Photo Gallery - Peter Gruss (2002 - 2014)

40th anniversary of cooperation between MPG and CAS (Chinese Academy of Science)

May 13, 2014

40th anniversary of cooperation between MPG and CAS (Chinese Academy of Science)

President Peter Gruss with the President of the CAS Bai Chunli.

© CAS

40th anniversary of cooperation between MPG and CAS (Chinese Academy of Science)
May 13, 2014
President Peter Gruss with the President of the CAS Bai Chunli.
Mexican Delegation visits Max Planck Society

March 10, 2014

Mexican Delegation visits Max Planck Society

Peter Gruss speaking with Dr. René Drucker, Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Mexiko-City (left).

© Axel Griesch
Cooperation with Weizmann Institute

March 04, 2014

Cooperation with Weizmann Institute

Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society and Daniel Zajfman, President of the Weizmann Institute, during the signing ceremony.

© Weizmann Institute of Science
Max Planck and RIKEN mark the anniversary of their collaboration

February 26, 2014

Max Planck and RIKEN mark the anniversary of their collaboration

The Max Planck Society and RIKEN have held a formal ceremony in Tokyo to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their cooperation, here the President of RIKEN, Ryoji Noyori, welcomes MPG President Peter Gruss in the Industry Club in Tokyo.

© RIKEN
Open Access Conference in Berlin

November 19, 2013

Open Access Conference in Berlin

Max Planck President Peter Gruss at the Berlin Declaration’s anniversary conference, which was held at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities on 19 and 20 November.

© Stefanie Mahler/MPG
Lecture at the Universidad del Rosarion in Bogota, Colombia

October 30, 2013

Lecture at the Universidad del Rosarion in Bogota, Colombia

© Luis Enrique Sierra Rodriguez
Presentation of a Medal in Bogota, Colombia

October 30, 2013

Presentation of a Medal in Bogota, Colombia

The Universidad del Rosario presented Peter Gruss with the "Orden del fundador al merito cientifico"

© Luis Enrique Sierra Rodriguez
Prince of Asturias Award for the Max Planck Society

October 25, 2013

Prince of Asturias Award for the Max Planck Society

Together with President Peter Gruss four young scientists from Argentina, South Korea, Austria and Germany accepted the prince of Asturias Award for international Cooperation in Oviedo.

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Prince of Asturias Award for the Max Planck Society

October 25, 2013

Prince of Asturias Award for the Max Planck Society

Peter Gruss and four young Max Planck scientists accept the certificate from the Spanish Crown Prince.
Panel Discussion "Greater investment in research - A way out of the European Crisis" in Brussels office of the Max Planck Society

September 16, 2013

Panel Discussion "Greater investment in research - A way out of the European Crisis" in Brussels office of the Max Planck Society

From left: v.l. Maria da Graca Carvalho, Member of the European Parliament, Robert-Jan Smits, Director General of the DG for Research and Innovation, Peter Gruss, Stefan Marcinowski, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF until 2012, Dalibor Štys, Minister of Education, Czech Republic.

Horst Wagner / MPG
Max Planck Society and The University of Tokyo to establish centre for integrative inflammation research

June 25, 2013

Max Planck Society and The University of Tokyo to establish centre for integrative inflammation research

Junichi Hamada, President of the University of Tokyo, and Peter Gruss, President of Max Planck Society, during the signing ceremony.

The University of Tokyo
64th Annual Meeting of the Max Planck Society in Potsdam

June 06, 2013

64th Annual Meeting of the Max Planck Society in Potsdam

From left: Federal Research Minister Johanna Wanka, Peter Gruss, Anne Glover, senior scientific adviser to EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso and Sabine Kunst, Brandenburg’s Minister of Science.

Norbert Michalke
Grand opening of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European
and Regulatory Procedural Law

May 08, 2013

Grand opening of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for International, European
and Regulatory Procedural Law

From left: Burkhard Hess, Director of the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg, Christine Gläser, German Ambassador in Luxembourg, Martine Hansen, Minister for Higher Education and Research, Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime minister of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Peter Gruss, President of Max Planck Society and Cornelia Quennet-Thielen, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

MPI Luxembourg
Future Dialogue in Moscow

April 10, 2013

Future Dialogue in Moscow

On the Podium from left: Peter Gruss, Moderator Delia Meth-Cohn, Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Russia Siemens AG, Peter Löscher, President Siemens AG, Viktor Vekselberg, President Skolkovo Foundation, Russia
© Kuzzmin
Strengthening cutting-edge research across Europe

March 04, 2013

Strengthening cutting-edge research across Europe

Exchange in Prague: Peter Gruss in talks with representatives of science organisations, universities and the government. Among them, Jan Hrušák (far left) from the Academy of Sciences and Tomáš Hruda, Deputy Minister for Research and Higher Education in the Education Ministry (left, third from the back). © MSMT
Grand opening of the Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging in Denmark.

