Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is awarded by the Bavarian Prime Minister on a yearly basis as “a sign of grateful recognition for outstanding achievements and service rendered to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people”.
The Order was established in 1957 and is conferred on women and men irrespective of nationality. The number of living members of the order is limited to 2000.
The following members of the TUM have been awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit:
Professor Emeritus of Nutrition Physiology (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Hannelore Daniel recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Honorary Professor of Industrial Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Staudigl recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Professor of Astronautics (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Walter recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Professor Emeritus of Urban Design and Regional Planning (Department of Architecture)
Prof. Sophie Wolfrum recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Professor Emeritus of Structural Technology (Department of Architecture)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Herzog received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2016.
Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics (Department of Mathematics)
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Hoffmann received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2016.
Full Professor of Gynaecology (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Marion Kiechle received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2015.
Professor of Proteomics (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Angelika Görg received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2011.
Full Professor of Ecotoxikology (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Huber (1942–2017) received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2011.
Full Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Franz Hofmann received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2008.
Full Professor of Astronomical and Physical Geodesy (Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Rummel received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2008.
Honorary Professor of Cultural Geography, Geography and Regional Studies (TUM School of Management)
Prof. Dr. Hans Frei received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2008.
Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang A. Herrmann received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2007.
Full Professor of Land Management and Land Tenure (Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering)
Prof. Dr. Holger Magel received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2007.
Full Professor of Microbiology (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Herrmann Wagner received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2007.
Honorary Professor of European Business Law (TUM School of Management)
Prof. Dr. Konrad Weckerle received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2007.
Professor Emeritus of Mechanics (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Friedrich Pfeiffer received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2006.
Full Professor of Neurosurgery (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Anna-Elisabeth Trappe received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2005.
Honorary Professor of Constitutional, Administrative and Environmental Law (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Johann Wittmann received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2002.
Honorary Professor of Production Engineering and Business Management (Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2001.
Professor of Physical Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Prof. Dr. Maria-Elisabeth Michel-Beyerle received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2000.
Honorary Professor at TUM School of Management since 2002
Prof. Dr. Horst Teltschik erhielt 2000 den Bayerischen Verdienstorden.
Full Professor of Surgery (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Jörg Rüdiger Siewert received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1997.
Honorary Professor of Business Administration (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Kalscheuer received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1996.
Full Professor of Thermodynamics (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Franz Mayinger received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1995.
Honorary Professor of Testing and Monitoring Technology (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr. Karl Eugen Becker received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1992.
Full Professor of Integrated Circuitry (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingolf Ruge received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1992.