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