European Society for Bio- materials (ESB), member German Research Founda- tion (DFG), reviewer for re- search fellowships and single application procedure German Society for Matrix Biology, member International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), member Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Catholic Univer- sity of Leuven), Research Council, reviewer for single application procedure Schiestel, T. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e. V. (DGM, German Association for Materials Science), com- munity committee “Hoch- leistungskeramik“, member working group “Keramische Membranen“ Schließmann, U. DECHEMA (Society for Chemical engineering and Biotechnology), member ProcessNet – an Initiative of DECHEMA and VDI- GVC, section “Fluid Dynam- ics and Separation“, member subject division “Membrane Technology“ 132 Schmid-Staiger, U. aireg – Aviation Initiative for Renewable Energy in Germany e. V., member working group “Rohstoff bereitstellung” European Algae Biomass Association (EABA), mem- ber Sieber, V. DECHEMA (Society for Chemical engineering and Biotechnology), section “Biotechnologie“, member subject divisions “Biotechno- logie Nachwachsende Roh- stoffe”, “Chemische Biolo- gie”, “Biotransformationen”, “Systembiologie und Synthe- tische Biologie” and tempo- rary working group “Neue Bioproduktionssysteme” German Chemical Society (GDCh), member German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), reviewer German Research Founda- tion (DFG), reviewer German Society for Bio- chemistry and Molecular e. V. (GBM), member Research Center for Indus- trial Biotechnology at the TUM, member of directorate Straubing Center of Sci- ence, member of directorate Sternad, W. HACH LANGE GmbH, consumer advisory board, member Tovar, G. E. M. Colloid Society, member Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e. V. (DGM, German Association for Materials Science), expert committee “Biomaterialien”, head of working group “Bio- mimetische Biomaterialien” German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG), member DECHEMA (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology), member Fraunhofer Nanotechnol- ogy Alliance, spokesman; member of steering commit- tee German Chemical Society (GDCh), member NanoMAT, member ProcessNet – an Initiative of DECHEMA and VDI- GVC, section “Chemical Re- action Technology“, member of advisory board subject division “Nanotechnology“ Trösch, W. German Water Partnership e. V., member of executive board Unkelbach, G. American Chemical Society (ACS), member “Division of Cellulose and Renewable Materials“, “Division of Bio- chemical Technology“ and “Division of Catalysis Science and Technology“ DECHEMA (Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology), member Vohrer, U. Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG, German Physical Society), member Expert forum “Reinigung und Vorbehandlung vor der Beschichtung“ of Ost- bayerischens Technologie- Transfer-Institut e. V. (OTTI), conference advisory board / specialist manager Fraunhofer Cleaning Tech- nology Alliance, founding member German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (DBG), member German Chemical Society (GDCh), member Research Alliance Cultural Heritage, founding member Scientific and Technical Council of the Fraunhofer- Gesellschaft, member Standing committee of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, member APPENDIX | Committee memberships | Scientific cooperations