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Working Group Separation Science

The Working Group Separation Science of the GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry was founded in 1967, brings together those interested in chromatography and related separation and analysis methods, and has over 700 working group .

     

  • organizes discussion meetings that facilitate the exchange of experience and expand and deepen knowledge in the field of chromatography and related separation and analysis methods.
  • conducts national and international lecture conferences in close coordination with the Division of Analytical Chemistry .
  • Since 1990, a PhD seminar has traditionally been held every year in January in Hohenroda, Hesse.
  • It awards the Ernst-Bayer Award (target group: PhD, Postdoc) and the Gerhard-Hesse Award (Young Professionals, Mid-career Professionals). [Until 2024, the Eberhard-Gerstel Award was awarded.]
  • supports young scientists with conference scholarships to attend selected conferences.

Short link to this page: www.gdch.de/separationscience

Board 2024-2027

Dr. Martin Vogel (Chair), University of Münster
Dr. Stefan Lamotte (Deputy Chair), BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Dr. Maria Viehoff (Secretary), Merck KGaA, Darmstadt

Honorary chairmen of the separation science working group:
Prof. Dr. Heinz Engelhardt, Wendelstein
Prof. Dr. Werner Engewald, Taucha

Extended Board
Prof. Dr. Detlev Belder, University of Leipzig
PD Dr. Katja Dettmer-Wilde, University of Regensburg
Prof. Dr. Heiko Hayen, University of Münster
Prof. Dr. Christian Huber, Paris Lodron University Salzburg
Prof. Dr. Carolin Huhn, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Prof. Dr. Uwe Karst, University of Münster
Prof. Dr. Gertrud Morlock, Justus-Liebig University of Gießen
Prof. Dr. Michael Lämmerhofer, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Dr. Matthias Pursch, Dow Production & Sales GmbH, Wiesbaden
Prof. Dr. Torsten C. Schmidt, University of Duisburg-Essen
Prof. Dr. Oliver J. Schmitz, University of Duisburg-Essen
PD Dr. Frank Steiner, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Germering

Former board members

2020-2023
Dr. Martin Vogel (Chair), University of Münster
Dr. Stefan Lamotte (Deputy Chair), BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Dr. Katja Dettmer-Wilde (Secretary), University of Regensburg

Extended Board
Prof. Detlev Belder, University of Leipzig
Prof. Heinz Engelhardt (Honorary Chairman), Wendelstein
Prof. Werner Engewald (Honorary Chairman), Taucha
Prof. Heiko Hayen, University of Münster
Prof. Christian Huber, University of Salzburg
Prof. Uwe Karst, University of Münster
Prof. Michael Lämmerhofer, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Dr. Matthias Pursch, Dow Produktions- & Vertriebs GmbH, Wiesbaden
Prof. Torsten C. Schmidt, University of Duisburg-Essen
Prof. Oliver J. Schmitz, University of Duisburg-Essen
Dr. Frank Steiner, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Germering

Annual reports

2025
2024
2023
2022
2021

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contact

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

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