Distinguished members of the Academic Council are:

• Prof. Dr.-Ing Matthias Oechsner /Chairman/, TU Darmstadt

• Prof. Dr. Eckhard Elsen, FIAS

• Prof. Dr. Michael Huth, GU Frankfurt

• Prof. Dr. Martin Kramer, JLU Gießen 

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Stöhlker, GSI Darmstadt

Their deputies are:

• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Norbert Pietralla, TU Darmstadt

• Prof. Dr. Horst Stöcker, FIAS

• Dr. Ulrich Breuer, GU Frankfurt

• Prof. Dr. Karsten Krüger, JLU Gießen

• Dr. Yvonne Leifels, GSI Darmstadt