Structure and Organization of the DKRZ

• The DKRZ is a non-profit and non-commercial limited company with four shareholders.
• DKRZ's executive structure consists of the board of shareholders and the management.
• The Scientific Steering Committee (WLA) advises the management and the shareholders of DKRZ.
• The DKRZ user group committee represents the interests of all DKRZ users. Its speaker attends the meetings of the WLA.
• DKRZ is divided into departments for application support, data analysis,  data management, systems and administration.
• The managing director of DKRZ, Prof. Dr. Thomas Ludwig, also heads the scientific computing group of the department of informatics at the University of Hamburg.
• DKRZ's partners and networks include a variety of national and international entities in the area of climate sciences as well as of computer sciences.

 

Organizational Chart (updated May, 2025):