Beate Naroska (1943–2008) was a professor in experimental particle physics at the University of Hamburg from 1989 to 2008. She was an excellent scientist, a devoted teacher and a mentor of many young scientists. She performed most of her research at DESY and CERN and made pivotal contributions to a wide range of questions in particle physics using data from the ISR, PETRA and HERA accelerators.

This guest professorship programme of the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe at the University of Hamburg has been established in her honour. The guest professorship will be awarded annually to two successful female scientists who distinguish themselves not only by their excellent research in one of the research areas of Quantum Universe (Higgs physics, dark matter and axions, gravitational waves, quantum gravity as well as algebraic and geometric structures, artificial intelligence, and detectors, quantum sensors and accelerators) but also by being a visible role model for women in the discipline.

The 2026 Beate Naroska guest professorships have been awarded on 25 June 2026 to Prof. Dr. Silvia Pascoli and Prof. Dr. Chayanit Asawatangtrakuldee. For more information visit the indico website.