Stakeholder relations
An international partnership for science
The ILL is governed by its Associates from the three founding countries: France, Germany, and The United Kingdom:
France
Associate country since 1967
National representatives at the ILL
Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA) &
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Representatives on the ILL Steering Committee:
Marie-Hélène MATHON | CEA
Michel GUIDAL | CNRS
Germany
Associate country since 1967
National representative at the ILL
Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ)
Representatives on the ILL Steering Committee:
Stephan FÖRSTER | FZJ
Friederike TRIMBORN-WITTHAUT | BMBF
The United Kingdom
Associate country since 1974
National representative at the ILL
United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Representatives on the ILL Steering Committee:
Grahame BLAIR | UKRI
Chris MATTHEWS | BEIS
The governance is managed in association with the Scientific Member countries (listed in chronological order of accession): Spain, Switzerland, Austria (*), Italy, The Czech Republic (*), Sweden, Belgium, Slovakia (*), Denmark, Poland, and Slovenia.
(*) These three countries are members of the Central European Neutron Initiative (CENI).
Spain
Scientific member country since 1987
National representative at the ILL
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Scientific Member Representative: Javier CAMPO RUIZ | CSIC – Universidad de Zaragoza
Switzerland
Scientific member country since 1988
National representative at the ILL
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
Scientific Member Representative:Patrice Soom | SERI
Austria (*)
Scientific member country since 1990
National representative at the ILL
Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia form the Central European Neutron Initiative (CENI)
Scientific Member Representative: Martin FALLY | University of Vienna
Italy
Scientific member country since 1997
National representative at the ILL
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR)
Scientific Member Representative:Paolo MARIANI | Università Politecnica delle Marche
Czech Republic (*)
Scientific member country since 1999
National representative at the ILL
Czech Republic, along with Austria and Slovakia, form the Central European Neutron Initiative (CENI)
Scientific Member Representative: Milan KLICPERA | Charles University
Sweden
Scientific member country since 2005
National representative at the ILL
Scientific Member Representative:Aleksandar MATIC | Chalmers University of Technology
Slovakia (*)
Scientific member country since 2009
National representative at the ILL
Comenius University in Bratislava
Slovakia, along with Austria and Czech Republic, form the Central European Neutron Initiative (CENI)
Scientific Member Representative:Norbert KUĈERKA | Comenius University in Bratislava
Denmark
Scientific member country since 2009
National representative at the ILL
Danish agency for science, technology and innovation
Scientific Member Representative: Morten SCHARFF |
The Danish Agency for Science and Higher Education
Poland
Scientific member country since 2006
National representative at the ILL
“Neutrony dla Polskiej Nauki” (NDPN) Consortium of Polish scientific and research institutions,
coordinated by the Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics
Scientific Member Representative:
Wojciech ZAJĄC | Henryk Niewodniczański Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kraków
Slovenia
Scientific member country since 2020
National representative at the ILL
National Institute of Chemistry
Scientific Member Representative:Franci MERZEL | National Institute of Chemistry
(*) Austria, Czech Republik and Slovakia are members of the Central European Neutron Initiative (CENI).