Board of Curators

Distinguished individuals from economy, science and politics work in the board of curators on the further development of NINa SH e.V. In addition, the curators are committed to promoting NINa SH in society and politics.

Dr. Sabine Brock is Industry Relations Manager and Deputy CTO in the Innovation & Technology Transfer (ITT) division at DESY. In this role, she is responsible for establishing and strategically developing industry partnerships, as well as for transferring research findings into industrial applications and innovation projects.

Prof. Emerson Coy heads the “Hybrid Nanomaterials and Interfaces” group at the NanoBioMedical Centre (AMU Poznań). He holds a habilitation in materials science and a Ph.D. in nanoscience (Barcelona). His research focuses on coatings, photocatalysis, composite materials, and energy harvesting.

Dr. Rainer Döh-Oelze already coordinated the TSH-initiative Surface Technology, a successor of NINa. He has held various positions in the fields of technology transfer and business formation consultancy. Amongst others, he worked as technology consultant and CEO of the technology centers Wuppertal and Geesthacht.

Dr. Peter Grambow is the managing director of the “Nano in Germany” initiative and is also active in the Bavarian Cluster Initiative, where he works to foster collaboration among stakeholders from academia, industry, and politics in the fields of nanotechnology and innovation.

Axel Koch is the head of the Transfer Division at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel.

Kerstin Kuchenbecker has been working in the Technology Policy and Technology Transfer Division of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the State of Schleswig-Holstein since 2020, where his responsibilities include the field of micro- and nanotechnology.

Dr. Wiebke Müller-Lupp has been the managing director of Wissenschaftszentrum Kiel GmbH at the Kiel Science Park since 2019. She has professional experience in economic development (WTSH), as managing director of Sea & Sun Technology AG, and within the “Ocean of the Future” Cluster of Excellence (transdisciplinary ocean research). Her focus is on knowledge transfer between science and industry, as well as initiating and supporting large-scale collaborative projects.

Dr. Berd Roß  received his Ph.D. in chemistry. He leads in the Ministry responsible for science the section for university organisation and controlling, international affairs and knowledge and technology transfer. He advocates the requirements of Schleswig-Holstein regarding science and transfer in several states-republic panels.

Prof. Dr. Tomas Tamulevičius received his Ph.D. in physics. He currently leads a research group “Applied Optics and Photonics” at the Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania). His research interests cover synthesis, self-assembly, and laser processing of nanomaterials and their applications in photonics, sensing, and biomedicine. Is a founder of the nanotechnology-related spin-off company UAB Nanoversa.

Dr. Alexander Vahl is the head of the research focus area on Surfaces & Materials at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald, where he specializes in plasma-based materials and thin-film technologies and their applications in science and industry.

Prof. Dr. Berit Zeller-Plumhoff is a university professor of Data-Driven Analysis and Design of Materials at the University of Rostock and a member of the leadership team of the TRR Collaborative Research Center “NetMat,” which conducts research on functionalized networks and complex material systems.

Dr. Volker Zöllmer is Deputy Director and Director of the Shaping and Functional Materials Division at Fraunhofer IFAM in Bremen.

 

is Industry Relations Manager and Deputy CTO in the Innovation & Technology Transfer (ITT) division at DESY. In this role, she is responsible for establishing and strategically developing industry partnerships, as well as for transferring research findings into industrial applications and innovation projects.

 

heads the “Hybrid Nanomaterials and Interfaces” group at the NanoBioMedical Centre (AMU Poznań). He holds a habilitation in materials science and a Ph.D. in nanoscience (Barcelona). His research focuses on coatings, photocatalysis, composite materials, and energy harvesting.

already coordinated the TSH-initiative Surface Technology, a successor of NINa. He has held various positions in the fields of technology transfer and business formation consultancy. Amongst others, he worked as technology consultant and CEO of the technology centers Wuppertal and Geesthacht.

is the managing director of the “Nano in Germany” initiative and is also active in the Bavarian Cluster Initiative, where he works to foster collaboration among stakeholders from academia, industry, and politics in the fields of nanotechnology and innovation.

is the head of the Transfer Division at Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel.

has been working in the Technology Policy and Technology Transfer Department of the Ministry of Economics of the State of Schleswig-Holstein since 2020, where her responsibilities include micro- and nanotechnology.

has been the managing director of Wissenschaftszentrum Kiel GmbH at the Kiel Science Park since 2019. She has professional experience in economic development (WTSH), as managing director of Sea & Sun Technology AG, and within the “Ocean of the Future” Cluster of Excellence (transdisciplinary ocean research). Her focus is on knowledge transfer between science and industry, as well as initiating and supporting large-scale collaborative projects.

received his Ph.D. in chemistry. He leads in the Ministry responsible for science the section for university organisation and controlling, international affairs and knowledge and technology transfer. He advocates the requirements of Schleswig-Holstein regarding science and transfer in several states-republic panels .

received his Ph.D. in physics. He currently leads a research group “Applied Optics and Photonics” at the Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania). His research interests cover synthesis, self-assembly, and laser processing of nanomaterials and their applications in photonics, sensing, and biomedicine. Is a founder of the nanotechnology-related spin-off company UAB Nanoversa.

is the head of the research focus area on Surfaces & Materials at the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP) in Greifswald, where he specializes in plasma-based materials and thin-film technologies and their applications in science and industry.

is a university professor of Data-Driven Analysis and Design of Materials at the University of Rostock and a member of the leadership team of the TRR Collaborative Research Center “NetMat,” which conducts research on functionalized networks and complex material systems.

is Deputy Director and Director of the Shaping and Functional Materials Division at Fraunhofer IFAM in Bremen.