Former Members of the Jury

Dr. Hermann Gerlinger, (2014-2018)
Former Member of the Executive Board of Carl Zeiss Group, President and CEO of Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH
Professor Dr. Henning Kagermann, (2014-2018)
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of acatech, National Academy of Science and Engineering
Professor Dr. Wolfgang Marquardt, (2014-2018)
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Professor Dr. Michael Zäh, (2014-2018)
Technical University Munich, Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management
Professor Dr. Theodor Hänsch, (2008–2016)
Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics / Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Professor Dr. Ursula Keller, (2008–2016)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Institute for Quantum Electronics
Professor Dr. John Stuart Nelson, (2008–2016)
Medical Director of the Beckmann Laser Institute
Professor Dr. Orazio Svelto, (2008–2014)
Politecnico di Milano
Stephen Anderson, (2006–2014)
SPIE-The international society for optics and photonics
Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Berlien, (2002–2014)
Laser Medical Department, Elisabeth Hospital Berlin
Professor Hans-Jürgen Warnecke (†), (2000–2014)
Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation
Professor Dr. Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, (2008–2012)
formerly BASF AG
Professor Helmut Hügel, (2004–2012)
Universität Stuttgart
Professor Dr. Hubertus Christ (†), (2000–2012)
formerly ZF Friedrichshafen AG and President of VDI
Professor Dr. Herbert Walther (†), (2006)
Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik
Dr. Paul Seiler, (2004–2006)
formerly TRUMPF Laser GmbH + Co. KG
Professor Dr. Steven L. Jacques, (2002–2006)
Oregon Health & Science University
Professor Dr. Joachim Milberg, (2000–2006)
formerly BMW AG
Professor Dr. Akira Matsunawa (†), (2000–2004)
Osaka University
Professor Dr. Charles H. Townes (†), (2000–2004)
Stanford University
Dr. Reinhard Wollermann-Windgasse, (2000–2002)
formerly TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
Professor Dr. Hans-Joachim Queisser, (2000–2002)
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
Professor Dr. Hubert Markl (†), (2000–2002)
formerly President of Max-Planck-Gesellschaft