Reinhard F. J. Hüttl

Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften eV advises on technical and technological issues for engineering and applied sciences. The private company is based in Munich, Germany.

The European Council of Applied Sciences & Engineering, also known as Euro-CASE, is an organization focused on promoting technological, scientific, economic, and social progress in Europe. The non-profit company is based in Paris, France. The French company works on issues related to energy, environment, mobility, transport, education, safety, and security. The organization was also involved in the Millennium Technology Prize in 2010 and has a focus on climate change and medicine.

GFZ German Research Centre For Geosciences is the national center for the exploration of the solid earth. The private company is based in Potsdam, Germany. The German company investigates the geosphere in the highly complex system of the earth with its interconnected subsystems and their branching cause-and-effect chains.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren eV operates as a scientific research organization. It performs cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society, and industry. The firm focuses on six research fields: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies, Structure of Matter plus Aeronautics, Space, and Transport. It develops research programs for each of these fields. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.