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.
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Chairman

Prof. Dr. med.
Dr. h.c. Michael Molls
Director of TUM Institute for Advanced Study
Members of the 2024
Pre-selection committee

Prof. Akissa Bahri
National Agronomic
Institute of Tunisia

Prof. Fangruo Chen
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Antai College of Economics and Management

Mr. Östen Ekengren
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute

Prof. Daniel Gianola
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences

Prof. Alan Irwin
Copenhagen Business School
Department of Organization
Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Science and Technology Policy

Prof. Molly Jahn
University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences

Prof. Atya Kapley
National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur Environment Biotechnology and Genomics Division

Prof. Stuart Khan
University of Sydney, School of Civil Engineering

Prof. Slav W. Hermanowicz
University of California, Berkeley
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Rolf Nagel
MVP Management GmbH

Dr. Youssef Nassef
UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

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. Bernhard Schrefler
University of Padua
Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Members of the 2024
TUM selection committee

Prof. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner
TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance Studies

Prof. Silke Beck
Sociology of Science
TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Disse
European and Global Governance
TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology


Prof. Dr. phil. Eugénia da
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. rer. nat. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Ingrid Kögel-Knabner
Soil Science
TUM School of Life Sciences

Prof. Dr. Annette Menzel
Ecoclimatology
TUM School of Life Sciences

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Lang
Energy-Efficient, Sustainable
Building and Planning
TUM School of Engineering and Design (Vice President Sustainable Transformation)
Prof. Dr. sc. agr. habil. Chris-Carolin Schön
Plant Breeding
TUM School of Life Sciences


Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Volker Sieber
Chemistry of Biogenic ResourcesTUM Campus Straubing (Dean)
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