
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 700
Nations represented: about 50
Institute Management: Board of Directors, position of Managing Director rotates every two years.
Departments: 11
Emeritus Groups: 6
Research Groups: 20
External Institute Members, Guest- and Partner Groups: 8
(Updated May 7, 2019)