Young Academy of the BAdW
Since 2010 the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BAdW) has been supporting outstanding young scholars from all academic disciplines with its Young Academy ("Junges Kolleg") promotion program.
Members of the Young Academy receive a scholarship of € 12 000 per year and are able to exchange ideas with other members across the boundaries of their respective specialist fields.
A key criterion for admission to the Young Academy is that candidates have a creative and pioneering research idea. As a rule, members should not be over 34 years of age when joining the program, and their place of work and residence must be in Bavaria. Membership is normally limited to three years, but can be extended for up an extra period of up to three years.
The following members of the TUM have been admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities:
Research assistant at the Chair of Physical Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Dr. Barbara Lechner was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2018 for her research project “Stability and dynamical behaviour of size-selected metal clusters on oxide supports”.
Research assistant at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Nuclear Medicine (Rechts der Isar Hospital)
Dr. Franz Schilling was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2018 for his research project “Combined biochemical and biophysical biomarkers for tumor imaging”.
Research assistant at the Chair of Biochemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Dr. Eva Maria Huber was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2017 for her research project “The structure, regulation and restraint of the intracellular protein degradation machinery”.
Research assistant at the Walter Schottky Institute
Dr. Kai Müller was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2017 for his research project “Integrated Quantum Photonic Circuits”.
Assistant Professor of Signal Processing in Earth Observation (Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Xiaoxiang Zhu was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2016 for her research project “Modern Signal Processing Methods for the Next Generation of Earth Observation Satellite Missions”.
Habilitation (Postdoctoral lecture qualification) at the Chair of Strategy and Organization (TUM School of Management)
Dr. Jutta Wollersheim was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2014 for her research project “Emotions in Organizations”.
Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Dr. Konrad Tiefenbacher was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2014 for his research project “Enzyme-like Catalysis: Research and application in chemical synthesis”.
Assistant doctor at the Clinic and Polyclinic for Dermatology and Allergology (Rechts der Isar Hospital)
Dr. Kilian Eyerich was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2012 for his research project “Psoriasis and neurodermatitis: In search of defective signaling pathways”.
Head of a group of young researchers within the “Excellence Cluster” Cognition for Technical Systems (CoTeSys) and Carl von Linde Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS)
Dr. Alexandra Kirsch was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2012 for her research project “Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence”.
Assistant Professor of Functional Aquatic Ecology and Fish Biology (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Geist was admitted to the Young Academy of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in 2010 for his research project “Molecular Aquatic Ecology”.