Past and current scientists of the MPE infrared group. Of the alumni listed,
36 are currently in faculty positions at universities or senior scientific staff at
research institutions. 32 are in scientific staff positions, 17 postdocs, 25 in positions
in industry or private business, 8 unknown. Current MPE staff is included if advanced
beyond the original PhD/postdoc position.
| First Name | Name | Time at MPE |
| Nancy | Ageorges | 1993-95, 2008-2010 |
| Tal | Alexander | 1997-98 |
| Stefan | Anders | 1996-00 |
| Nels | Anderson | 1991-93 |
| Andrew | Baker | 2000-04 |
| Marco | Barden | 2000-02 |
| Hendrik | Bartko | 2007-10 |
| Stefano | Berta | 2007- |
| Markus | Blietz | 1991-95 |
| Torsten | Boeker | 1992-95 |
| Nicolas | Bouché | 2005-2009 |
| Bernhard | Brandl | 1992-1996 |
| Joanna | Brown | 2008-10 |
| Peter | Buschkamp | 2006- |
| David | Butler | 1998-00 |
| Murray | Cameron | 1990-94 |
| Alessandra | Contursi | 2000- |
| Giovanni | Cresci | 2006-09 |
| Helmut | Dannerbauer | 2000-03 |
| Kalliopi | Dasyra | 2003-06 |
| Richard | Davies | 1997- |
| Katie | Dodds-Eden | 2007-12 |
| Valentin | Eberhard (née Rotaciuc) | 1989-92 |
| Andreas | Eckart | 1986-99 |
| Eiichi | Egami | 1995-98 |
| Frank | Eisenhauer | 1995- |
| Hauke | Engel | 2007-11 |
| Peter | Englmaier | 1998-01 |
| Natascha | Förster Schreiber | 1994-98, 2004- |
| Tobias | Fritz | 2008-2013 |
| Jack | Gallimore | 1996-98 |
| Norbert | Geis | 1987-91, 1996-2011 |
| Shy | Genel | 2006-2010 |
| Andrea | Gilbert | 2003-05 |
| Stefan | Gillessen | 2004- |
| Javier | Graciá Carpio | 2008- |
| Urs | Graf | 1986-90 |
| Wolfgang | Hackenberg | 1994-2000 |
| Steve | Hailey-Dunsheath | 2009-11 |
| Yohei | Harayama | 2002-06 |
| Andrew | Harris | 1986-94 |
| Greg | Herczeg | 2008-11 |
| Jaap | Herman | 1986-87 |
| Franz | Herrmann | 1990-94 |
| Erin | Hicks | 2006-2009 |
| Rainer | Hönle | 2003-12 |
| Matthew | Horrobin | 2003-05 |
| Christof | Iserlohe | 2000-03 |
| James | Jackson | 1988-90 |
| Shrikrishna | Kanneganti | 2009-11 |
| Randolf | Klein | 2003-05 |
| Alfred | Krabbe | 1987-97 |
| Harald | Kroker | 1993-96 |
| Dietmar | Kunze | 1995-99 |
| Jaron | Kurk | 2009- |
| Olivier | Laurent | 2000-01 |
| Matthew | Lehnert | 1998-06 |
| Jingjing | Li | 2002-04 |
| Leslie | Looney | 1998-04 |
| Dieter | Lutz | 1991- |
| Susanne | Madden | 1989-92 |
| Benjamin | Magnelli | 2009-12 |
| Roberto | Maiolino | 1996-98 |
| Fabrice | Martins | 2004-2007 |
| Laura | Mascetti | 2008-09 |
| Sabine | Mengel | 1998-00 |
| Emmanuel | Moy | 2000-02 |
| Thomas | Müller | 2002- |
| Francisco | Müller-Sanchez | 2004-2008 |
| Nicole | Nesvadba | 2003-06 |
| Thomas | Nikola | 1993-97 |
| Raanan | Nordon | 2008-11 |
| Thomas | Ott | 1996- |
| Soojong | Pak | 1997-98 |
| Thibaut | Paumard | 2003-06 |
| Oliver | Pfuhl | 2007- |
| Albrecht | Poglitsch | 1986- |
| Paola | Popesso | 2007-2013 |
| Andreas | Quirrenbach | 1993-99 |
| Walfried | Raab | 1998- |
| Sebastian | Rabien | 1998- |
| Dimitra | Rigopoulou | 1995-03 |
| Dirk | Rosenthal | 1996-02 |
| Adrian | Russell | 1990-92 |
| Amélie | Saintonge | 2009-13 |
| Bruce | Sams | 1991-96 |
| Eva | Schinnerer | 1996-99 |
| Rainer | Schödel | 2000-03 |
| Karl | Schuster | 1992-95 |
| Mario | Schweitzer | 2005-2010 |
| Li | Shao | 2008-11 |
| Kristen | Shapiro | 2006-09 |
| Rafael | Sosa-Brito | 1998-01 |
| Hendrik | Spoon | 1996-98 |
| Amiel | Sternberg | 1988-90 |
| Eckhard | Sturm | 1995- |
| Jürgen | Stutzki | 1986-90 |
| Linda | Tacconi | 1991- |
| Lowell | Tacconi-Garman | 1991-2001 |
| Matthias | Tecza | 1994-03 |
| Niranjan | Thatte | 1993-2003 |
| Michelle | Thornley | 1996-98 |
| Ralf | Timmermann | 1993-96 |
| Daigo | Tomono | 2001-04 |
| Dan | Tran | 1998-00 |
| Sascha | Trippe | 2005-2009 |
| William | Vacca | 2000-02 |
| Elisabetta | Valiante | 2004-2008 |
| Paul | van der Werf | 1990-93 |
| Aprajita | Verma | 2001-06 |
| Laurent | Verstraete | 1990-92 |
| Werner | Viehhauser | 2002-06 |
| Lothar | Weitzel | 1990-96 |
| Wolfgang | Wild | 1987-90 |
| Chris | Wright | 1994-97 |
| Zhongqi | Wu | 1990-93 |
| Stijn | Wuyts | 2010- |
| Hans | Zinnecker | 1988-89 |