Professor Stefan W. Hell is the director of two Max Planck Institutes, in Göttingen and Heidelberg. With the invention and development of STED (simulated emission depletion) microscopy, he revolutionised the possibilities of observing and characterising the smallest building blocks of life. In 2014, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.
Professor Naomi Oreskes of Harvard University is one of the world’s most renowned historians of sci-ence. She has made seminal contributions to the history of earth sciences and to the social dynamics that underlie politically motivated scepticism towards science. Her outstanding books and articles have provided invaluable stimuli for social discussion about climate change.
Furthermore, Prof. Dr. Hans Hengartner was appointed as honorary council for his extraordinary commitment to promoting teaching and research.