Dr. Nils Bottke (Chair), BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Prof. Dr. Anna Fischer (Deputy Chair), Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Malte Behrens, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kaskel, Technical University of Dresden
Prof. Dr. Anna Mechler, RWTH Aachen University University
Dr. Günter Schmid, Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG, Erlangen
Dr. Rainer Weber, Odenthal
Permanent guest of the board
Ida Dinges, DECHEMA Research Institute, Frankfurt aM (student representative)
Contact: chemenerg-vorstand@go.gdch.de
On 31 December 2025, the term of office of the Board of the GDCh Division of Chemistry & Energy ends and you, dear members of the Division, are hereby called upon to nominate candidates for the Board election who
According to the bylaws of the Division , the Board consists of a maximum of seven members (1x Chair, 1x Deputy Chair, max. 5x assistant members), who are each elected for a period of four years. Re-election is possible once. After two terms in office, Dr. Nils Bottke can no longer stand for another term. Prof. Dr. Anna Mechler, Dr. Günter Schmid and Dr. Rainer Weber are not available for another term. Prof. Dr. Malte Behrens, Prof. Dr. Anna Fischer and Prof. Dr. Stefan Kaskel have indicated their willingness to stand for re-election. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of them for their successful commitment to the Division and the GDCh as a whole.
For the maximum of seven Board positions up for election, the current Board presents – in addition to your nominations – the following list of proposals:
name | Affiliation | CV | HS/Ind* | Electoral status |
Prof. Dr. Malte Behrens | Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel | CV | HS | Re-election |
Dr. Monika Bosilj | ThyssenKrupp Uhde, Dortmund | CV | Ind | New election |
Prof. Dr. Anna Fischer | Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg | CV | HS | Re-election |
Dr. Christian Gebauer | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG, Hanau | CV | Ind | New election |
Dr. Alexander Higelin | BASF SE, Ludwigshafen | CV | Ind | New election |
Prof. Dr. Stefan Kaskel | Technical University of Dresden | CV | HS | Re-election |
Dr. Dana Schonvogel | DLR Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, Oldenburg | CV | HS | New election |
Prof. Dr. Nella Vargas Barbosa | University of Bayreuth | CV | HS | New election |
*HS: University/Research Institution/Authority; Ind: Industry/Freelance Professions
If no written proposals for the appointment of additional persons are received by the GDCh Office by September 5, 2025 ( for the attention of Maike Fries; m.fries@gdch.de ), the election will be held as an Online election with the persons named above starting on September 22, 2025.
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