January 31, 2013

Grand opening of the Max-Planck Odense Center on the Biodemography of Aging in Denmark.

Speech by Peter Gruss in Odense.
© Lars Skaaning
Inauguration of the new Bibliotheca Hertziana building in Rome.

January 15, 2013

Inauguration of the new Bibliotheca Hertziana building in Rome.

Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Research, with Peter Gruss.

Leonardo Damo
Grand opening ceremony at the Max Planck Florida Institute

December 06, 2012

Grand opening ceremony at the Max Planck Florida Institute

With a festive ceremony, the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) was opened in the United States.
Max Planck Center in Jerusalem inaugurated

January 09, 2013

Max Planck Center in Jerusalem inaugurated

Inauguration event for Max Planck-Hebrew University Center for Sensory Processing of the Brain in Action:Prof. Idan Segev, Prof. Peter Gruss, Prof. Eilon Vaadia and Prof. Tobias Bonhoeffer (L to R)
© Sasson Tiram
Opening ceremony Max Planck Center in Jerusalem

January 09, 2013

Opening ceremony Max Planck Center in Jerusalem

Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society, with Hebrew University President Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson © Sasson Tiram
Opening new premises of Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome

January 15, 2013

Opening new premises of Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome

The directors Sybille Ebert-Schifferer (left) und Elisabeth Kieven with Peter Gruss.

Leonardo Damo
Grand opening of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

December 04, 2012

Grand opening of the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

Peter Gruss, former governor Jeb Bush, director David Fitzpatrick and director Ryohei Yasuda (from left to right) ©Tracey Benson Photography

Leonardo Damo
Prestigious award for Max Planck President by federal state of Bavaria

November 27, 2012

Prestigious award for Max Planck President by federal state of Bavaria

Bavarian Minister-President Horst Seehofer awarded Max Planck President Peter Gruss the Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art. © Bayerische Staatskanzlei
Workshop „Teaming/Twinning Excellence“ in Brussels

October 29, 2012

Workshop „Teaming/Twinning Excellence“ in Brussels

Kurt Deketelaere, Secretary General of League of European Research Universities (LERU), Robert-Jan Smits, Director-General, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation, Peter Gruss, president of Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (v.l.n.r.) © Horst Wagner
100 Year Anniversary: Kaiser Wilhelm / Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

October 23, 2012

100 Year Anniversary: Kaiser Wilhelm / Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

With celebrity guests from science, politics and business, the Max Planck Institute for chemistry in Mainz, Germany, celebrated its 100 year anniversary . From left to right: Peter Gruss, Paul Crutzen, Nobel Prize Laureate for Chemistry 1995, Jos Leliveld, executive director of the Institute. © Carsten Costard
Federal minister Schavan with delegation in South America.

September 30, 2012

Federal minister Schavan with delegation in South America.

Visit of ESO-Observatory in El Paranal/Chile. © Barbara Seimetz
Science summit at Ringberg Castle

July 30, 2012

Science summit at Ringberg Castle

In the first row (from left): Philippe Freyssinet (France)), Vladislav Panchenko (Russia), Suzanne Fortier (Canada), Peter Gruss (Germany), Yuichiro Anzai (Japan), Subra Suresh (USA). In the second row (from left): Peter Strohschneider (Germany), John R. McDougall (Canada), Luigi Nicolais (Italy), John Womersley (GB), Matthias Kleiner (Germany) und Robert-Jan Smits, Director General at the European Commission © MPG/Axel Griesch
Cooperation Agreement between Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea, and Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

July 06, 2012

Cooperation Agreement between Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea, and Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Peter Gruss and Yongmin Kim, president of Unviersity of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea, after the signing of the Cooperation Agreement Concerning the Establishment and Management of a Junior Research Group in Max Planck Center on Attosecond Science / Pohang. © Felix Brandl
Contract Signing MPG-CAS in Munich

June 26, 2012

Contract Signing MPG-CAS in Munich

Max Planck President Peter Gruss and CAS President Bai Chunli sign the agreement für common career promotion. © Axel Griesch
Ceremony Annual General Meeting in Dusseldorf.

