Governance
The Node is governed by its Steering Committee, consisting of four scientists, each coming from one of the contributing institutions:
- Prof. Dr. Frauke Gräter, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz;
- Prof. Dr. Friederike Schmid, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz;
- Prof. Dr. Benno Liebchen, Technical University Darmstadt;
- Prof. Dr. Christian Holm, University Stuttgart.
Practical issues are handled by the Node Director, Dr. Camilo Aponte-Santamaría, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz (since Dec 1, 2025).
Further Participating Scientists
- Prof. Dr. Kurt Kremer, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz (former member of Steering Committee);
- Prof. Dr. Burkhard Dünweg, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research Mainz (former director of the node; since Dec 1, 2025: deputy director);
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael te Vrugt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz;
- Prof. Dr. Lukas Stelzl, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz;
- Prof. Dr. Florian Müller-Plathe, Technical University Darmstadt (former member of Steering Committee);
- Prof. Dr. Nico van der Vegt, Technical University Darmstadt;
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Speck, University Stuttgart.