Hermann Gaub
Advanced Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

Achim Hartschuh
Starting Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

Peter Hänggi
The Lars Onsager Lecture and the Onsager medal for 2011

Thorsten Hugel
Rudolf-Kaiser-Award 2011

Christian Plank
GO Bio Award of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) 2011

Eva Maria Weig
Academy Prize for Physics of  the Göttingen Academy of Sciences 2011

Achim Wixforth
IFCS C.B. Sawyer Memorial Award 2011

Dieter Braun
Starting Independent Researcher Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

Thomas Carell
Bundesverdienstkreuz (Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany)

Hendrik Dietz
Starting Independent Researcher Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)
Arnold-Sommerfeld-Preis 2010

Thomas Faust
Attocube-WITTENSTEIN Research Award for Diploma thesis

Jochen Feldmann
Advanced Investigators Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

Rainer Hillenbrand
Starting Independent Researcher Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

Thomas Klar
Starting Independent Researcher Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

Jens Michaelis
Nernst-Haber-Bodenstein-Preis der Deutschen Bunsen-Gesellschaft

Ralf Metzler
Finland Distinguished Professorship, Academy of Finland

Roland Netz
Gay-Lussac-Humboldt-Award

Philip Tinnefeld
Starting Independent Researcher Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

Jan Vogelsang & Franz Weinert
Attocube-WITTENSTEIN Research Award for PhD thesis

Patrick Cramer
Bayer Science & Education Foundation, Familie-Hansen-Preis 2009
Ernst-Jung Award for Medicine 2009

Fritz Keilmann
Kenneth J Button Prize 2009

Khaled Karrai
Rudolf-Diesel-Fellowship of the TU Munich

Martin Kroner
PhD Award of the LMU Munich

Florian Marquardt
Walter-Schottky Preis 2009

Jens Michaelis
Starting Independent Researcher Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

Rossitza Pentcheva
Therese von Bayern Award

Matthias Schneider
Starting Independent Researcher Grant of the European Research Council (ERC)

Sebastian Stapfner
Attocube-WITTENSTEIN Research Award for Master Thesis

Nanion Technologies
Deutscher Gründerpreis 2009
STEP Award 2009

NanoTemper Technologies
CyberOne-Award

Elias Puchner & Qian Huihong
Attocube-WITTENSTEIN Research Award for PhD thesis

Thomas Carell
Otto-Bayer-Preis 2008

Matthias Christandl
AMOP Dissertation Award (DPG) 2008 

Patrick Cramer
Bijvoet Medal 2008, University of Utrecht

Hendrik Dietz
Deutscher Studienpreis 2008

Wolfgang Heckl
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Heinrich Leonhardt
Binder-Innovation-Award of the German Society for Cell Biology

John Lupton
David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship

attocube systems AG
Deutscher Gründerpreis 2008
Münchner Gründerpreis 2008
Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award
Ausgewählter Ort im "Land der Ideen"

Philipp Baaske, Stefan Duhr
Winners of the LMU Ideas Competition

Prof. Patrick Cramer
Philip Morris Forschungspreis 2007

Prof. Jörg P. Kotthaus
Bayerischer Verdienstorden 2007

Prof. Heinrich Leonhardt and Dr. Ulrich Rothbauer
Winners of GO-Bio Competition

M. F. Schneider / Advalytix / ibidi
Forschungspreis für innovative Medizintechnik

Prof. Thomas Carell
Philip Morris Forschungspreis 2006
Novartis Middle European Lecturer 2006

Prof. Patrick Cramer

Leibniz-Preis 2006 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)

Dr. Irmgard Frank and Dr. Don Lamb

Preis der Dr. Klaus Römer-Stiftung des Dept. Chemie und Biochemie der LMU

Dipl. Phys. Hendrik Dietz
Wissenschaftspreis 2006 der Schweizer Chorafas Stiftung für hervorragende Forschung für seine Promotionsarbeit  "Cysteine engineered poly proteins - A new tool for protein biophysics"

Prof. John Lupton
Max Auwärter Preis der Max Auwärter Stiftung, verliehen durch die Österreichische Physikalische Gesellschaft in Anerkennung herausragender Leistung in der Physik dünner Schichten 

PD Dr. Friedrich Simmel
Young Investigators Award 2006 of the Human Frontier Science Program

attocube systems AG

Bayerischer Innovationspreis 2006

Dr. Andrey Rogach
Walton Award, Science Foundation Ireland

Dr. Thomas Klar
Feodor-Lynen-Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Dipl. Phys. Hendrik Dietz
Scientific Award, BMW Group

Dr. Niels Fertig
Nanoscience Award 2005, HanseNanoTec

Nanion Technologies GmbH
Bavarian Innovation Award "Bavarian small/medium enterprise of the year 2005"

Prof. Wolfgang Heckl
Descartes Prize for Science Communication

Prof. Thomas Carell
Leibniz Preis der DFG 2004

Dr. Berenike Maier
DFG Junior Groups (Emmy Noether Program)

Dr. Dieter Braun
DFG Junior Groups (Emmy Noether Program)

Dr. Alex Holleitner
Dissertation prize of the LMU München

Staatsregierung fördert CeNS:
Internationales Doktorandenkolleg:
NanoBioTechnology (IDK-NBT) initiiert durch Christoph Bräuchle, Joachim Rädler

Prof. Patrick Cramer
EMBO long-term fellowship (A. Meinhart) 2003Boehringer Ingelheim PhD fellowship (T. Kamenski) 2003

Dr. Niels Fertig
IKuh-Award (Nanotechnology-Award), 1st prize

Dr. Rainer Hillenbrand
IKuh-Award (Nanotechnology-Award), 3rd prize

Prof. Matthias Rief
Nanowissenschaftspreis des Kompetenzzentrums HanseNanoTec

Prof. Ulrich Schubert
NWO VICI award

Carsten Sönnichsen
Promotionspreis 2003 der Münchner Universitätsgesellschaft
für seine Doktorarbeit "Plasmons in metal nanostructure

Dr. Robert Stark
BMBF Young Scientist Competition Nanotechnology

Prof. Achim Wixforth und die Firma Advalytix
First BioTrends Award 2003