Technical advisory boards AKB office The Accreditation Advisory Board has established seven sector-specific technical advisory boards in 2010 (AKB Decision 2/2010). Their main task is to support the Accreditation Advisory Board in determining relevant sector-specific…
Biodeterioration of Materials Division 4.1 Materials must serve their purpose safely and reliably over long periods of time. Wherever materials meet the living environment is where the Biodeterioration and Reference Organisms division engages its research. We…
Student Thesis: Finding gaps in expert reasoning The Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM) is a senior scientific and technical federal institute with responsibility to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. It tests, researches, and…
Knowledge and technology transfer Transfer: Transferring knowledge with impact, promoting innovation Following the principle of "Safety in Technology and Chemistry", BAM creates a framework for the development of safe products, processes, services and applications.…
eScience Section VP.1 Section VP.1 coordinates and advises the management and the divisions of BAM on scientific issues regarding digitalization in all fields of research. Modern scientific experiments are characterised by a hitherto unknown wealth of data, so that…
Members AKB Office The current members of the AKB and their delegating organisations a listed below. Federal States PROF. DR. DOMINIK WILDANGER Hessisches Landesamt für Naturschutz, Umwelt und Geologie (HLNUG) DR. JANINE SCHORNSTEIN Behörde für Umwelt, Klima, Energie…
Accreditation rules AKB Office The formal determination or confirmation of accreditation rules by the Accreditation Advisory Board (AKB) ensures transparency and the involvement of stakeholders. According to § 5 (2) of the Accreditation Body Act (AkkStelleG),…
Vice President Digitalization The Vice President's department combines science and administration to drive forward BAM's digital transformation. Materials science and digitalization are linked across all subject areas and departments. BAM's already very good…
Information Technology Section VP.2 The Information Technology section is responsible for BAM's central IT and continuous IT developments. This ensures that employees are provided with modern applications and information technology to make work at BAM more efficient.…
Results AKB Geschäftsstelle The Office of the Accreditation Advisory Board informs on the results of the AKB. 37. AKB-Sitzung, 5. March 2026 Ergebnisniederschrift (not accessible) [PDF, 248 KB] 36. AKB-Sitzung, 9. September 2025 Ergebnisniederschrift (not accessible)…
BAM is a senior scientific and technical Federal institute with responsibility to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.
