The Young Environmental Forum (JUF) was first held in 2013. The event offers young researchers in environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology (doctoral students, younger professionals, and master's students) the opportunity to present their own (including preliminary) results from their final theses or doctoral theses, to exchange professional knowledge, to get to know each other, and to engage in interdisciplinary discussions. Since 2021, the Young environmental chemistry & Ecotoxicology (jUCÖT), the youth organization of the Division, has organized the JUF – usually before the annual environmental conference. The JUF is usually introduced by a keynote lecture. Guests have included Prof. Janet Hering (EAWAG) and Prof. Gerd Hamscher (Justus Liebig University).
On September 22, 2025, the "Young Environmental Forum" (JUF) 2025 took place in Dessau-Roßlau. It was organized by the Young environmental chemistry & Ecotoxicology (jUCÖT) group, with the participation of SETAC-GLB, in the lead-up to the "Environment 2025" Division conference . The JUF is aimed at early-career researchers (doctoral candidates, master's graduates, and bachelor's graduates) who wish to gain initial experience with scientific Conferences . The program offered a diverse mix of lectures and poster sessions on current research topics. After the welcome address and an introductory lecture by Dr. Oliver Eberhardt (BMUKN) on the topic of "Chemicals (Regulation) – Opportunity or Risk?", the participants presented their work in two lecture sessions on regulation and environmental monitoring . The topics ranged from veterinary drug evaluations and RNA interference-based pesticides to automated assessment of ecotoxicological effects, the impact of micropollutants on dragonflies, and pesticide toxicity in agriculture. The two poster sessions also featured presentations on ecotoxicology and environmental analytics, including chemical effects on snails, sorption of fertilizer inhibitors, and PFAS adsorption. Another highlight was Dr. Charlotte Henkel's interactive lecture on sampling campaigns. As in previous years, the JUF provided an ideal platform to gain initial conference experience, network, and exchange ideas on the broad spectrum of topics in environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology . The successful event impressively demonstrated the commitment and innovative research of the next generation of environmental scientists. We are therefore already looking forward to JUF 2026 in Essen!
On September 8, 2024, the "Young Environmental Forum – JUF," organized by the Young environmental chemistry & Ecotoxicology (jUCÖT) Division conference and with the participation of SETAC GLB, took place in Gießen for the second time in the lead-up to the Environmental Chemistry 2024 conference. This year, the morning session included an introduction to the young researchers and their activities, as well as engaging presentations by participating doctoral candidates. During the lunch break, participants enjoyed pizza and cold drinks while engaging in discussions and exchanging ideas. The diverse expertise and perspectives of the participants offered new insights into some of the topics presented. Following the lunch, Prof. Dr. Gerd Hamscher (Professor of food chemistry and Food Technology) led a private tour of the Justus Liebig Museum in Gießen , where he shared Justus Liebig's remarkable life story and highlighted his achievements at the site of his work. In the end, both the organizers of JUF 2024 and the participants were very pleased with the highly successful event! It was an ideal opportunity, especially for the young scientists who subsequently participated in the Environment 2024 conference, to make valuable contacts beforehand. We are already very much looking forward to the next JUF in 2025 in Dessau-Roßlau and hope for a large turnout!
On September 11, 2023, in the run-up to Environment 2023, the “Young Environmental Forum - JUF”, redesigned by the young environmental chemistry & ecotoxicology (jUCÖT) with the participation of SETAC-GLB (Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry Europe, German-Language Branch eV), took place in Muttenz (Switzerland) for the first time in person. The young researchers' conference, which emerged from the “Young environmental chemistry Forum” and “Forum of Young Environmental Scientists”, offers students and doctoral candidates from environmental science disciplines the opportunity to present their research at an early stage in the form of a lecture, to exchange ideas with other young scientists and to make new contacts. Almost 30 students and doctoral candidates from all over Germany and Switzerland came together for this. The JUF was introduced by Janet Hering, a retired professor at ETH Zurich and EPFL and former director of Eawag, who gave a varied and interactive lecture on the topic of career opportunities in the natural sciences. This was followed by the presentations by the participants. From endocrine disruptors, cytotoxicity and alternative test methods, to geochemical indicators, hydrodechlorination and trace element accumulation to multi-element monitoring, a wide range of topics from ecotoxicology, environmental chemistry, geosciences to analytical method development were represented. Participants without their own contribution were also actively involved in the discussion and the many different expertise and technical perspectives of the participants often provided exciting new aspects of the topics presented. Stefan Höger's lecture on possible career prospects and entry opportunities at IES Ltd. provided further variety in the program of this year's JUF. We look forward to the next JUF and thank our sponsors this year, ibacon GmbH, IES Ltd and Carbolution Chemicals GmbH!
On September 6, 2021, the Young environmental chemistry Forum (JUF) took place online for the first time and under the leadership of the youth organization of the Division, the young environmental chemistry & ecotoxicology (jUCÖT), which was founded in April of this year. The JUF was introduced by an exciting lecture on the topic of "Biocides in bream, hardware stores and authorities - interaction between research, policy advice and enforcement" by Stefanie Wieck from the Federal Environment Agency in Dessau-Roßlau. Afterwards, seven young scientists and young professionals presented their research on the topics of transformation processes, instrumental and effect-related analytics and nanotechnology/nanoparticles. The virtual audience also included curious young scientists and students without their own lecture who took the opportunity to get a taste of the conference atmosphere and ask questions. After each lecture there was a lively discussion and question session among the 15 participants.
The third edition of the Forum of Young Environmental Scientists took place from June 19th to 21st, 2017 in Münster and was organized by the Division together with the Young Chemists' Forum Münster. Presentations and posters on all topics in the field of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology were welcome, from analysis to effects, from soil to water to air, from measurement to modeling, from evaluation to regulation.
After the great success of the premiere in 2013, the Division invited participants to the second Forum of Young Environmental Scientists at Blomberg Castle from 22 to 24 June 2015 - again under the direction of Prof. Dr. Christine Achten. Presentations and posters on all topics from the field of environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology , such as environmental analysis and tools for impact assessment, problematic substances in the environment, environmental monitoring of chemicals, chemodynamics in water and sediment, bioavailability, transformation processes, air pollution and aerosols, environmental compartment distribution, effects of individual substances and mixtures, effects on communities, biodiversity, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, ecotoxicological modelling, risk assessment and QSAR, material flow management and environmental legislation, technical solutions and socio-ecological approaches were welcome.
Program and abstracts
Flyers 2015
To improve the networking of young environmental scientists in Germany, the Forum of Young Environmental Scientists took place for the first time from May 27th to 29th, 2013 at the Burghotel Blomberg. 23 participants from Germany and Austria from a wide range of fields in environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology were given the opportunity to present their work to an interested specialist audience and to discuss it together. The event organized by the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology covered the topics of analysis, pollutant distribution in the environment, pollutant transformation, pollutant effects on organisms, chemical assessment, etc. and was led by Prof. Dr. Christine Achten (University of Münster).
Detailed report: Mitt Umweltchem Ökotox 3/2013.
Flyers: Flyers 2013
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