Prof. Dr. Andreas Gerdes (Chair), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Oliver Weichold (Deputy Chair), RWTH Aachen University University
Prof. Dr. Andrea Osburg, Bauhaus University Weimar
Dr. Anke Reinschmidt, Evonik Operations GmbH, Essen
Dr. Benjamin Roßbach, Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen
Permanent guests of the board
Ina Hundhausen, German chemistry of construction materials Association
Dr.-Ing. Stephan Partschefeld, Bauhaus University Weimar (representing the younger members)
On 31 December 2025, the term of office of the Board of the GDCh Division of the Chemistry of Construction Materials ends and you as members of the Division are called upon to nominate candidates for the Board election who
According to the Division 's bylaws, the Board consists of five members (1 Chair, 1 Deputy Chair, 3 deputy members), each elected for a term of four years. Re-election is possible once. Three of the board members come from universities/research institutions/authorities, and two from industry/the liberal professions. Dr. Benjamin Roßbach has indicated his willingness to run again. All other board members are not available for another term of office. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of them for their many years of successful service to the Division and the GDCh as a whole.
For the maximum of five Board positions up for election, the current Board presents – in addition to your nominations – the following list of proposals:
name | Affiliation | HS/Ind* | Electoral status |
Prof. Dr. Torben Gädt | Technical University of Munich | HS | New election |
Dr. Daniel Jansen | Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg | HS | New election |
Dr. Dietmar Lisch | Celanese Sales Germany GmbH, Sulzbach (Taunus) | Ind | New election |
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Middendorf | University of Kassel | HS | New election |
Dr. Benjamin Rossbach | Wacker Chemie AG, Burghausen | Ind. | Re-election |
Dr. Cristina Ruiz Agudo | University of Konstanz | HS | New election |
Prof. Dr. Julia Süßmuth | Leipzig University of Applied Sciences | HS | New election |
*HS: University/Research Institution/Authority; Ind: Industry/Freelance Professions
If no written proposals for the nomination of further candidates are received by the GDCh Office by October 17, 2025 ( for the attention of Maike Fries; m.fries@gdch.de ), the election will be held starting on November 17, 2025, with the persons named above.
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