The scientific advisory board provides advisory assistance in all matters that are relevant for the scientific work of the institute. The board is responsible for the current evaluation of the R&D activities of the institute.

The scientific advisory board has nine renowned scientific members from different disciplines whereby

1. four are from universities;

2. three are from geological surveys;

3. two are from industry or other non-university research institutions,

and all being active in geoscientific or geoscientific-technical disciplines and having respective experience. Two scientists should be from a country outside Germany, one scientist should be from the Technical University Clausthal.

The specific tasks of the scientific advisory board are noted in the constitution of GGA Institute.

The present members of the scientific advisory board are

Name	Institution	Function1 (s.a.)
Dr. H.J. Brouwers	TNO-NITG, The Netherlands	3
Prof. Dr. W.G. Coldewey	Geological-Palaeontological Institute and Museum University of Muenster, Department of Applied Geology	1
Dr. R. Egger	Bavarian Water Management Office	2
Prof. Dr. J. Fertig, Deputy Head	Technical University Clausthal, Institute of Geophysics	1
Prof. Dr. J. Klostermann	Geological Survey of North Rhine-Westphalia	2
Prof. Dr. L. Rybach	ETH Zürich, Geowatt AG, Switzerland	1
Dr. W. Stackebrandt	State Geological Survey of Brandenburg	2
Prof. Dr. B. Urban, Head	University of Applied Sciences, Specialist area civil engineering water management an environment	1