Board of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology

2019-2022

dr Stefan Hahn (Chairman), Fraunhofer Institute for toxicology and Experimental medicine (ITEM), Hanover

Prof. Dr. Jan Schwarzbauer (Deputy Chair), RWTH Aachen University University

dr Stefanie Wieck (Deputy Chair), Federal Environment Agency, Dessau-Roßlau

dr Markus Telscher, Bayer AG, Monheim

Prof. Dr. Christiane Zarfl, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen


Permanent guests of the board
Viviane Bayer, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (jUCÖT representative)
dr Jonas Schubert, DermaPurge GmbH, Dresden (jUCÖT representative)

Board election for the 2023-2026 term of office

In a letter dated August 15, 2022, we announced the candidates for the upcoming board elections proposed by the incumbent Board of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology . No further proposals were submitted from the ranks of the members. Accordingly, the election of the Board of Directors will be carried out with the following persons, all of whom have approved their candidacy:

University/research institution
dr Stefan Hahn, Fraunhofer Institute for toxicology and Experimental medicine (ITEM), Hanover (re-election)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schrader, MPI for Coal Research, Mülheim (new election)
Prof. Dr. Jan Schwarzbauer, RWTH Aachen University University (re-election)
Prof. Dr. Christiane Zarfl, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (re-election)

authority
dr Stefanie Wieck, Federal Environment Agency, Dessau-Roßlau (re-election)

Industry/liberal professions
dr Nikola Bitsch, Elanco Animal Health GmbH, Monheim (new election)
dr Martin Brüggemann, Bayer AG, Monheim (new election)
dr Patrick Riefer, Ibacon GmbH, Roßdorf (new election)

According to the bylaws of procedure of the Division , the Board consists of a maximum of seven members (1x chair, 2x deputy chair, max. 4x assessor), who are elected for a period of four years. Universities, authorities and industry will be involved in the composition of the board. One re-election is possible. This means that eight people are available for election for seven new positions on the Management Board. Their short CVs are attached to this letter for your information. The functions of chair and deputy chair are determined by the elected Board after the election.

All members of the specialist group who have provided an email address will receive a link for online voting on Monday, September 12th, 2022. All other members will receive the voting documents by post.

The result of the election will be announced in the Nachrichten aus der Chemie and on the Division 's website.