AK DAAS

German working group for Analytical Spectroscopy

The German working group for Analytical Spectroscopy of the GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry connects experts and users in the field of analytical spectroscopy. With over 500 members, the DAAS is at the heart of research, teaching and industry. The DAAS was formed in April 2014 through the merger of the working groups AMSEl (working group for Micro and trace analysis of elements and element species) and DASp (German working group for Applied Spectroscopy).

The DAAS

     

  • promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between spectroscopists in all scientific disciplines
  • advises on analytical issues
  • supports method development and application as well as troubleshooting
  • observes and promotes trends and techniques
  • is the contact person for international organizations
  • is committed to and at international conferences and Conferences
  • provides advice in the field of quality assurance, standards and formulations


The DAAS


Shortlink to this page: www.gdch.de/daas

Prices

Bunsen-Kirchhoff Award (target group: young professionals)
DAAS Award (Target group: PhD, postdoc, young professionals)

Mentoring program

The mentoring program provides students with insights into the daily work of analytical chemists.

Board 2023-2026

Prof. Dr. Carsten Engelhard (Chair), Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing & University of Siegen
Dr. Stefanie Fingerhut (Deputy Chair) , Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. Jörg Feldmann , University of Graz, Austria
Prof. Dr. Uwe Karst , University of Münster
Dr. Ann-Christin Niehoff , Shimadzu Europa GmbH, Duisburg
Cornel Venzago , Evonik Operations GmbH, Hanau

Former board members

Board 2019-2022
Dr. Martin C. Wende (Chair)
, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Dr. Wolfgang Buscher, University of Münster
Dr. Ulrich Engel, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. Carsten Engelhard, University of Siegen
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Leopold, University of Ulm
Cornel Venzago, Evonik Operations GmbH, Hanau

ANALYTICA CONFERENCE 2026

March 24-26, 2026
International Congress Center
Munich (ICM)
website
program

DAAS PhD Student Seminar

27-29.05.2026
University of Münster
Organization: AK Prof. Uwe Karst

Annual reports

2024
2023
2022

2021

2020

contact

GDCh Office
Dr. Carina S. Kniep
Phone: +49 69 7917-499

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