Prof. Dr. Birgit Glüsen (Chair), TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences, Leverkusen
Dr. Paula Barreleiro (Deputy Chair), Werner & Mertz GmbH, Mainz
Marcus Gast (Deputy Chair), Federal Environment Agency Dessau-Roßlau
Dr. Thorsten Bastigkeit, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf
Dr. Carsten Cohrs, Clariant Products GmbH, Frankfurt
Prof. Dr. Felix Schacher, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Dr. Torsten Wieprecht, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Scientific Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Dirk Bockmühl, Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve
Dr. Edgar Endlein, Werner & Mertz GmbH, Mainz
Prof. Dr. Thomas Gassenmeier, Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, Detmold
Dr.-Ing. Bernd Glassl, German Personal Care and Detergent Industry Association, Frankfurt am Main
Prof. Dr. Matthias Karg, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kimmel, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Meike N. Leiske, University of Bayreuth
Dr. Christiane Ludwig, Miele & Cie. KG, Bielefeld
Dr. Felix Müller, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Dr. Lutz Nitschke, Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety, Erlangen
Dr. Peter Schmiedel, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf
Dr. Horst-Dieter Speckmann, Langenfeld
student representation
Janine Birnbach, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
In a letter dated September 16, 2025, we informed you of the candidates proposed by the current Board of the GDCh Division of Detergent Chemistry for the upcoming board election. Prof. Dr. Matthias Karg has since withdrawn his candidacy. No further nominations were received from the members. Therefore, the election of the board will be conducted with the following individuals, all of whom have agreed to stand for election:
| name | Affiliation | HS/Ind* | Election status |
Prof. Dr. Dirk Bockmühl | Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve | HS | New election |
Dr.-Ing. Bernd Glassl | German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association (IKW), Frankfurt | Indian | New election |
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Hoffmann-Jacobsen | Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences | HS | New election |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kimmel | Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld | HS | New election |
Jun. Prof. Dr. Meike N. Leiske | University of Bayreuth | HS | New election |
Dr. Christiane Ludwig | Miele & Cie. KG, Bielefeld | Indian | New election |
Dr. Lutz Nitschke | Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety, Erlangen | HS | New election |
Prof. Dr. Felix Schacher | Friedrich Schiller University Jena | HS | Re-election |
Dr. Peter Schmiedel | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf | Indian | New election |
Dr. Thorsten Wieprecht | BASF SE, Ludwigshafen | Indian | Re-election |
*HS: University/Research Institution/Authority; Ind: Industry/Freelance Professions.
According to the bylaws of the Division, the Board consists of a maximum of eleven members (1 Chair, 2 Deputy Chair, and a maximum of 8 additional members), each elected for a four-year term. The university sector, government agencies, the raw materials industry, and the detergent chemistry sector should be represented on the board and should alternate in providing the chair. One re-election is permitted. Therefore, ten candidates are available for a maximum of eleven newly vacant board positions. The Chair and Deputy Chair positions are determined from among the elected Board after the election.
All members of the specialist group who have provided an email address will receive a link to the online vote on Monday, November 3, 2025. All other members will receive the election documents by post.
The election results will be announced on the website of the Division and in the Nachrichten aus der Chemie.
The term of office of the Board of the GDCh Division of Detergent Chemistry ends on 31 December 2025 and you as members of the Division are hereby called upon to nominate candidates for the Board election who
According to the Division 's bylaws, the Board consists of a maximum of eleven members (1 Chair, 2 Deputy Chair, and a maximum of 8 deputy members), each elected for a term of four years. Universities, public authorities, the raw materials producing industry, and the detergent chemical industry should participate in the composition of the board and alternate as chairpersons. Re-election is possible once.
After two terms each, Dr. Paula Barreleiro and Prof. Dr. Birgit Glüsen are no longer eligible for re-election. Dr. Thorsten Bastigkeit, Dr. Carsten Cohrs , and Marcus Gast , Dipl.-Ing., are not available for another term. Prof. Dr. Felix Schacher and Dr. Torsten Wieprecht have indicated their willingness to run again. I 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 eleven 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. Dirk Bockmühl | Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve | CV | HS | New election |
Dr.-Ing. Bernd Glassl | Personal Care and Detergent Industry Association | CV | Ind | New election |
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Hoffmann-Jacobsen | Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld | CV | HS | New election |
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kimmel | Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Krefeld | CV | HS | New election |
Jun. Prof. Dr. Meike N. Leiske | University of Bayreuth | CV | HS | New election |
Dr. Christiane Ludwig | Miele & Cie. KG, Bielefeld | CV | Ind | New election |
Dr. Lutz Nitschke | Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety, Erlangen | CV | HS | New election |
Prof. Dr. Felix Schacher | Friedrich Schiller University Jena | CV | HS | Re-election |
Dr. Peter Schmiedel | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf | CV | Ind | New election |
Dr. Thorsten Wieprecht | BASF SE, Ludwigshafen | CV | Ind | Re-election |
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If no written proposals for the nomination of further candidates are received by the GDCh Office by October 22, 2025 ( for the attention of Maike Fries; m.fries@gdch.de ), the election will be held as an Online election with the persons listed above starting on November 3, 2025.
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