ORGANISATION

The GDNÄ is a non-profit and registered association with around 2.500 members and has its office in the Physics Centre in Bad Honnef (North Rhine-Westphalia). The association is managed by a board of directors on an honorary basis. This consists of a president, two vice presidents (former president and felected president) and a treasurer. The president is appointed every two years by the general assembly at the suggestion of the board of directors. He shall determine the subject of the meeting to be held during his term of office.

President
Prof. Dr. Martin Lohse
Max-Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
E-Mail: praesident@gdnae.de

2. Vice President
Prof. Dr. Heribert Hofer
Leibniz-Institut für Zoo- und Wildtierforschung
E-Mail: direktor@izw-berlin.de

Treasurer
Prof. Dr. Michael Dröscher
Society of German Natural Scientists and Physicians
E-Mail: droescher@gdnae.de

The Executive Board has co-opted the former presidents Prof. Dr. Eva Neher and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wahlster as permanent guests for the current term of office.

• Biology: Prof. Dr. Tina Romeis, Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie, Halle
• Chemistry: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lubitz, Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Mülheim
• Physics/Earth Sciences: Prof. Dr. Thomas Elsässer, Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin
• Computer science/Mathematics: Prof. Dr. Johannes Buchmann, Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Medicine: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Floege, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
• Engineering: Prof. Dr. Stuart S. P. Parkin, Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Halle

GROUP CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

• Biology: Prof. Dr. Angelika Brandt, Universität Hamburg
• Chemistry: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Lubitz, Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Mülheim
• Physics/Earth Sciences: Prof. Dr. Thomas Elsässer, Max-Born-Institut für Nichtlineare Optik und Kurzzeitspektroskopie, Berlin
  Prof. Dr. Uwe Hartmann, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken
• Computer science/Mathematics: Prof. Dr. Johannes Buchmann, Technische Universität Darmstadt
• Medicine: Prof. Dr. Jürgen Floege, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
• Engineering: Prof. Dr. Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus, Universität Bielefeld
• Executive Director Science: Prof. Dr. Annette Beck-Sickinger, Universität Leipzig
  
• Executive Director Economy: Prof. Dr. Jörg Junhold, Zoo Leipzig