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Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal for Prof. Christian Pfleiderer

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Prof. Christian Pfleiderer, Scientific Director at FRM II and MLZ, received the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal on 5 December 2024 as part of TUM's ‘Dies Academicus’.
Prof. Pfleiderer at the awarding of the medal on Dies Academicus alongside VP Prof. Juliane Winkelmann. © Andreas Heddergott / TUM
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal for Prof. Christian Pfleiderer at the TUM DIES Academicus

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Prof. Christian Pfleiderer receives his medal. © TUM

Prof. Dr. Christian Pfleidererreceived the 2024 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal in recognition of his "outstanding research in the field of experimental solid-state physics, his significant contributions to the establishment of the TUM Center for Quantum Engineering, as well as his role as Scientific Director of the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source."

The TUM presents the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Medal to individuals who, through their exceptional achievements in science, technology or medicine, have rendered a great service to the university in their capacity as outstanding lecturers and researchers.

The award is named after the pioneer of German Neutron Physics, Heinz Maier-Leibnitz, one of the most eminent scientists in the university’s history. Maier-Leibnitz is most famous for having developed the scientific and technical concept for the first neutron source in Germany (the so-called “Atom-Ei” or “atomic egg”, 1957/58), located in Garching.

Source: TUM School of Natural Science

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