| name | institute | WG | metals | techniques | resources | expt/comp |
| Peter Comba | Univ. of Heidelberg | WG 3, WG 4 | Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu | Synthesis, structures, UV-vis-NIR, EPR, NMR, IR, Raman, Kinetics, LFT | Preparative labs, UV-vis-NIR, EPR, NMR, Computational Chemistry | Exp. |
| Chantal Daniel | Univ. Strasbourg | WG 3 | Fe, Cr, Mn, Ni, Co, Cu, Zn, Ru, Pd, Re, Pt, Ir, Os | CASSCF/MS-CASPT2; MRCI; EOM-CCSD ; DFT/TD-DFT | ADF; MOLCAS, MOLPRO; DALTON ; ACESII | Comp. |
| Alex Domingo | KU Leuven | WG 4 | Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu | CASSCF/CASPT2, NEVPT2, DDCI, Orbital Localization, CPMD | - | Comp. |
| Vladimir Kokozay | Taras Shevchenko National Univ. of Kyiv | WG 4 | V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb | Coordination Chemistry, Inorganic synthesis, Spectroscopic methods | Synthetic Lab, UV-Vis, IR, NMR, EPR (X-band), Fluores./phosphores. Spec., powder X-ray diffractometer | Exp. |
| Leeor Kronik | Univ. Weizmann Institute of Science | WG 3 | Cu, Fe, Ru, Mn, Zn, Ni, Sc, Ti, V, Co, Cr | DFT, Many-body Perturbation Theory | Supercomp. | Comp. |
| Christian Limberg | Humboldt-Univ. Berlin | WG 4 | FeII, FeIII, NiI, NiII, CrII-CrVI, CuI, CuII, MoIV-MoVI | Modeling metal-oxygen systems; Biomimetic O2 activation and oxidation; Activation of N2, H2 and CO2; Functional materials | GC/MS, ESI/MS, UV-Vis, Raman Spectrometer, closed cycle cooled 57Fe-Mössbauer | Exp. |
| Marcel Swart | Univ. Girona & ICREA | WG 4 | Fe, Mn, Co, Ni | DFT, MM | CPUs, Supercomp. | Comp. |
| Olga Vassilyeva | Taras Shevchenko National Univ. of Kyiv | WG 4 | Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb | Inorganic synthesis, Spectroscopic methods, X-ray, Photoluminescence | Synthetic Lab, UV-Vis, IR, NMR, EPR (X-band), fluores./phosphores. spectr., powder X-ray diffractometer | Exp. |
| Dijana Zilic | Rudjer Boskovic Institute | WG 3 | Cu, Cr, Co, Mn, Ni, Fe | ESR/EPR spectroscopy (X-band and high field) | Croatian Science Foundation | Exp. |