Organizational chart of the Institute
Accessible text of the organizational chart of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, as of February 2026.
The Max Planck Institute for Chemistry is led by four directors: Yafang Cheng, Eric A. Kort, Gerald H. Haug (Executive Director), and Ulrich Pöschl.
The organizational structure of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry is divided into the four departments headed by the directors and their respective group leaders, two independent research groups, and the shared facilities.
Department of Aerosol Chemistry, headed by Yafang Cheng (Director).
The Department of Aerosol Chemistry consists of the following groups:
- Aerosols in the UTLS Region, Franziska Köllner
- Wildfires and Impacts, Chaoqun Ma
- Integrated Assessment Modeling, Wenjun Meng
- Aerosol Field Experiments, Johannes Schneider
- Nanoscale Theory and Modeling, Huan Yang
Department of Atmospheric Chemistry, headed by Eric A. Kort (Director).
The Department of Atmospheric Chemistry consists of the following groups:
- Kinetics and Photochemistry, John Crowley
- Optical Spectroscopy, Horst Fischer
- Radical Measurements, Hartwig Harder
- Atmospheric Modeling, Andrea Pozzer
- Organic Reactive Species, Jonathan Williams
Department of Climate Geochemistry, Head of Department Gerald H. Haug (Executive Director)
The Climate Geochemistry Division consists of the following groups:
- Isotope Biogeochemistry, Steve Galer
- Organic Isotope Geochemistry, Alfredo Martinez-Garcia
- Micropaleontology, Ralf Schiebel
- Inorganic Gas Isotope Geochemistry, Hubert Vonhof
Multiphase Chemistry Division, Division Head Ulrich Pöschl (Director)
Multiphase Chemistry consists of the following groups and teams:
- Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions in the Amazon, Bruno Backes Meller
- Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms, Thomas Berkemeier
- Multiphase Analytics, Frank Drewnick
- Biomolecular Interactions, Janine Fröhlich
- Organic Pollutants and Exposure, Gerhard Lammel
Independent research groups are
- Meat Consumption of the Hominini, Tina Lüdecke
- Satellite Remote Sensing, Thomas Wagner
The joint facilities are divided into the following departments:
- Administration and Technology, Ira Lemm
- Communications, Susanne Benner
- Administration, Ira Lemm
- Shipping and Export Control, Martin Carswell
- Researchers Support, Karin Sulsky
- Facilities Management and Operations, Carsten Pallien,
- IT, Thomas Disper
- Instrument Development and Electronics, Frank Helleis
- Mechanical Workshop, Sebastian Best