The Research Committee attends to all scientific matters (exchange forums, new concepts, third party grants etc.)
| Group I (Professors) | Prof. Dr. Susanne Foitzik (Chair) |
| Prof. Dr. Uwe Wolfrum (Deputy) | |
| Prof. Dr. Carsten Duch | |
| Prof. Dr. Thomas Hankeln | |
| Prof. Dr. Martin Kaltenpoth | |
| Prof. Dr. Eckhard Thines | |
| Group III (Academic Staff) | Dr. Mark Bajohrs |
| apl. Prof. Dr. Bernd Lieb | |
| Advisory Members | Prof. Dr. Walter Stöcker (Dean) |
| Prof. Dr. René Ketting (IMB) |