Since 2021 |
Member of the VDI guideline committee on the Bioeconomy |
Since 2020 |
Member of the working group “Wald- und Holzforschung (AG-WUHF)“ of the Federal Ministries of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and Education and Research (BMBF) |
Since 2020 |
Vice Chairman of the Bioeconomy Council of the German federal government |
Since 2020 |
Board of Directors of the High-Performance Center Mass Personalization, Stuttgart |
Since 2020 |
Co-Chairman of the advisory board “Nachhaltige Bioökonomie“ of the state of Baden-Württemberg |
Since 2020 |
Spokesperson of the Fraunhofer Strategic Research Field “Bioeconomy“ |
2020 |
Jury member for the “Bioökonomie – Innovationen für den ländlichen Raum“ ideas competition of the state of Baden-Württemberg |
2020 |
Member of the scientific committee of the 3rd International Bioeconomy Congress Baden-Württemberg |
2019 – 2020 |
Member of the steering committee “NewWork@Fraunhofer“ of the Executive Board of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft |
Since 2019 |
Member of the joint commission of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) on the dialogue platform “Industrial Bioeconomy“ |
2019 |
Jury member for the Environmental Technology Award Baden-Württemberg 2019 |
2018 – 2020 |
Co-coordinator of the Key Strategic Initiative “Biological Transformation“ of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, thematic area “Bioeconomy“ |
Since 2018 |
Member of Expert Commission “From Biology to Innovation“ of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
2018 |
Reviewer for the Innovation Award of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia 2019 |
Since 2017 |
Member of the joint working committee “Bioökonomie“ of ProcessNet and the advisory board of DECHEMA working committee “Biotechnologie nachwachsender Rohstoffe” |
2017 |
Member of the commission of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) “Bioeconomy – a transformation process. Where does the industry stand?“ |
2017 |
Member of the Linde AG evaluation team for the 6th Sibur “International Ideas Awards“ |
2016, 2020 |
Member of the commission of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the evaluation of strategic alliances within the framework of the “Innovationsinitiative industrielle Biotechnologie“ |
2016 |
Member of the commission of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the evaluation of the program “Zukunftsperspektiven der Bioökonomie, Validierung der Schlussfolgerungen der Evaluierung der NFSB und Empfehlung für künftige Perspektiven“ |
2016 |
Member of the evaluation committee of the Linde AG “Global Innovation Challenge 2016“ |
2015 – 2016 |
Member of the industrial advisory group of the “AERTO Bio-based Economy Project“, EARTOs – European Association of Research and Technology Organizations |
2014 |
Member of the evaluation committee for the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP in Leuna |
2012 – 2018 |
Member of the advisory board of the Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes CBP in Leuna |
2012 – 2018 |
Founding board member of BioEconomy e.V. for the strategy implementation of the German “Spitzencluster BioEconomy“, a national Spitzencluster of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
2012 – 2015 |
Member of the committee “INRO – Initiative Nachhaltige Rohstoffbereitstellung für die stoffliche Biomassenutzung”, of the former Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture and Customer Protection (BMELV) |
2012 – 2013 |
Member of “ABIOM – Advanced Biofuels Working Group der European Biomass Association” |
2011 – 2018 |
Member and chairman (since 2014) of the board of trustees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB in Stuttgart |
2010 – 2012 |
Member of the 4-person application team for the German “Spitzencluster BioEconomy“ within the 3rd Spitzenclusterwettbewerb of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) |
2010 |
Member of the advisory committee “Biomass Masterplan Mitteldeutschland“ of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Sachsen-Anhalt |
2010 |
Member of the advisory committee of the “EU-RRM Group for bio-based products” |
Since 2009 |
Member of the ProcessNet working group “Renewable resources for the chemical industry“ |
2009 – 2011 |
Member of the clusterboard “Biotechnologie Mitteldeutschland“ |
Since 2007 |
Expert, advisor and coach for the Science4Life Business Plan Venture Cup |
2006 – 2010 |
Member of the SusChem-D working group “Energy" |
2005 – 2007 |
Representative of InfraLeuna GmbH in the industry association “Bio Mitteldeutschland GmbH" |