M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 1 The Max Planck Society ASPERA National Day Hamburg, Germany

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 2 The Max Planck Society  Advancing innovative and interdisciplinary research at the frontiers of knowledge  Providing competitive research conditions for excellent researchers  Promoting young researchers and international cooperation  Devoted to basic research/open to application Mission

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 3 Basic research at the Max Planck Society  The Max Planck Society’s scientists work in selected areas, whenever these areas can open up new directions for research are not (yet) represented at universities require special funding must be set up for the especially long term enable the training of specialised junior scientists

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 4 Facts and Figures of the Max-Planck-Society 12,434 staff members plus 10,900 junior and guest scientists annual budget > € 1.3 billion

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 5 Locations of the 78 MPIs

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 6 Autonomy of Max Planck Institutes Each Max Planck Institute / Scientific Director: determines its own research topics chooses its research structure (depart- ments/ projects) chooses its collaboration partners, both foreign and domestic (other MPIs, universities, public research institutions, or industry) as well as the form of collaboration acquires third-party funds manages its budget recruits its own personnel (incl. junior scientists)

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 7 Structure of a Max-Planck-Institute I n t e r – I n s t i t u t i o n a l P r o j e c t s evaluates scientific performance and advises the institute. Scientific Advisory Board Board of Trustees supports institute in its local and public relations. Director Dept. D Director Dept. C Director Dept. B Director Dept. A Scientific Management Rotating management duties Head of junior research group AdministrationLibrary, Laboratories, IT Service facilities

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 8 Continual Scientific Renewal  Institutes undergo continual evaluation and adjustment of research areas and goals to meet international standards.  Institutes take up new research topics as a result of appointments or newly founded institutes.  Institutes or institute departments are closed if research goal achieved, if research suitably established at universities, and if no suitable scientist available.  New programs or forms of organization are developed (e.g., research groups at universities).

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 9 Regular Evaluation Performed every 2 yrs. by the scientific advisory boards of the institutes Extended evaluation every 6 yrs. IMPRS Ex Post Evaluation Establishing institutes Appointments Program concepts Concepts for individual scientific proposals Ex Ante Evaluation System Evaluations commissioned by donors and granting agencies Structure oriented presidential committee Internal analysis of the activities and the performance Others Peer Review Types of Evaluation

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 10 projects appointments new institutes shifts in focus closures President Institute Section Senate Senate Planning Committee Presidential Committee Perspective Commission Appointment Committee Scientific Advisory Board Board of Directors Levels of Research Planning in the MPS Research Planning & Evaluation

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 11 International Staff  262 institute directors (October 2006),  including 72 foreigners (= 27.5 %)  coming from 24 countries  Almost 50% of doctoral students and 80% of postdocs are from countries other than Germany.

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 12 Research Partners Worldwide (2005)  2,068 international projects including  5,139 partners in 108 countries

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 13 Sections of the Max Planck Society  Chemistry, Physics, and Technology Section  Biology and Medicine Section  Human Sciences Section

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 14 Structures and legalities of human thought and actions – from the individual to the state system, in historical perspective and as a future outlook Cultural Sciences HumanitiesJurisprudence Social and Behavioural Sciences Humanities and Social Sciences Section

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 15 Structure and function of the animate world from virus to man, from molecule to ecological system Plant Research Neuro-Science Structural & Cell Biology Developmental Biology/Genome Research Immuno-/Infection Biology/Molecular Medicine Biology and Medicine Section

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 16 Structure of the world and the universe atoms, molecules, materials and technologies complex proceedings and systems AstronomyChemistry Physics Geological Sciences Mathematics Materials Sciences Chemistry, Physics and Technology Section

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 17 Locations of Astronomical Max Planck Institutes Gravitational Physics (AEI) Extraterrestrial Physics Astrophysics Physics Nuclear Physics Astronomy Chemistry Radio Astronomy Solar System Research

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 18 Research Topics at the Institutes  MPI for Physics, Munich neutrino astrophysics physics and astrophysics of weakly interacting dark-matter candidates phenomenology of high energy physics  MPI for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg neutrino astrophysics particle astrophysics gamma ray astrophysics Astroparticle Physics in the MPG H.E.S.S. Magic CRESST Detector Module

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 19 Projects, Collaborations in Astroparticle Physics Astroparticle Physics  H.E.S.S. (MPI for Nuclear Physics/ Windhoek, Namibia)  MAGIC (MPI for Physics/ Roque de los Muchachos, Canary Islands)  CRESST (MPI for Physics/ Gran Sasso, Italy)  CAST (MPI for Physics/ CERN, France) Neutrino Astrophysics  GERDA (MPI for Physics, Nuclear Physics/ Gran Sasso, Italy)  Borexino (MPI for Nuclear Physics/ Gran Sasso, Italy)  IceCube (MPI for Nuclear Physics, Emmy Noether Res. Group/ South Pole)  Gallex/GNO, completed (MPI for Nuclear Physics/ Gran Sasso, Italy)  LENS, completed (MPI for Nuclear Physics/ Gran Sasso, Italy)

M A X - P L A N C K - G E S E L L S C H A F T 20 Thank you for your attention! Dr. Stefan Echinger Head of the Department for Institutes’ Liaison Max Planck Society München Tel.: