Awards and honors

To promote chemistry in general education at elementary schools, the
€ 1,000 and donated by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt. Since 2009, it has been awarded to primary school teachers who have distinguished themselves through special achievements in strengthening the scientific and technical parts of general studies, in particular the chemistry-related parts, at primary schools.

Winners 2023: Ms. Lea Hotfilter and Ms. Julia Kliche

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The prize, endowed with €3,000 and sponsored by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, is intended to promote chemistry teaching. Since 1982, it has been awarded to teachers who have distinguished themselves through special achievements in the field of chemistry teaching in schools.

Prize winner 2024: Mrs. Evelin Mietschke

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The prize, endowed with € 4,000 and sponsored by the Dr. Flad Institute, will be awarded

• for particularly successful experimental lectures at the annual meetings of the Division,
• and/or for the experimental development of a scientific field with regard to training, instruction and teaching
• and/or for the development of a novel experiment for chemical education .

The prize is awarded every two years.

awardee 2024: Prof. Dr. Klemens Koch

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The prize, endowed with €4,000 and the Heinrich Roessler Medal, is sponsored by Degussa AG, now Evonik Industries AG, Essen. Since 1984, it has been awarded to a person from school, university, industry or public life for special services to chemical education . The prize is named after the first technical director of Degussa, who made pioneering achievements in the field of scientific education and vocational training in the 19th century. The prize is awarded every two years.

awardee 2024: Mr. StD Jürgen Nikolaus Kopp

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Hans Herloff Inhoffen Prize

Donated by the Schering Foundation
The prize was awarded in 2005 and 2007 to young European researchers who were in the process of academic qualification, already in their qualification phase - e. B. PhD or habilitation - had completed or reached a first professional position.

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Johann Friedrich Gmelin Prize

Donated by Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
The prize was awarded from 1984 to 2003 to young people who have worked to improve chemistry lessons.

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