EurJIC-Wöhler-Young Investigator Prize

The EurJIC-Wöhler Young Investigator Award a young scientist with a doctorate for outstanding scientific work in the field of inorganic chemistry. This work, in which the young scientist appears as a correspondent author, should already be published and not be older than two years at the time of nomination. The nominee should represent an independent research area, but should not yet have an established academic position or an established position in industry.

The award is announced by the Wöhler Association for Inorganic Chemistry of the GDCh and the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (EurJIC). The prize is endowed with EUR 1500.

Call for nomination 2021

The Wöhler Vereinigung für inorganic chemistry, a division of the GDCh, and the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (EurJIC) are pleased to announce the EurJIC-Wöhler Young Investigator Prize 2021

The prize will be awarded to a young scientist of any nationality who has completed a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Chemistry, for an excellent publication in a field within inorganic scientific chemistry. The selected original research article, in which the candidate appears as one of the correspondence authors, should have been published within two years before the nomination. The nominee will be an independent researcher, but not yet in an established (or tenured) academic or industrial position.

Candidates can be nominated by researchers in industry or academia with responsibility in an appropriate field. Only in exceptional cases will self-nominations be considered.

The selection will be made by a jury of representatives of universities and industry appointed by the board of the Wöhler-Vereinigung, and by members of the Editorial Board of EurJIC. The decision of the jury is final.

The prize comprises a certificate and ? 1500.- and will be awarded at the Symposium ?Highlights in Inorganic Chemistry? of the GDCh-Wissenschaftsforum Chemie to be held - Online - August 29th - September 1st, 2021. The prize is financially supported by Chemistry Europe, an association of 16 chemical societies from 15 European countries, representing over 75,000 chemists.

The complete nomination must be in English and must comprise a copy of the selected published original research article, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, and a list of scientific publications over the past 3 years of the candidate, and also a thorough justification of the nomination and an appraisal of the work of the nominee by at least one other university professor. For self-nominations, at least two such appraisals are required. Nominations Should be submitted in electronic form by March 30th, 2021, to the Wöhler Association for inorganic chemistry, GDCh office, Dipl.-Biol. Nicole Bürger.