It consists of a maximum of 15 scientific and technical experts and meets at least once a year. It proposes topics for research projects as well as programmes for basic and further education to the executive board. The members are from member companies and associations.
Director of the Research Advisory Board:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Domnick, Hochschule Esslingen
Members:
Dr. Toine Biemans - Worlée Chemie GmbH, Lauenburg
Dr. Thomas Brenner - DAW SE, Ober-Ramstadt
Dr. Rainer Erhardt - BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Dr. Kirsten Fritsche - Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
Dr. Christoph Irle - Covestro AG, Leverkusen
Dr. Wolfgang Kranig - Peter Kwasny GmbH, Gundelsheim
Susanne Krieg - Heubach GmbH, Langelsheim
Dr. Arno Nennemann - Venator Germany GmbH, Duisburg
Dr. Jos van Oosterwijk - Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH, Essen
Jürgen Ortmeier - Karl Wörwag GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart
Dr. Kira Schaepe - Schlenk Metallic Pigments GmbH, Roth-Barnsdorf
Dr. Volkmar Stenzel - Fraunhofer-Institut IFAM, Bremen
Dr. Manfred Wunsch - Hemmelrath Lackfabrik GmbH, Klingenberg
Dr. Jan Zaminer - BASF Coatings GmbH, Münster