The Board of Trustees of Fraunhofer IFAM

The Board of Trustees of Fraunhofer IFAM advises the institute’s management on strategic and technical matters. It comprises renowned experts from academia, industry, and the public sector, who provide the institute with important input for its future direction through their expertise and external perspective.

The members of the Board of Trustees are appointed by the Executive Board of the Fraunhofer Society in consultation with the institute’s management. The Board of Trustees meets once a year to review the institute’s achievements and discuss recommendations for its further strategic development.

Current Members of the Board of Trustees

Dr. Vera Haye (Vorsitzende)

CEO

Industrieverband Klebstoffe e. V.

Düsseldorf

 

Sebastian de Nardo

Evonik Operations GmbH

Marl

 

Dr.-Ing. Stephan Kim

DURAG GmbH

Hamburg

 

Prof. Johanna Myrzik

Universität Bremen

Bremen

 

Michael Schwamb

Chemetall GmbH

Frankfurt

 

Gabriele Seitz

Eura AG

Ellwangen

Prof. Jasmin Aghassi-Hagmann

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Institut für Nanotechnologie

Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

 

Isabell Gradert

Airbus Operations GmbH

Bremen

 

Prof. Dr. Michal Kucera

Universität Bremen

Bremen

 

Dr. -Ing. Carsten Pohlmann

Vision One Energy GmbH

Frankfurt

 

Dr. Ingrid Sebald

Tesa SE

Norderstedt

 

Kay Wenzel

Freie Hansestadt Bremen

Die Senatorin für Wissenschaft und Häfen

Bremen

Magnus Buske

Plasmatreat GmbH

Steinhagen

 

Dr. Sebastian Huster

Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur

Hannover

 

Dr. Julia Lyubina

Evonik Operations GmbH

Hanau-Wolfgang

 

Dr. Kathrin Rübberdt

DECHEMA e.V.

Frankfurt

 

Carsten Utikal

Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Kunst und Tourismus

Dresden

 

 

 

 

As of: September 2026