On 6 June 2025 Susanne Mertens, director of the astrophysics division at MPIK, was awarded by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) as “Distinguished Affiliated Professor”. It honours the awardee’s pioneering contributions to the experimental research on mass of neutrinos, the role of sterile neutrinos as dark matter candidates, and neutrinoless double beta decay.
The honorary title distinguishes leading international scientists who are working at other universities, advancing a scientific area, and developing long-term collaborations with their colleagues at the Technical University of Munich. The honorary title is conferred by the President upon resolution of the TUM Extended Board of Management and the TUM Senate.
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Distinguished Affiliated Professors (TU München)
Division ‘Astroparticle Physics’ at MPIK
