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Annual Report 2014

Professor Johann-Dietrich Wörner, Vice- President of the Helmholtz Association, Chairman of the Executive Board of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Cologne Dr. Rolf Zettl, Managing Director of the Helmholtz Association SENATE COMMISSIONS PERMANENT MEMBERS* Research Field Energy Professor Wolfram Münch, Head of Research and Innovation, EnBW Energie Baden-Württem- berg AG, Karlsruhe Research Field Earth and Environment Professor Susanne Crewell, Institute of Geo­ physics and Meteorology, Cologne University Research Field Health Professor Irmgard Sinning, Director of the Heidelberg University Biochemistry Centre Research Field Aeronautics, Space and ­Transport Jörg Feustel-Büechl, former Director of the European Space Agency Research Field Key Technologies Professor Dieter Jahn, former Senior Vice- President of Science Relations and ­Innovation Management, BASF, Ludwigshafen Research Field Structure of Matter Professor Joël Mesot, Director of the Paul ­Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland Federal Government Representative Ulrich Schüller, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Bonn Representatives of the Federal States Michael Kleiner, Ministry of Science, Research and Art, ­Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart Dr. Thomas Grünewald, ­Ministry of Innovation, Science and Research, State of North Rhine- Westphalia, Düsseldorf SENATE COMMISSION ON ENERGY Senate Representatives Dr. Siegfried Dais, Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, Stuttgart Professor Louis Schlapbach, former CEO of EMPA, ETH Domain, Switzerland Federal Government Representative Professor Diethard Mager, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Berlin Chairs of the Experts’ Groups: Energy Efficiency, Materials and Resources: Professor Rachel C. Thomson, Loughborough University, UK Renewable Energies: Professor Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Carbon Research, Mülheim Storage Systems and Cross-Linked ­Infrastructures: Professor Jack Fletcher, ­University of Cape Town, South Africa Nuclear Waste Management and Safety as well as Radiation Research: Professor Sue B. Clark, Washington State University, US Nuclear Fusion: Professor Albrecht Wagner, ­formerly Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg Chairs of the Experts’ Groups for the ­Programmes Run Jointly by the Research Fields Energy and Key Technologies Technology, Innovation and Society: Professor Paul Alivisatos, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US Future Information Technology: Professor Harald Rohracher, ­Linköping University, Sweden SENATE COMMISSION ON EARTH AND ENVIRONMENT Senate Representatives Professor Volker Josef Mosbrugger, Director of the Senckenberg Research Institute and ­Nature Museum, Frankfurt am Main Hildegard Müller, Chairwoman of the Executive Board, German Association of Energy and Water Industries (BDEW), Berlin Federal Government Representative Wilfried Kraus, Federal ­Ministry of Education and Research, Bonn Chairs of the Experts’ Groups: Geosystem: The Changing Earth: Professor Ekhard Salje, University of Cambridge, UK Marine, Coastal and Polar Systems: Professor Nicholas Owens, Sir Alister Hardy­ Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS), ­Plymouth, UK Oceans: Professor Susan K. Avery, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, US Atmosphere and Climate: Professor A. R. Ravishankara, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, US Terrestrial Environment: Professor P. Suresh Rao, Purdue University, West Lafayette, US SENATE COMMISSION ON HEALTH Senate Representatives Professor Andreas Barner, Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors, Boehringer ­Ingelheim GmbH Professor Babette Simon, Chief Medical Officer and Executive Board of the University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Federal Government Representative Bärbel Brumme-Bothe, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Berlin Chairs of the Experts’ Groups: Cancer Research: Professor Nancy Davidson, University of Pittsburgh, US Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases: Professor Joseph Loscalzo, Harvard Medical School, US Infection Research: Professor Philippe Sansonetti, INSERM, France Disorders of the Nervous System: Professor Yves Agid, Brain and Spine Institute, France Genetic and Environmental Influences on Common Diseases: Professor Maja Bucan, ­University of Pennsylvania, ­Philadelphia, US SENATE COMMISSION ON AERONAUTICS, SPACE AND TRANSPORT Senate Representatives Dr. Heike Hanagarth, Member of the Manage- ment Board for Technology and Environment, Deutsche Bahn AG, Berlin Professor Jürgen Klenner, former Senior Vice-President of Structure & Flight Physics, EADS Toulouse, France Federal Government Representative Helge Engelhard, Federal Ministry for ­Economic Affairs and Energy, Bonn Chairs of the Experts’ Groups: Aeronautics: Professor Rainer Martens, MTU Aero ­Engines Holding AG, Munich Space: Professor Günther Hasinger, University of Hawaii at Manoa, US Transport: Professor Bharat Balasubramanian, University of Alabama, US SENATE COMMISSION ON KEY TECHNOLOGIES Senate Representatives Martina Koederitz, General Manager of IBM Germany, Ehningen Professor Konrad Samwer, University of Göttingen * The permanent members belong to all six Senate Commissions 47

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