June 14, 2012

Ceremony Annual General Meeting in Dusseldorf.

Federal Mininster of Research, Annette Schavan, with Peter Gruss.
Annual General Meeting in Dusseldorf

June 13, 2012

Annual General Meeting in Dusseldorf

Hannelore Kraft(left),Prime Minister of North Rhine Westphalia, with Peter Gruss.
Honor in New York

May 12, 2012

Honor in New York

Peter Gruss receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in New York.
Parliamentary Breakfast "Twinning Excellence" in European Parliament

May 10, 2012

Parliamentary Breakfast "Twinning Excellence" in European Parliament

from left: MdEP Ioannis A. Tsoukalas (EVP, EL); MdEP Lambert van Nistelrooij (EVP, NL); MdEP Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines (EVP, ES); Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss, president of Max-Planck-Gesellschaft; MdEP Lena Kolarska-Bobinska (EVP, PL); MdEP Herbert Reul (CDU - EVP); MdEP Norbert Glante (SPD - S&D); MdEP Markus FERBER (CSU - EVP) © Horst Wagner / MPG
Parliamentary Breakfast in Bruessel

May 10, 2012

Parliamentary Breakfast in Bruessel

Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss (Middle), MdEP Herbert Reul (CDU-EVP) Member of ETRE, EP-committee Industry, Research und Energy (left) and MdEP Norbert Glante (SPD-S&D) Member of ITRE, EP-committee Industry, Research und Energy (right)
© Horst Wagner / MPG
Establishment of Max Planck Princeton Research Center for Plasma Physics

March 29, 2012

Establishment of Max Planck Princeton Research Center for Plasma Physics

Shirley M. Tilghman, the President of Princeton University, and Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society, signed the agreement for the establishment of the new research Center at Princeton University campus. ©Eleanor Starkman
Pact Event "Science as a career for women and men"

March 06, 2012

Pact Event "Science as a career for women and men"

Speech by Peter Gruss at the Pact Event in Berlin
Establishment of Max Planck UBC Centre for Quantum Materials

February 20, 2012

Establishment of Max Planck UBC Centre for Quantum Materials

Max Planck President Peter Gruss and Stephen J. Toop, President of University of British Columbia, at the contract signing in Vancouver. © UBC
French Ambassador visits Max-Planck-Society

January 16, 2012

French Ambassador visits Max-Planck-Society

Peter Gruss meets with Maurice Gourdault-Montagne for a talk in Munich. ©Vernillo
Establishment of Max Planck Weizmann Center for integrative Archaeology and Anthropology in Rehovot/Israel

January 11, 2012

Establishment of Max Planck Weizmann Center for integrative Archaeology and Anthropology in Rehovot/Israel

Max Planck President Peter Gruss and Weizmann President Daniel Zaijfman at the contract signing.
Opening ceremony of the House of Astronomy in Heidelberg

December 16, 2011

Opening ceremony of the House of Astronomy in Heidelberg

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Opening of the House of Astronomy in Heidelberg

December 16, 2011

Opening of the House of Astronomy in Heidelberg

Builder Klaus Tschira (right) handed over the metal model of the House of Astronomy to Max Planck President Peter Gruss.
Senate meeting in Munich

November 18, 2011

Senate meeting in Munich

The senators met in Administrative Headquarters of the Max Planck Society.
Visit from the new president of CAS

November 17, 2011

Visit from the new president of CAS

Peter Gruss welcomes Chunli Bai, the new president of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Centenary in Berlin

October 28, 2011

Centenary in Berlin

Peter Gruss speaks at the centenary of the Fritz Haber Institute in the Henry Ford Building.
Ceremony in Berlin

October 28, 2011

Ceremony in Berlin

They listen to the lecture of Fritz Stern: Nobel Prize Winner Gerhard Ertl, Eva Lewis (daughter of Fritz Haber), Mrs Meijer, Gerard Meijer (director of Fritz Haber Institute), Annette Schavan, Federal Minister for Research, und Peter Gruss (from left).
Max Planck Research Prize 2011

October 19, 2011

Max Planck Research Prize 2011

Award ceremony of the Max Planck Research Prize 2011 (from left to right: Helmut Schwarz, President of the Humboldt Foundation, Bernhard Schölkopf, prize winner, state secretary Georg Schütte, Sebastian Thrun, prize winner, Peter Gruss, President of the Max Planck Society)
A new Max Planck Partner Institute for Biomedical Research

