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Administration Managing Director: Gerald Murauer (1) Academic Affairs: Laurenz Niel (Head; 2), Arinya Eller, Barbara Kunes, Helga Materna, Ulrike Seiss (Graduate School; 3), Marie Trappl, Katya Tugendsam
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Executive Office: Gerald Murauer (Head), Sophie Cate, Lisa Cichocki, Martina Doppler, Ursula Gerber (4), Irene Hetzenauer (5), Oliver Lehmann (Media Relations; 6), Bernhard Wenzl 1
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Human Resources: Claudia Kernstock (Head; 7), Julia Asimakis (Gender & Diversity; 8), Andrea Mühlberger, Michaela Stöckel 8
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Administration IST Austria continued to grow strongly in
ation of IST Austria and, like the Institute
2011. The experimental research groups
as a whole, the administration received
moved into the Bertalanffy Foundation
excellent grades from the evaluation
Building and took up their work during
committee. I would like to cite one sen
the course of the year. The construction
tence from the report of the evaluation
of the second laboratory building is well
panel, which illustrates the high appre
under way. The Scientific Service Units
ciation of the work done by the adminis
(SSUs) were set up and have grown in
trative personnel: “A well-structured and
accordance with the research activities,
service-minded administrative staff has
requiring an ample amount of support
been appointed, with strong support
from the administration. As the Institute
for the quality of their work voiced at all
continues to grow, the administrative per
levels among the scientific staff.”
sonnel will moderately grow in parallel to
I would like to thank all administrative em
maintain the high level of quality in sup
ployees for their excellent work in 2011.
porting the scientists. 2011 was also the year of the first evalu
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Gerald Murauer, Managing Director
Construction and Maintenance: Stefan Hipfinger (Head; 9), Robert Hojski (Deputy Head; 10), Christian Chaloupka, Daniel Grössmann, Daniel Jaudl, Nadja Kronmüller, Jetlir Memeti, Catalin Mitru, Michael Pletzer, Gertrude Resch, Michael Rockenschaub, Manuel Rojdl, Martin Träxler Finance and Operations: Leopold Kronlachner (Head; 11), Peter Jakubitz (Procurement, Deputy Head; 12), Barbara Abraham (Grant Office; 13), Denise Albrecht, Willetta Barnhill, Janja Bilic, Ursula Prandstätter, Eva-Maria Riedler, Eva Strieck Campus Services and Hospitality: Wolfgang Erdhart (Head; 14), Leopold Bernhard, Benny Fasasi, Carina Grössl, Elisabeth Oelschlägel, Martin Rinder, Petra Sonnleitner
4 1 The voestalpine Administration Building. 2 The administration provides the support for creating a prospering scientific environment. 3 Grant applications are supported by a dedicated Grant Office team.
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4 The future development of the campus is overseen by the Construction team. 5 The IT team takes care of the general and scientific computing needs of the Institute.
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