In a letter dated May 18, 2026, we informed you of the candidates proposed by the current Board of the GDCh Division of Electrochemistry for the upcoming board election. No further nominations were submitted by members. Accordingly, the board election will be conducted with the following individuals, all of whom have agreed to stand for election:
University/Research Institution
| name | Affiliation | Election status |
University of Ulm & Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | New election | |
University of Duisburg-Essen | Re-election | |
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kramm | Technical University of Darmstadt | New election |
| Technical University of Braunschweig | Re-election |
Industry/Freelance Professions
| name | Affiliation | Election status |
| BASF SE, Ludwigshafen | Re-election | |
| SEI Automotive GmbH | New election | |
| SGL Carbon GmbH, Meitlingen | Re-election | |
| Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen | Re-election |
According to the bylaws of the Division , the Board consists of a maximum of eight members (1 Chair, 1 Deputy Chair, and a maximum of 6 additional members), who are elected for a term of four years. Universities and industry are to be represented equally on the board. One re-election is permitted. Therefore, eight candidates are running for eight newly vacant board positions. The Chair and Deputy Chair positions will be filled by the newly elected Board .
All members of the specialist group who have provided an email address will receive a link to the Online vote on Monday, June 15, 2026. All other members will receive the election documents by post.
The election result will be announced in the Nachrichten aus der Chemie and on the website of the Division .
Prof. Dr. Mehtap Özaslan (Chair), University of Hamburg
Dr. Nicola Aust (Deputy Chair), BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Prof. Dr. Philipp Adelhelm, Humboldt University of Berlin
Prof. Dr. Kai Exner, University of Duisburg-Essen
Dr. Christoph Gütz, Saltigo GmbH, Leverkusen
Dr. Rüdiger Schweiss, SGL Carbon GmbH, Meitingen
Prof. Dr. Kristina Tschuli k, Ruhr University Bochum
Dr. Katja Weichert, Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen
Regular guests of the board
Alena Neudert, University of Bayreuth (student representative)
Jonathan Amara, ETH Zurich (student representative)
Dr. Claudia Weidlich (Chair), DECHEMA eV, Frankfurt am Main
Dr. Jürgen Kintrup (Deputy Chair), Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen
Dr. Frank Baumann, Robert-Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart
Dr. Sigmar Bräuninger, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Dr. habil. Constanze Donner, Atotech Deutschland GmbH, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Hubert A. Gasteiger, Technical University of Munich
Prof. Dr. Mehtap Özaslan, Technical University of Braunschweig
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christina Roth, University of Bayreuth
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last modified: 15.06.2026 08:09 H from M.Fries