October 06, 2011

A new Max Planck Partner Institute for Biomedical Research

The President of the Max Planck Society, Peter Gruss, joined with the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and Science Minister Lino Barañao on Thursday in Buenos Aires to open the Max Planck Society’s new Partner Institute in Buenos Aires.
Opening of the new Max Planck Institute in Buenos Aires

October 06, 2011

Opening of the new Max Planck Institute in Buenos Aires

Prior to the ceremony, President Kirchner visited the new Partner Institute’s laboratories.
Future Dialogue in New Delhi

September 24, 2011

Future Dialogue in New Delhi

Closing discussion - from left Mini Menon, Joan Clos, Peter Gruss, Peter Löscher.
Opening of the second Max Planck Center in India

September 23, 2011

Opening of the second Max Planck Center in India

Mr. Vijay Raghavan and Mr. Peter Gruss unveil the inauguration plate during the opening ceremony for the Inauguration of the Indo-German Max Planck-NCBS Center for Research on Lipids.
German Delegation in Florida

September 10, 2011

German Delegation in Florida

A delegation from the Bundestag, Germany´s Parliament, visits the new Max Planck Florida Institute in Jupiter.
Opening of the Max Planck Science Gallery in Berlin

September 07, 2011

Opening of the Max Planck Science Gallery in Berlin

Panel discussion with Science journalist Gert Scobel, Publisher Stefan von Holtzbrinck, Federal Minister for Research Annette Schavan and Peter Gruss (from left).
Annual General Meeting in Berlin

June 09, 2011

Annual General Meeting in Berlin

Peter Gruss with Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Argentinean Science and Technology Minister José Lino Barañao.
Annual General Meeting in Berlin

June 09, 2011

Annual General Meeting in Berlin

Peter Gruss welcomes Angela Merkel.
Annual General Meeting in Berlin

June 09, 2011

Annual General Meeting in Berlin

In the front row of the Plenary Assembly from left: Barbara Meyer, Peter Gruss, Angela Merkel, José Lino Barañao, Jürgen Zöllner, Gerhard Wolf.
President`s EU Forum

February 21, 2011

President`s EU Forum

The president`s EU Forum consisting of several Max Planck directors meets Robert-Jan Smits, Director General DG Research and Innovation.
Press Conference in Stuttgart

February 15, 2011

Press Conference in Stuttgart

Press Conference with prime minister Mappus and minister Frankenberg concerning the new MPI for Intelligente Systems
Centenary in Berlin

January 11, 2011

Centenary in Berlin

Peter Gruss together with Helmut Schmidt and Annette Schavan
EU-RUSSIA Industrialists Round Table

December 07, 2010

EU-RUSSIA Industrialists Round Table

Peter Gruss, President of Max Planck Society, answers questions at a plenary meeting in Brüssel.
New director for Florida

November 23, 2010

New director for Florida

Contract signing with Dr. David Fitzpatrick in Berlin.
Visit from the president of Stanford University

November 17, 2010

Visit from the president of Stanford University

Peter Gruss welcomes the president of Stanford University, Prof. John L. Hennessy.
40 years Max Planck Innovation

November 16, 2010

40 years Max Planck Innovation

Peter Gruss presents the successful concept for technology transfer.
Meeting with the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences

November 12, 2010

Meeting with the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Peter Gruss meets with Michal Kleiber for a talk in Munich.
Laying the foundation stone of the new MPI in Kaiserslautern

September 17, 2010

Laying the foundation stone of the new MPI in Kaiserslautern

From left: Doris Ahnen, Jörg Weinbrenner, Peter Gruss, Helmut Schmidt and Kurt Beck.
Board Meeting in New York

September 14, 2010

Board Meeting in New York

Meeting of the Board of the Max Planck Florida Institute with Henry Kissinger
Innovation Dialogue in the Federal Chancellery

September 13, 2010

Innovation Dialogue in the Federal Chancellery

German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel with the Members of the Steering Committee.
Future Dialogue in Bejing

September 09, 2010

Future Dialogue in Bejing

Peter Gruss on the podium für Energy Supply.
Ceremony for sponsors with Max Planck scientists

September 02, 2010

Ceremony for sponsors with Max Planck scientists

From left: M. Gahr, J. Müller, S. Ebert-Schifferer, P. Gruss, B. and P. Kurmann, K. Kitzinger
Agreement with University College of London

July 12, 2010

Agreement with University College of London

Peter Gruss and Malcom Grant at the signing of the framework agreement.
Visit from Brussels

