Board of Trustees

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS is made up of members drawn from politics, business and science, who are closely related to the institute professionally and who meet once a year.

Together with the Fraunhofer Industry Advisory Board, the members of the Board of Trustees use their expertise to advise the institute on strategic topics, measure settings the course for the future of the Institute and the development of future prospects. They are appointed by the members of the Board of Trustees in agreement with the institute management and work voluntarily.

Members of the Board of Trustees

The 2025 Board of Trustees. Front row, from left: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claudia Langowsky, Dr. Andreas Grassmann, PD Dr. Christian Schmelzer (Acting Director), Prof. Dr. Jörg Bagdahn. Second row, from left: Dr. Karoline Piegdon, Dr. Matthias Müller. Third row, from left: Thomas Wünsch, Prof. Dr. Markus Krabbes, Dr. Jürgen Ude.
  • Prof. Dr. Jörg Bagdahn, Anhalt University
  • Dr. Andreas Grassmann, Infineon Technologies AG (Chair of the Board of Trustees)
  • Prof. Dr. Peter Gumbsch, Fraunhofer IWM (guest member)
  • Prof. Dr. Markus Krabbes, Merseburg University of Applied Sciences
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claudia Langowsky, Automotive Engineering Research Association (Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees)
  • Dr. Matthias Müller, Schott AG
  • Dr. Karoline Piegdon, ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology
  • Dr. Jürgen Ude, State Secretary, State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of Saxony-Anhalt
  • Thomas Wünsch, State Secretary, Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt