Changes to Our Scientific Advisory Board

PDI's Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) consists of internationally recognized leaders in materials science and related fields. Since its establishment in 1993, this carefully selected group of experts has played an integral role in advising the institute on scientific matters, shaping its scientific strategy, and evaluating its research activities. The term of membership is four years, and each member may serve for a maximum of eight years.

We would like to take a moment to thank all of our SAB members for their continued support. In particular, we express our sincere gratitude to outgoing members Dr. Martin Behringer (Osram Opto Semiconductors, Germany), Prof. Nicolas Grandjean (EPFL, Switzerland), Dr. Michelle D. Johannes (Naval Research Laboratory, USA), and Prof. Dr. Dagmar Gerthsen (Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Germany) for their insights and recommendations during their time with us.

We are delighted to welcome Prof. Yong-Hang Zhang (Arizona State University, USA) and Prof. Masaaki Tanaka (University of Tokyo, Japan) to the board, and look forward to working closely with them in the years ahead.

The current SAB membership is:

• Prof. Dr. Ursula Wurstbauer, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität Münster, Germany (Chair)
• Prof. Dr. Christoph T. Koch, Humboldt University, Berlin (Deputy Chair)
• Dr. Elke Arenholz, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA
• Prof. Dr. Jeremy Levy, University of Pittsburgh; Founding Director of the Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, USA
• Prof. Eva Monroy, French Commission for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies (CEA), Grenoble, France
• Prof. Yong-Hang Zhang, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University, USA
• Prof. Masaaki Tanaka, Director of the Center for Spintronics Research Network (CSRN), University of Tokyo, Japan