Leibniz Prize Winners

The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, currently worth up to 2.5 million euros, is the most highly endowed German research award. It has been awarded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) since 1986 and is considered the "German Nobel Prize."

Further information: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize

2011 Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christine Silberhorn, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics

2002 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Vollertsen, former Department 10, Subject: Mechanical Engineering

1992 Prof. Dr. math. Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide, former Department 17, Subject: Computer Science

1992 Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Burkhard Monien, former Department 17, Subject: Computer Science