Board

Board of the GDCh Division of Chemistry & Energy

2022-2025

v.l.n.r.: Malte Behrens, Anna Mechler, Rainer Weber, Nils Bottke, Anna Fischer, Ida Dinges, Günter Schmid
(abwesend: Stefan Kaskel; Foto: Stefan Kotrel)

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

Board election for the term of office 2026-2029

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

     

  • have declared their willingness to stand as a candidate,
  • Members of the Division are and
  • have the support of at least seven other specialist group members.
    The current board members are happy to support your suggestions after consultation.

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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