Organisation and management
Several committees made up of members of the Universities of Bonn and Cologne are responsible for managing the BCGS. Each university has a spokesperson and a coordinator.
University of Bonn:
- Prof. Thomas Reiprich (spokesperson)
- Dr. Bernadette Schorn (coordinator)
University of Cologne:
- Prof. Johannes Berg (spokesperson)
- Dr. Petra Neubauer-Günther (coordinator)
BCGS offices
There are BCGS offices in Cologne as well as in Bonn.
Bonn Office: Isabela Fox
2.011 & 2.012, HISKP
Nussallee 14-16
53115 Bonn
Cologne Office: Dr. Petra Neubauer-Guenther
203, I Physics Institute
Zülpicher Str. 77
50937 Köln
BCGS Steering Committee
The BCGS Steering Committee decides on the use of the schools resources, admissions and is in charge of the academic program. The Steering Committee members are:
Spokespersons:
- Johannes Berg (Cologne) and Thomas Reiprich (Bonn)
Coordinators:
- Bernadette Schorn (Bonn) and Petra Neubauer-Guenther (Cologne)
Members:
- Tobias Bollenbach (Cologne), Ingrid Gregor (Bonn), Lucas Labadie (Cologne), Daqing Wang (Bonn)
Students:
- L. Franken and K. Vynokurova
BCGS Admissions Committee
The Admissions Committee is in charge of shortlisting and interviewing applicants to the BCGS. The Admissions Committee members are:
- Manuel Drees, Bastian Kubis, Peter Schneider, Nele Callebaut, Stefanie Walch-Gassner and Andreas Zilges
Student representatives
Every year, the BCGS students elect a student council, whose members organize social events, are available to give advice and take suggestions on all aspects of the BCGS.
The current members of the BCGS student council are:
- Sahil (MSc, Cologne student representative)
- Hari Prasad (MSc, Cologne)
- Mustafa (MSc, Cologne)
- Ina Galic (MSc Astro, Bonn) studrep@astro.uni-bonn.de