In 2017, Chemists in Civil Service participated in the GDCh's "Aktuelle Wochenschau." They produced weekly segments on the topic of "Working in the Public Sector." The responsible project coordinators were the then- Chair , Dr. Reinhold Rühl , and the head of GDCh public relations , Dr. Karin J. Schmitz.
The "Aktuelle Wochenschau" was produced by the German Chemical Society (GDCh) from 2005 to 2019. Each year, a different area of chemistry was the focus. The contributions were prepared by members of the respective GDCh Divisions .
Week 1 - Introduction (Reinhold Rühl)
Week 2 - Carcinogenic or not - Who actually decides? (Reinhold Rühl)
Week 3 - Water 3.0 – Innovative concept for (waste) water purification (Katrin Schuhen)
Week 4 - Floor coverings - The chemistry under the carpet (Klaus Kersting)
Week 5 - Chemists in contaminated site treatment (Ulrich Scharfenort)
Week 6 - Is there “nano” inside where it says “nano”? About nanoparticles in building materials (Reinhold Rühl)
Week 7 - Clinical toxicology: a small case collection (Katharina Koch)
Week 8 - Chemist in the General Customs Directorate – Narcotics/Doping Substances and New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) Division (Rainer Fritsch)
Week 9 - Hazardous substance exposure and protective measures when processing building paints (Thorsten Reinecke)
Week 10 - Intoxication by chemical warfare agents: Searching for traces in biological samples (Harald John)
Week 11 - Catalysis – yesterday and today (Martin Penno)
Week 12 - As a chemist in forensic medicine (Katja Schulz)
Week 13 - Chemists as advisors to the trade (Rainer Dörr)
Week 14 - Indoor air quality in workplaces – also a question of chemistry! (Clemens Magerkurth)
Week 15 - Analytics in laboratory medicine (Jürgen Hallbach)
Week 16 - Chemists in the service of environmental and health protection – using metals as an example (Romy Marx)
Week 17 - Epoxy resins on construction sites (Klaus Kersting)
Week 18 - Safety data sheets - A useful tool in occupational safety? (Kerstin Rathmann)
Week 19 - GISBAU – The hazardous substances information system for the construction industry (Uwe Musanke)
Week 20 - Skilled labor shortage in the public sector (Valerie Wilms)
Week 21 - Bitumen and Chemistry (Reinhold Rühl)
Week 22 - Working at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Gerrit Limberg)
Week 23 - Exciting tasks in a state chancellery (Martin Kuhrau)
Week 24 - From the work of a laboratory at an authority – measuring hazardous substances in workplaces (Ralph Hebisch)
Week 25 - As a chemist in forensic toxicology (Frank Scheufler)
Weeks 26 - 28 - Summer break
Week 29 - Working as a chemist in the public sector (Romy Marx)
Week 30 - Chemists at accident insurance providers (Rainer Dörr)
Week 31 - Chemists investigate at the professional associations (Werner Steinert)
Week 32 - (Not) a bookworm – As a chemist in academic librarianship (Irina Sens)
Week 33 - Chemists at accident insurance institutions and at the trade supervisory authority (Reinhold Rühl)
Week 34 - As a chemist on behalf of water protection (Karoline Härtl-Brandl & Harald Hetzenauer)
Week 37 - As a chemist, managing director of two professional associations for materials testing (Susanne Feist)
Week 41 - The value of networking (Ursula Westphal)
Week 42 - As a chemist in the institute administration (Lars Merkel)
Week 43 - A temporary home (Ursula Westphal & Matthias Brandt)
Week 44 - Formaldehyde – a carcinogenic substance with an effective threshold (Reinhold Rühl)
Week 45 - Formaldehyde and maternity protection (Ingrid Thullner, Robert Kellner and Eberhard Nies)
Week 46 - Science management as a profession (Maike Schröder)
Week 47 - Benzene measurements in various work areas (Matthias Hermesdorf)
Week 48 - Carbon monoxide during transport and storage of wood pellets (Stefan Auras)
Week 49 - How much dirt is clean? About working in a cleanroom (Kornelia Gawlitza)
Week 50 - Job profile of a forensic chemist at the State Criminal Police Office (Jan Schäper)
Week 51 - Chemist at a federal agency – not a single boring moment (Jana Falkenhagen)
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