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

Kuratorium Fraunhofer IMWS
The Board of Trustees of Fraunhofer IMWS at the 2026 meeting. From left to right: PD Dr. Christian Schmelzer (Acting Institute Director), Thomas Wünsch (State Secretary, Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of the State of Saxony-Anhalt), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claudia Langowsky (Research Association for Automotive Technology, Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees), Dr. Maarten Veevaete (Domo Engineering Plastics GmbH), Dr. Kerstin Hild (Carl ZEISS SMT GmbH), Dr. Matthias Müller (Schott AG), Dr. Jürgen Ude (State Secretary, State Chancellery and Ministry of Culture of the State of Saxony-Anhalt), Prof. Dr. Peter Gumbsch (Fraunhofer IWM, Guest), Dr. Andreas Grassmann (Infineon Technologies AG, Chair of the Board of Trustees), Dr. Janne Prawitt (Rousselot BV), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Hanselka (President and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft).
  • 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)
  • Dr. Kerstin Hild, Carl ZEISS SMT GmbH
  • Prof. Dr. Markus Krabbes, Saxony Cooperative State University (DHSN)
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claudia Langowsky, Automotive Engineering Research Association (Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees)
  • Dr. Matthias Müller, Schott AG
  • Dr. Janne Prawitt, Rousselot BV
  • Dr. Maarten Veevaete, Domo Engineering Plastics GmbH 
  • Thomas Wünsch, State Secretary, Ministry of Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment of Saxony-Anhalt