30 October 2025

Prof. Rudolf Gross receives “Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum” Award

Rudolf Gross, TUM Professor, Director of the Walther-Meißner-Institute and former co-Speaker of MCQST, was honored with the “Pro meritis scientiae et litterarum” award by Minister of State for Science and the Arts Markus Blume.

Science Minister Blume highlighted Rudolf Gross’s achievements:

“Prof. Dr. Rudolf Gross is a true quantum visionary. As a professor at TU Munich and long-time director of the Walther-Meißner-Institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, he laid the foundations for the institute’s international leading position. Highly knowledgeable and strategically astute, he shaped the Bavarian quantum ecosystem into what it is today—one of the most important centers for quantum research in Europe—through the first Collaborative Research Center for solid-state quantum information processing and the two Munich quantum excellence clusters. It is thanks to his vision and energy that the idea for the construction of the Bavarian quantum computer emerged in 2018. Professor Gross is an outstanding scientist and a wise strategist at the same time. Thank you very much for your tireless dedication to quantum science in Bavaria, and congratulations on receiving the PRO MERITIS award.”

About the PRO MERITIS SCIENTIAE ET LITTERARUM Award

Since 2000, the Bavarian State Ministry for Science and the Arts has bestowed the PRO MERITIS SCIENTIAE ET LITTERARUM award to individuals for exceptional contributions to science and the arts. Since 2008, the award has been presented in the form of a bronze relief. The award not only honors individual achievements but also celebrates culture as a unified whole: science and art are recognized as two sides of the same coin. Up to eight awards are granted each year.

Text adapted from the press releases issued by the Bavarian State Ministry of Science and the Arts.