June 24, 2010

Visit from Brussels

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, EU Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science
Breaking ground in Florida

June 22, 2010

Breaking ground in Florida
Annual General Meeting in Hanover

June 18, 2010

Annual General Meeting in Hanover

Peter Gruss speaks about "personalised medicine" at the Plenary Assembly in Hanover.
Laying of the foundation stone for the MPI for Biology of Ageing

May 05, 2010

Laying of the foundation stone for the MPI for Biology of Ageing
Opening of the Max Planck Center for Computer Science

February 03, 2010

Opening of the Max Planck Center for Computer Science

Peter Gruss and Horst Köhler open the Indo-German Max Planck Center in New Delhi.
Annual press conference of the Stifterverband

January 21, 2010

Annual press conference of the Stifterverband

Peter Gruss speaking with Henning Kagermann and Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller.
Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Riken

January 18, 2010

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Riken

left: president Ryoji Noyori; right: Kohel Tamao, Director of the Riken Advanced Institute
Fifty years of scientific cooperation with Weizmann Institute

December 09, 2009

Fifty years of scientific cooperation with Weizmann Institute

G. Vita (left), F. Springer, D. Zajfman, A. Schavan, P. Gruss and M. Döpfner
Inauguration of the LOEWE Center

November 09, 2009

Inauguration of the LOEWE Center

From left: V. Nienhaus, E. Kühne-Hörmann, B. Eckhardt, L. Sogaard-Andersen, P. Gruss
Future Dialogue in Berlin

October 26, 2009

Future Dialogue in Berlin

Peter Gruss speaking with Peter Löscher (left) and Joschka Fischer.
Visit by Indian journalists

October 09, 2009

Visit by Indian journalists

Six Indian science journalists met with President Peter Gruss in Munich.
German Federal Cross of Merit for Peter Gruss

October 05, 2009

German Federal Cross of Merit for Peter Gruss

German Federal President Köhler handing over the German Federal Cross of Merit.
Journey to Argentina

September 28, 2009

Journey to Argentina

Argentinean State President Cristina Kirchner in a meeting with President Peter Gruss.
Inauguration of the MPI for the Science of Lights

July 08, 2009

Inauguration of the MPI for the Science of Lights

President Peter Gruss (centre left) and Prof. Gerd Leuchs, one of the Founding Directors
DFG Annual Assembly

July 01, 2009

DFG Annual Assembly

From left: Gruss, Häuser, Kleiner, Tillich, Schavan, Tesch.
New MPI in Kaiserslautern

May 06, 2009

New MPI in Kaiserslautern

Doris Ahnen with Peter Gruss, Peter Druschel (2nd from left) and Paul Francis (right).
Chancellor Angela Merkel starts "Expedition Zukunft"

April 23, 2009

Chancellor Angela Merkel starts "Expedition Zukunft"

with Peter Gruss, Federal Minister of Research Annette Schavan and Hartmut Mehdorn, chief of Deutsche Bahn
Science Tunnel in Florida

January 16, 2009

Science Tunnel in Florida

M. Sellers (l.), South Florida Science Museum; F. Brumley (r.) from the local sponsor
Presentation "Expedition Zukunft"

December 10, 2008

Presentation "Expedition Zukunft"

Federal Minister of Research Annette Schavan, Max Planck President Peter Gruss (right) and Chariperson of Science in Dialogue, Gerold Wefer, introduce the science train at a press conference.
Annette Schavan and Peter Gruss in the science train

November 19, 2008

Annette Schavan and Peter Gruss in the science train
Annual assembly of Max Planck Society in Dresden 2008

June 27, 2008

Annual assembly of Max Planck Society in Dresden 2008

Peter Gruss with Stanislaw Tillich (left), Angela Merkel and the Mayor of Dresden, Lutz Vogel (right).
Exhibition - "Max Planck - The Reluctant Revolutionary" in Berlin

April 25, 2008

Exhibition - "Max Planck - The Reluctant Revolutionary" in Berlin

Peter Gruss speaking with Berlin´s Science Senator Jürgen Zöllner at the exhibition.

Photo Gallery - Peter Gruss (2002 - 2014)

40th anniversary of cooperation between MPG and CAS (Chinese Academy of Science)

40th anniversary of cooperation between MPG and CAS (Chinese Academy of Science)

Mexican Delegation visits Max Planck Society

Cooperation with Weizmann Institute

Max Planck and RIKEN mark the anniversary of their collaboration