At the general meeting of the Deutschen Gesellschaft für Membrantechnik (DGMT) in February of this year, Dr. Agnes Schulze, head of the IOM research area “Surfaces of Porous Membrane Filters”, was elected as a new member of the advisory board. The IOM welcomes Dr. Schulze's participation on the DGMT advisory board, as she will contribute to the future development of the organization with her extensive experience and valuable expertise. Dr. Schulze is particularly looking forward to working together and making a constructive contribution at the national level. For the research area at IOM, this means above all more visibility and an expansion of the network, according to Dr. Schulze.