Spokesperson of ATUMS (Alberta/TUM International Graduate School)
International Graduate School for Functional Hybrid Materials a joint project of DFG and NSERC
Senat Member, TU Munich
Scientific Board Member, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm
Member Intl. Advisory Board “Sustainable Materials” in CS3 Whitepaper "A Sustainable Global Society" (USA, GB, France, Germany, Japan, China)
K 2010, Duesseldorf, 27th October-3rd November 2010, “Visions in Polymer”, Chairman panel discussion "CO2 as Feedstock"
Board of Trustees Member, WACKER AG
International Advisory Board, Journal Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Chair Person, German-Canadian Research Network „AM2Net“(„Advanced Macromolecular Materials By Transition Metal Catalysis, A German-Canadian Research Network“, Priority Programs of DFG and NSERC)
Board Member, University of Ulm
Chair Person, Competence Center „NAMKOS“ (Nanostrukturierte Materialien, Katalyse, Oberflächen und Duenne Schichten), University of Ulm
Founding member, Akademie für Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Technik, Ulm
Member Competence Center “Bio materials in bone contact“, University of Ulm
Founding member, Akademie für Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Technik, Ulm
Managing Director, SciTech Patent Exploitation Company, Ulm
Dean for Advanced Studies, Chemistry Department, University of Ulm