FiF Directors
Since 2014, there has been the position of FiF Director, who functions as a link between the FiF and the relevant Vice-President for Research.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Walther
The FiF creates spaces where professional diversity gives rise to new encounters, ideas and avenues of research.
FiF Director since 2020
Prof. Dr. Thomas Walther Professor at the Department of Physics and Vice-President for International Affairs and Innovation
Physicist Prof. Dr. Thomas Walther has served as Director of the FiF since April 2020. The fact that he agreed to continue fulfilling this role — despite the demands of his position as Vice President of TU Darmstadt (since 2023)—is something the FiF can only regard as a distinct honor.
Prof. Dr. rer. medic. Josef Wiemeyer
FiF is an important institution for innovative interdisciplinarity. Its various offerings enable the creative initiation of new collaborations, which are of central importance to TU Darmstadt and the RMU.
Alumni Director 2014 to 2022
Prof. Dr. rer. medic. Josef Wiemeyer Professor at the Department of Human Sciences
Sports scientist Josef Wiemeyer served as Director of the FiF from 2014 until March 2020. Under his aegis, the Forum for Interdisciplinary Research was permanently established (2017).
