| 2019 | | Technical Achievement Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
| 2018 | | Distinguished Career Award, Eurographics |
| 2017 | | Best paper award (Thomas Müller), EGSR |
| 2015 | | IEEE Visualization Career Award |
| 2014 | | Best Paper award, Intelligent Turoring Systems (ITS) |
| 2013 | | Karl Heinz Beckurts-Preis |
| 2013 | | Konrad-Zuse-Medaille für Informatik |
| 2013 | | Technical Achievement Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
| 2011 | | Swiss ICT Award |
| 2010 | | Saarlandbotschafter |
| 2010 | | Tell Award, Greater Zurich Area AG |
| 2010 | | Outstanding Technical Contribution Award, Eurographics 2010 |
| 2009 | | Best Student Paper Award (Cengiz Öztireli), Eurographics |
| 2008 | | Best Paper Award (Sebastian Martin), Symposium on Geometry Processing (SGP) |
| 2008 | | Best Paper Award, Symposium on Graphics Hardware |
| 2006 | | Best Paper Award, Symposium on Geometry Processing (SGP) |
| 1997 | | Schlumberger Stichting Fund - Schlumberger Austin Research |
| 1996 | | Best Paper Award of the Journal "Computer & Graphics" |
| 1995, 2007 | | Guenter Enderle Award of the Eurographics Conference (best paper) |
| 1991 | | International Award of Computer Graphics for applied research |
| 1991 | | Award of the German Association of Electrical Engineers (VDE) for outstanding research |
| 1987 | | Award of the German Association of Electrical Engineers (VDE Saar) for the best student of Saarland University in 1986, Germany |
| 1985 - 1986 | | Scholarship from Siemens Corporation, Munich, Germany |