Executive Board

The Executive Board consists of a maximum of 9 members: chairman, treasurer and up to 7 directors with other responsibilities. The Executive Board is elected every two years by the general assembly, which is conducted annually. It takes place in April or May, following the German-Japanese symposium which is being organized jointly by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

Chairman Prof. Dr. Christian Becker-Asano \| Informatics Stuttgart Media University (HdM) Nobelstr. 10 70569 Stuttgart Germany E-mail
Treasurer Dr. Arnulf Jäger-Waldau \| Physics European Commission, DG JRC Energy Efficiency and Renewables Unit 21020 Ispra (VA) Italy E-mail
Secretary Prof. Dr. Katja Kölkebeck \| Medical Sciences Universität Bielefeld Universitätsklinikum OWL Campus Bielefeld-Bethel Psychiatrische Institutsambulanz Gadderbaumer Str. 33 33602 Bielefeld Germany E-mail
Fundraising Dr. Matthias Hofmann \| Biology Head of Clinical Development US Merz North America, Inc. 6501 Six Forks Road Raleigh, NC 27615 USA E-mail
Membership Promotion and Support in the German-speaking Area Dr. Niklas Kolbe \| Applied Mathematics RWTH Aachen University Institute of Geometry and Applied Mathematics Chair of Numerical Mathematics Templergraben 55 52056 Aachen Germany E-mail
Membership Promotion and Support in Japan Dr. Jan Mikuni \| Psychology University of Vienna Faculty of Psychology Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology Liebiggasse 5 1010 Vienna Austria E-mail
Public Relations / Press Dr. Daniela Winkler \| Palaeontology Acting Professor for Paleozoology University of Bonn Department for Paleontology at the Bonner Institute of Organismic Biology (BIOB) Nussallee 8 53115 Bonn Germany E-mail
Public Relations / Social Media Prof. Dr. Aiko Möhwald \| Sport Sciences Saarland University Institute of Sports Science Chair of Sports Education Campus, Building B 8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany E-mail
Awards Dr. Katharina Münster \| Metrology Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Alpha- and Gammaspektrometry Bundesallee 100 38116 Braunschweig Germany E-mail
as of May 2026

Chairman Prof. Dr. Christian Becker-Asano \| Informatics Stuttgart Media University (HdM) Nobelstr. 10 70569 Stuttgart Germany E-mail
Treasurer Dr. Arnulf Jäger-Waldau \| Physics European Commission, DG JRC Energy Efficiency and Renewables Unit 21020 Ispra (VA) Italy E-mail
Secretary Prof. Dr. Katja Kölkebeck \| Medical Sciences Universität Bielefeld Universitätsklinikum OWL Campus Bielefeld-Bethel Psychiatrische Institutsambulanz Gadderbaumer Str. 33 33602 Bielefeld Germany E-mail
Fundraising Dr. Matthias Hofmann \| Biology Head of Clinical Development US Merz North America, Inc. 6501 Six Forks Road Raleigh, NC 27615 USA E-mail
Membership Promotion and Support in the German-speaking Area Dr. Niklas Kolbe \| Applied Mathematics RWTH Aachen University Institute of Geometry and Applied Mathematics Chair of Numerical Mathematics Templergraben 55 52056 Aachen Germany E-mail
Membership Promotion and Support in Japan Dr. Jan Mikuni \| Psychology University of Vienna Faculty of Psychology Department of Cognition, Emotion, and Methods in Psychology Liebiggasse 5 1010 Vienna Austria E-mail
Public Relations / Press Dr. Daniela Winkler \| Palaeontology Acting Professor for Paleozoology University of Bonn Department for Paleontology at the Bonner Institute of Organismic Biology (BIOB) Nussallee 8 53115 Bonn Germany E-mail
Public Relations / Social Media Prof. Dr. Aiko Möhwald \| Sport Sciences Saarland University Institute of Sports Science Chair of Sports Education Campus, Building B 8.1 66123 Saarbrücken Germany E-mail
Awards Dr. Katharina Münster \| Metrology Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Alpha- and Gammaspektrometry Bundesallee 100 38116 Braunschweig Germany E-mail
as of May 2026