Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is an important instrument for communicating with the public. The trustees are influential members of German society from a variety of different backgrounds, such as politics, economy, science and media. The members of the Board of Trustees are appointed for a term of office of six years. They meet once a year to review the latest information on developments at the Institute and the Max Planck Society in general. The trustees provide the institutes with advice in social and science-political issues. The President of the Max Planck Society appoints the members of the Board of Trustees.

Our members are:

Katja Dörn, Ostthüringer Zeitung

Dr. Bernd Ebersold, Thüringer Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft und Digitale Gesellschaft

Dr. Claudia Eggert, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und Prüfung (BAM), Berlin (Chair)

Dr. Rebecca Elsässer, Innovation Management Health & Lab, Carl Zeiss AG

Kirsten Erdinger, NABU Thüringen e.V.

Dr. Frank Fritzlar, Thüringer Landesamt für Umwelt, Bergbau und Naturschutz

Dr. Claudia Gärtner, microfluidic ChipShop GmbH, Jena

Dr. Mathias Grün, Jena Bioscience, Jena

Prof. Dr. Andreas Marx, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Dr. Thomas Nitzsche, Mayor of the City of Jena

Dr. Marc Rist, Research & Development Crop Science, Bayer AG, Monheim

Peter Ritschel, Thüringer Landesamt für Landwirtschaft und Ländlichen Raum

Dr. Christina Walther, Wissenschaftlich-technische Lernorte in Jena - witelo e.V.