Organization
Management Board and Advisory Board
ForWind is managed by a board of directors with equal representation, comprising two members each from Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Leibniz University Hannover and the University of Bremen.
The scientific advisory board of ForWind ensures a continuous coordination of the needs of wind energy research with industry and politics.
Board of Directors
The current board consists of Prof. Dr. Joachim Peinke, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Freitag, Prof. Dr. Martin Kühn, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johanna Myrzik (deputy scientific speaker), Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Raimund Rolfes (scientific speaker) and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Torsten Schlurmann.
Scientific advisory board
Chairman of the Advisory Board:
Matthias Schubert
Managing Director
Wyncon, Hamburg
Members:
Dr. h.c. Jos Beurskens
Owner
SET Analysis, Schagen (NL)
Dr. Rita Dunker
Speaker
The Senator for Science and Ports, Department of Science, Bremen
Dr.-Ing. Tim Fischer
Global Division Unit Manager, Offshore Wind
Ramboll, Hamburg
Dr.-Ing. Christoph Hessel
Director Technical Operations & Customer Relations
ENERCON, Aurich
Oliver Hilgert
Department Manager Forming and Application Technology
Salzgitter Mannesmann Research, Duisburg
Dr. Sebastian Huster
Head of Engineering and Knowledge Transfer Unit
Lower Saxony Ministry for Science and Culture, Hannover
Dr. Klaus Meier
Managing Director
wpd windmanager, Bremen
Bernhard Milow
Program Director Energy
German Aerospace Center, Cologne
Lars Weigel
Managing Director
WindGuard Certification, Varel
Dr. Christian Kress
Technology Portfolio & Roadmaps
Siemens Gamesa, Hamburg
Guests:
Prof. Dr. Volker Epping
President
Leibniz University Hannover
Prof. Dr. Ralph Bruder
President
Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg
Prof. Dr. Jutta Günther
Principal
University of Bremen
