Scientific Advisory Board of the institute
The Scientific Advisory Board consists of internationally renowned researchers from Germany and other countries. Its main task is the regular evaluation of the research performed in the institute. Based on this, the board advises the institute and the president of the Max Planck Society concerning the innovative development of the institute’s research as well as concerning an efficient deployment of the available funding. The members of the Scientific Advisory Board are appointed by the president of the Max Planck Society.
Members of the Scientific Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Claude Catala
Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France
Prof. Dr. Larry W. Esposito
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Prof. Dr. Richard A. Harrison
Dept. Space Science and Technology, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, UK
Prof. Dr. Artie P. Hatzes
Thüringer Landessternwarte, Tautenburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. John W. Leibacher
National Solar Observatory, Tucson, USA
Prof. Dr. Eric R. Priest, FRS
Department of Mathematics, St. Andrews University, North Haugh, UK
Prof. Dr. Barbara Romanowicz
Chair Physics of the Earth's interior, Collège de France, Paris, France
Seismological Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Prof. Dr. Jessica M. Sunshine
Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, USA