Scientific Advisory Boards are the main instrument used by the Max Planck Society for the regular evaluation of its research facilities. A Scientific Advisory Board composed of internationally recognized scientists is constituted for each Institute; the board functions as an external advisory committee for those organs of the Max Planck Society which, in accordance with its statutes, are responsible for decisions concerning the development of the Institutes and of the Society as a whole. The regular evaluation of its Institutes is in the interest of the Max Planck Society and is conducive to the functioning of its system of self-control, enabling it to plan and assure the quality of its research activities independently. Furthermore, the evaluation process serves public accountability purposes with respect to the appropriate and effective deployment of the funding made available.
Scientific Advisory Board Members
Prof. Dr. Antonio Acín, ICFO – the Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain
Prof. Dr. David Awschalom, The University of Chicago, USA
Prof. Dr. Hui Cao, Yale University, New Haven, USA
Prof. Dr. Shanhui Fan, Stanford University, USA (CHAIR)
Prof. Dr. Michal Lipson, Columbia University, USA
Prof. Dr. Aydogan Ozcan, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Prof. Dr. Miles Padgett, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
Prof. Dr. Demetri Psaltis, EPFL STI IMT LO, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. Lihon Wang, California Institute Technology, Caltech, USA
