Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal
The TUM presents the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal to individuals who, through their exceptional achievements in science, technology or medicine, have rendered a great service to the university in their capacity as outstanding lecturers and researchers.
The award is named after the pioneer of German Neutron Physics, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz, one of the most eminent scientists in the university’s history. Maier-Leibnitz is most famous for having developed the scientific and technical concept for the first neutron source in Germany (the so-called “Atom-Ei” or “atomic egg”, 1957/58), located in Garching.
The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal has been awarded since 1997. The following people have received the award:
2023
Professorship for IT Security (TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology)
Prof. Dr. Claudia Eckert received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Medal 2023 for her involvement "at her chair at TUM and as head of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security AISEC with the protection of IT systems against hacker attacks."
Professorship for Information-oriented Control (TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sandra Hirche received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Medail 2023 in recognition of her "pioneering work" as an expert in control engineering and systems theory.