The Wöhler Award for Sustainable Chemistry has its roots in the Chemical Society of the GDR, which awarded a prize named after Friedrich Wöhler from 1960 to 1991. In 1998 the GDCh resumed this award. The Wöhler Prize for Resource-Conserving Processes was awarded until 2011 for innovative research contracts on greater environmental compatibility, responsible use of existing or development of new resources. In 2012 the prize was renamed Wöhler Award for Sustainable Chemistry and is awarded for pioneering and outstanding contributions to the development and implementation of sustainable chemistry.
For his outstanding and pioneering achievements in electrosynthesis, which he has pursued with great success for over 25 years, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Waldvogel has been honored with the Wöhler Award for sustainable chemistry . His focus is on innovative methods for the production of organic compounds using electrical energy. These methods offer both economic and ecological advantages and avoid waste. His holistic approach, which ranges from research to industrial implementation, is particularly noteworthy. Prof. Waldvogel's research has made a significant contribution to the production of high-quality chemical compounds—particularly active pharmaceutical ingredients and fine chemicals—through electrosynthesis and electrocatalysis. His work combines academic excellence with practical applications and makes an important contribution to sustainable chemistry.
The prize will be awarded at the GDCh Award Dinner as part of the Science Forum Chemistry on September 29, 2025.
| 2025 | Siegfried Waldvogel, MPI for Chemical Energy Conversion/Mühlheim |
| 2023 | Klaus Kümmerer, Leuphana University of Lüneburg |
| 2019 | Dieter Vogt, Dortmund |
| 2017 | Konrad Hungerbühler, Zurich/Switzerland |
| 2015 | Matthias Beller, Rostock |
| 2013 | Bernhard Rieger, Munich |
| 2012 | Paul T. Anastas, New Haven, CT/USA |
| 2011 | Ferdi Schüth, Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| 2009 | Walter Leitner, Aachen |
| 2007 | Jürgen O. Metzger, Oldenburg |
| 2005 | Torsten Groth, Leverkusen, Lanxess Germany GmbH |
| 2002 | Christian Wandrey, Jülich and Bonn |
| 2000 | Karlheinz Hill, Düsseldorf, Cognis GmbH |
| 1998 | Hans-Peter Rath, Ludwigshafen, BASF AG |
Dr. Maximilian Hempel, German Federal Environmental Foundation (lead)
Prof. Dr. Michael AR Meier, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Peter Saling, BASF SE
Prof. Dr. Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Strunk, Technical University of Munich
Dr. Dagmar Pascale Kunsmann-Keitel, BASF SE
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