Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize

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Conditions: The nominees must be working at a German university or, as a German, at a foreign university, may not yet hold a W2/W3 or comparable position and must not have exceeded the age of 40.
Required nomination documents: Brief justification, curriculum vitae and list of the top 10 publications
Deadline: September 15, 2023
nomination form

Give chemistry a face. - Nominate.

The Carl Duisberg Memorial Prize serves to promote young academics in chemistry and is endowed with a total of 7,500 euros. It is awarded to individuals who work at a German university or as a German at a foreign university, who do not yet hold a W2 / W3 in a comparable position and who are not over 40 years of age.

In 1935, the IG Farbenindustrie established the Carl Duisberg Memorial Foundation at the Association of German Chemists to promote the next generation of academics. It was intended to express the close ties between industrial chemist Carl Duisberg and chemical research and teaching. After the Second World War, the foundation was initially not renewed. At the suggestion of the GDCh board of directors, Bayer AG agreed in 1969 to revive the award. Financing is now provided from the proceeds of a special fund for awards at the GDCh.

Current awardee: Kai Exner, University of Duisburg-Essen

selection committee

Prof. Dr. Sonja Herres-Pawlis, RWTH Aachen University (lead management)
Prof. Dr. Ute Hellmich, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
dr Frank Dissinger, University of Ulm
dr Frank Rosowski, Technical University of Berlin
Prof. Dr. Ralf Tonner-Zech, University of Leipzig