Young Environmental Forum of the GDCh Division of Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology

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.

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