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The Board of Trustees - Research policy and funding

The Leibniz-IWT Board of Trustees monitors the legality and efficiency of the management. It is involved in all decisive research policy and financial decisions of the institute. The Board of Trustees consists of nine members representing science, politics, industry and the founders.

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees is Kay Wenzel, Head of the department "Universities and Research" at the Bremen Senator for environment, climate and science.

 

Scientific Advisory Board - Scientific orientation and research agenda

The scientific advisory board advises the Leibniz-IWT in all scientific questions.

Chairman of the scientific advisory board is Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Martin Franz-Xaver Wagner of the University of Technology Chemnitz.

 

The Industry Advisory Board - Application-oriented focus

The Industry Advisory Board supports Leibniz-IWT by advising on practical topics and future-oriented developments in industry.

The chairman of the industrial advisory board is Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tim Hosenfeldt from Schaeffler AG in Herzogenaurach.

 

Current composition of the Scientific Advisory Board

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kirsten Bobzin: Institut für Oberflächentechnik, RWTH Aachen
     
  • Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Cornelius: Inteco melting and casting technolgies GmbH
     
  • Prof. Dr. Jürgen Eckert: Lehrstuhl für Materialphysik, Montanuniverstität Leoben
     
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Olaf Keßler: Lehrstuhl für Werkstofftechnik, Universität Rostock
     
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ernst Kozeschnik: Lehrstuhl für Werkstofftechnik, TU Wien
     
  • Prof. Dr. Erica Lilleodden: Fraunhofer-Institut für Mikrostruktur von Werkstoffen und Systemen IMWS
     
  • Dr.-Ing. Michael Lohrmann: ZF Friedrichshafen AG Forschung & Entwicklung
     
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Marion Merklein (Vice Chairwoman): Lehrstuhl für Fertigungstechnologie, FAU Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
     
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Peukert: Lehrstuhl für Feststoff- und Grenzflächentechnik, FAU Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
     
  • Dr.-Ing. Andre Walter: Airbus Operations GmbH
     
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Konrad Wegener: Institut für Werkzeugmaschinene und Fertigung, ETH Zürich
     
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Martin F.-X. Wagner (Chairman): Technische Universität Chemnitz, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering

Current composition of the Industrial Advisory Board

  • Dr.-Ing. Manfred Bacher-Höchst (Vice Chairman): formerly Robert Bosch GmbH
     
  • Dr.-Ing. Georg Brunner: Zahnradwerk NORD GmbH
     
  • Dr.-Ing. Frank Fiebelkorn: Product Development, Research & Technology Fritz Studer AG
     
  • Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Geisert: Heraeus Additive Manufacturing GmbH
     
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tim Hosenfeldt (Chairman): Schaeffler AG, Senior VP Innovation Research and Central Technology
     
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Frank Kleine Jäger: BASF SE RCP/MK-L540/217
     
  • Dipl.-Ing. Christoph Lehne: Flender GmbH, MD PROD
     
  • Dr.-Ing. Harald Leitner: voestalpine BÖHLER Edelstahl GmbH & Co. KG
     
  • Dipl.-Ing. Peter Sander: formerly Airbus Operations GmbH
     
  • Dipl.-Ing. Friedrich Wölfel: KAPP Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH