Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize
The Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize honors achievements which result from collaboration between science and industry. The prize is awarded to scientists from publicly funded institutions whose work has been a driving force for innovative applications.
The prize commemorates the German physicist and manager Karl Heinz Beckurts (1930-1986). It has been awarded by the on an annual basis since 1989 and carries a monetary award of 鈧�30,000.
The following members of the TUM have been awarded the Beckurts Prize:
Full Professor for Biological Imaging (Department of Medicine)
received the 2021 Karl Heinz Beckurts Award for his outstanding achievements and pioneering work in the field of biomedical imaging, in particular Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography (MSOT) technology.
Full Professor of Biological Chemistry (TUM School of Life Sciences)
received the Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize in 2005 鈥渇or his work in the field of molecular biotechnology鈥�.
Full Professor of Semiconductor Technology (TUM Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering)
received the Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize together with Dr. Markus Ortseifer (Technical Director of Vertilas GmbH in Garching) in 2004 鈥渇or their groundbreaking work in the field of optical sensor technology and data transmission and for implementing these in industry鈥�.
Professor Emeritus of Flight Propulsion (TUM Department of Mechanical Engineering)
received the Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize in 2000 鈥渇or the comprehensive transfer of the scientific and technical groundwork he carried out as head of the Chair of Flight Propulsion of the 91桃色 for industrial implementation, leading to the successful development of a family of aircraft engines鈥�.
Honorary Professor of the Department of Informatics
received the Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize in 1996.
Full Professor of Applied Mathematics (Department of Mathematics) since 1992
received the Karl Heinz Beckurts Prize together with Prof. Dr. Martin Gr枚thschel in 1990.