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Technical Scientific Council

The technical scientific council serves as the main body for maintaining contact with organizations outside Hereon, including universities, industrial companies and other research institutions. The council therefore includes as members several experts from each field of work. The task of the coucil is to advise Hereon and the supervisory board on all scientific matters.

In particular, this includes regular consultations concerning the long-term research and development programs, discussion of the reports on results and advice regarding the planning and execution of the work at Hereon. The supervisory board can assign other consultative responsibilities to the council in individual cases. Council members are appointed by the supervisory board and serve terms of four years.

Members of the technical scientific council
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang A. Wall (Vorsitzender), Lehrstuhl für Numerische Mechanik, Technische Universität München
  • Prof. Dr. Uwe Ulbrich (stellvertretender Vorsitzender), Institut für Meteorologie, Freie Universität Berlin
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Volk, Lehrstuhl für Umformtechnik und Gießereiwesen, Technische Universität München
  • Prof. Dr. Ralph Schneider, Institut für Geowissenschaften, CAU Kiel
  • Michael Scherf, GETEMED Medizin- und Informationstechnik AG, Teltow
  • Prof. Dr. Oskar Paris, Lehrstuhl für Physik, Montanuniversität Leoben
  • Prof. Dr. Christa Liedtke, Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt und Energie
  • Dr. Patrick Keil, BASF Coatings GmbH
  • Dr. Maximilian Hempel, Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
  • Dipl.-Ing. Isabell Gradert, Airbus Operations GmbH, Bremen
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Duda, Berlin Institute of Health an der Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin & Julius Wolff Institut - Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Regeneration
  • Prof. Dr. Walter Caseri, Laboratory for Multifunctional Materials, Dept. Materialwissenschaft, ETH Zürich
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