The board of directors is organized into the executive board and the extended board. The society is legally represented by the three members of the executive board.
Executive board of directors
Prof. Dr. Franz Faupel,
1st Chairman NINa SH
Professor Faupel researches and teaches at Kiel University. He has led the Chair for Multicomponent Materials since 1994. His research is focused, amongst others, on functional multicomponent nanomaterials. Professor Faupel has already supervised and coordinated NINa since 2005.
Contact: Faupel@nina-sh.de
Prof. Dr. Horst-Günther Rubahn,
2nd Chairman NINa SH
Prof. Horst-Günter Rubahn is professor in nanotechnology at Syddansk Universitet, Denmark, and since 2004 director of the Mads Clausen Institute and head of the Sonderburg campus since 2012. His research is on materials and photonics in the field of micro- and nanostructures and has founded several nanotechnology spin offs.
Professor Rubahn has been associated with NINa for well over ten years.
Contact: rubahn@mci.sdu.dk
PD Dr. Ralf Zimehl, Treasurer
Dr. Ralf Zimehl teaches and researches at several universities, applied universites and other research institutes. The habilitated chemist worked for 12 years with a reputed medical device manufacturer in Schleswig-Holstein. He is a national and international speaker at expert congresses. Before Dr. Zimehl became NINa SH’s treasurer he supported the initiative in the board of curators.
Contact: Zimehl@nina-sh.de
Extended board of directors
Joachim Bergmann is consultant for innovation, IP and trademarks at the WTSH GmbH in Kiel. After his occupation as product manager at Hagenuk and Heidelberger Druckmaschinen he has consulted SME in Schleswig-Holstein since 2008.
Dr. Matthias Böttcher has been an innovation consultant at WTSH GmbH in Kiel since 2022. He previously worked for several years at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Lippe zu Detmold as a technology transfer officer.
Prof. Dr. Regina Scherließ has been professor for pharmaceutical technology and biopharmacy at Kiel University since 2017 where she is head of the Institute of Pharmacy. She is deputy spokesperson of the CAU research focus KiNSIS. She works on (nano)particulate drug forms for use in the respiratory tract.
Wolfgang Werner is a physicist with long term experience in the development and industrialization of electronic components. He is responsible for the research and development activities at Vishay BCcomponents Beyschlag GmbH.
heads the Chair of “Functional Nanomaterials” at Kiel University.
has been an innovation consultant at WTSH GmbH in Kiel since 2022. He previously worked for several years at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Lippe zu Detmold as a technology transfer officer.
has been professor for pharmaceutical technology and biopharmacy at Kiel University since 2017 where she is head of the Institute of Pharmacy. She is deputy spokesperson of the CAU research focus KiNSIS. She works on (nano)particulate drug forms for use in the respiratory tract..
is a physicist with long term experience in the development and industrialization of electronic components. He is responsible for the research and development activities at Vishay BCcomponents Beyschlag GmbH.