GAUSS Managing Board
The GAUSS Managing Board is responsible for the management of all duties and responsibilities of GAUSS. It defines and further develops the strategic orientation, scientific concept, and training program of the graduate school. Furthermore, it is evaluating and deciding on applications for admitting new supervisors and implementing new doctoral programs.
The spokesperson of GAUSS, elected by the board members, represents the interests of GAUSS within the regulatory framework. He/she is the chair of the GAUSS Managing Board and responsible for the operational business of the graduate school.
The GAUSS Managing Board is composed of
- one member of each of the mathematics and natural science faculties,
- one member of the University Medical Center Göttingen,
- one member of the Göttingen Graduate Center for Neurosciences, Biophysics and Molecular Biosciences (GGNB),
- one member of the non-university campus partners,
- one doctoral student representative.
The doctoral student representative is elected from his/her peer group for one year. The other members are appointed for two years by their respective institution.
The GAUSS Managing Board reports to the Presidential Board of the University and to the mathematics and natural science faculties.
Prof. Dr. Ivo Feußner - GGNB & spokesperson of the GAUSS Managing Board ![]() |
Prof. Dr. Ivo Feußner (since 1st Apr 2020 - speaker since 24 Apr 2024) Göttingen Graduate Center for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences (GGNB) Albrecht von Haller Institute Dept. of Plant Biochemistry Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 37077 Göttingen Phone +49 (0) 551 - 39 25743 ifeussn[at]gwdg.de |
Prof. Dr. Gregor Bucher (since 1st Apr 2024) Faculty of Biology and Psychology GZMB Dept. of Evolutionary Developmental Genetics Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 37077 Göttingen gbucher1[at]gwdg.de |
Prof. Dr. Ricardo Mata (since 1st Apr 2022) Faculty of Chemistry Institute of Physical Chemistry Tammannstr. 6 37077 Göttingen Phone +49 (0) 551 - 39 23149 rmata[at]gwdg.de |
Prof. Dr. Andreas Pack (since 1st Apr 2024) Faculty of Geoscience and Geography Dept. of Isotope Geology Goldschmidtstraße 1 37077 Göttingen apack[at]gwdg.de |
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schmitzer (since 1st Apr 2024) Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Institute of Computer Science Goldschmidtstraße 7 37077 Göttingen lastname at cs.uni-goettingen.de |
Prof. Dr. Pascal Klein (since 1st Apr 2024) Faculty of Physics Physik und ihre Didaktik Institut für Dynamik komplexer Systeme Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1 37077 Göttingen pascal.klein[at]uni-goettingen.de |
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Flügel (since 1st Oct 2018) University Medical Center Institute for Multiple Sclerosis Research Dept. of Neuroimmunology Von-Siebold-Str. 3a 37075 Göttingen fluegel[at]med.uni-goettingen.de |
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Prof. Alec M. Wodtke Ph.D. (since 1st Apr 2020) Representative of the non-university institutions Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Am Faßberg 11 37077 Göttingen Phone +49 (0) 551 - 201 1261 alec.wodtke[at]mpibpc.mpg.de |
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Greg Weiler (since 1st Apr 2024) Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Institute for Mathematical Stochastics PhD student in the program Mathematical Sciences Goldschmidtstr. 7, 37077 Göttingen greg.weiler[at]mathematik.uni-goettingen.de |