KIT Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of KIT

• Wolfgang Paul (1950) - Nobel Prize in Physics (1989) for the development of the ion trap technique.
• Reinhard Genzel (1978) - Nobel Prize in Physics (2020) for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy.
• Bernd Scheel (1987) - Co-founder of BioNTech, instrumental in developing the first mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19.
• Helmut Zahn (1949) - Chemist known for his contributions to polymer chemistry and the development of synthetic fibers.