Facts & Figures

Umbrella organization: The Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (www.mpg.de)

Founding date of the institute: 1971 through the merging of the Max Planck Institutes for Physical Chemistry and for Spectroscopy

Staff: about 850

Nations represented: about 50

Institute management: board of directors, position of Managing Director rotates every two years.

Departments: 11

Emeritus Departments: 3

Max Planck Research Groups: 6

Research Groups: 24

(Updated September 1, 2012)