Analytical Chemistry

Who we are - What we do

The voice of analytical chemistry

The GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry has approximately 2,400 members and has represented analytical chemistry in Germany since its founding in 1951. It connects universities, training institutions, government agencies, industry, instrument manufacturers, independent laboratories, and the media. It gives analytical chemistry a strong voice in science, business, politics, and the public sphere, and promotes education in analytical chemistry.

Interested individuals from academia and industry are cordially invited to get involved in the Division or to benefit from the diverse activities and available expertise:

Intensive, subject-related work is carried out in the nine working groups and in the Industry Forum Analytics.
The central member organ is the membership magazine, which is published four times a year.
The Division and various working groups regularly award prizes and honors.
The Division organizes the ANAKON conference as its central scientific Conference in odd-numbered years.
The Division provides support in the program design of the analytica conference (even years; as part of the analytica trade fair).
The Industry Forum Analytics organizes the spring school to familiarize master's students with methods and issues of industrial analytics.
The Division supports young scientists with a generous scholarship program for national and international Conferences.
The Young Analytical Chemists provide two members of the specialist group's board and organize annual meetings and other events for young analysts.
At the European level, the Division cooperates closely with the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the European Chemical Society (EuChemS).