Steering Committee

Scienfitic guidance of the MPGC

The Steering Committee holds the scientific supervision of the MPGC. It decides on admission to the MPGC in agreement with the Joint Board.

The SC shall decide whether candidates are

a) approved without reservation
b) approved with reservation
c) not approved

The speaker of the SC invites candidates who are approved with reservation to an interview.

Also the acceptance of supervisors and the arrangement of the supervision agreements is taking place in cooperation with the MPGC Steering Committee.

Speaker of the Steering Committee is

Prof. Hans Wolfgang Spiess (MPI for Polymer Research)

Committee members are the following professors from University Departments or Max Planck Institutes:

Medicine

Prof. Laura Maria Schreiber

Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science

Prof. Volker Bach
Prof. Volkmar Wirth
Prof. Friederike Schmid

Chemistry, Pharmaceutics and Geosciences

Prof. Stephen Foley
Prof. Jürgen Gauß
Prof. Thorsten Hoffmann
Prof. Rudolf Zentel

Biology

Prof. Jürgen Markl
Prof. Harald Paulsen

MPI for Chemistry

Prof. Meinrat O. Andreae
Prof. Stephan Borrmann
Prof. Jos Lelieveld

MPI for Polymer Research

Prof. Hans-Jürgen Butt
Prof. Kurt Kremer
Prof. Katharina Landfester
Prof. Klaus Müllen
Prof. Hans Wolfgang Spiess