Award Committees
Two selection committees are in charge of evaluating the nominations and selecting the awardees under the coordination of the Institute for Advanced Study of the Technical University of Munich (TUM-IAS).
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International Pre-Selection Committee
The international Pre-Selection Committee consists of 10 to 15 international professors, researchers, and entrepreneurs. These highly renowned experts are identified yearly by the NST and TUM depending on the topics of the award.
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TUM Final Selection Committee
The TUM Final Selection Committee is composed of professors from different TUM Schools and institutions who are familiar with sustainability-related research and entrepreneurship.
The Award Committees for 2024 are currently being constituted.
Chairman
Prof. Dr. med.
Dr. h.c. Michael Molls
Director of TUM Institute for Advanced Study
Members of the 2023
TUM selection committee
Prof. Akissa Bahri
National Agronomic
Institute of Tunisia
Prof. Mirko Bothien
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
School of Engineering
Distributed Thermal Energy Systems
Prof. Fangruo Chen
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Antai College of Economics and Management
Mr. Östen Ekengren
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Dr. Maurits W. Ertsen
Delft University of Technology
Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Water Resources
Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials
Prof. Alan Irwin
Copenhagen Business School
Department of Organization
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Science and Technology Policy
Prof. Stuart Khan
University of New South Wales
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Prof. Slav W. Hermanowicz
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Colette Lewiner
EDF – Electricité de France
Dr. Rolf Nagel
MVP Management GmbH
Prof. Minna Palmroth
University of Helsinki, Department of Physics
Finnish Centre of Excellence in
Research of Sustainable Space
Finnish Meteorological Institute
Dr. Theresa Visarius
IPS Biopharma AG
VP Business Development, Immunophotonics, Inc.
Prof. Min Yang
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Research Center for
Eco-Environmental Sciences
Prof. Bernhard Schrefler
University of Padua
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Members of the 2023
TUM selection committee
Prof. Silke Beck
Sociology of Science
TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Markus Disse
Hydrology and River Basin Management
TUM School of Engineering and Design
Prof. Dr. phil. Eugéniada
Conceição-Heldt
European and Global Governance
TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jürgen Geist
Aquatic Systems Biology
TUM School of Life Sciences
Prof. Dr.Hanna Hottenrott
Economics of Innovation
TUM School of Management
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Lang
Energy-Efficient, Sustainable
Building and Planning
TUM School of Engineering and Design (Vice President Sustainable Transformation)
Prof. Dr. Annette Menzel
Ecoclimatology
TUM School of Life Sciences
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Rupp
Solid-State Electrolytes
TUM School of Natural Sciences
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Volker Sieber
Chemistry of Biogenic Resources
TUM Campus Straubing (Dean)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hartmut Spliethoff
Energy Systems
TUM School of Engineering and Design
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Wagner
Energy Management Technologies
TUM School of Engineering and Design