Scientific Council
Scientific Council
The administrative body of Institute of Technology is its Scientific Council. All our full professors are the members of the Council, additional members are elected in every three years, students inevery year.
Currently the members of the Scientific Council are:
1. Reet Kurg, Director, Chairman of the Board, Professor of Molecular Biomedicine
2. Alvo Aabloo, Professor of Polymeric Materials
3. Ülo Langel, Professor of Molecular Biotechnology
4. Mart Loog, Professor of Molecular Systems Biology
5. Andres Merits, Professor of Applied Virology
6. Tanel Tenson, Professor of the Technology of Antimicrobial Compounds
7. Hannes Kollist, Professor of Molecular Plant Biology
8. Gholamreza Anbarjafari, Professor of Computer Vision
9. Veronika Zadin, Professor of Materials Technology
10. Margus Pooga, Professor of Chemical Biology
11. Kaspar Valgepea, Associate Professor of Gas Fermentation Technologies
12. Andreas Kyritsakis, Associate Professor of Materials Research in Extreme Environments
13. Hanna Hõrak, Associate Professor of Molecular Plant Physiology
14. Ilona Faustova, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology
15. Margus Varjak, Associate Professor of Virology
16. Veljo Kisand, Associate Professor of Molecular Ecology
17. Juli Mukhadze, student
18. Oliver Vaht, student
19. Arnold Leonhard Mertsin, student
20. Anneli Samel, PhD student
Director of the Institute is responsible for running the Institute on daily bases. He or she is elected by Scientific Council for 3 years. Two persons have served as a Director of the Institute:
- Reet Kurg since 2018
- Mart Ustav since 2012 - 2017
- Erik Puura from 2007 to 2012
- Mart Ustav from 2002 to 2007