Publication Award Fluorine Chemistry

Every two years, the GDCh Working Group Fluorochemistry awards the "Publication Award Fluorine Chemistry" for outstanding scientific work in the field of fluorine chemistry by a doctoral chemist working in Germany. The work should already be published and no older than approximately two years at the time of nomination. German scientists working abroad may also be nominated. The prize includes prize money of 1,000 euros.

The prize is usually awarded at a thematically appropriate event in the same year.

An overview of the honors and awards of the fluorine chemistry Group can be found here.

call for proposals 2025

The GDCh Working Group Fluorochemistry of the German Chemical Society is announcing the “Publication Award Fluorine Chemistry” for the year 2025.

The award will be given for an outstanding scientific work in the field of fluorine chemistry by a chemist with a doctorate working in Germany. German scientists working abroad can also be nominated. The work should already be published and not older than about two years at the time of nomination.

University lecturers or industrial chemists working in relevant research fields are entitled to make nominations. Self-nominations are not possible. The selection is made by internationally appointed experts and the Board of the fluorine chemistry Working Group. The prize includes prize money of 1,000.00 euros. The awardee is expected to give a lecture on the occasion of the German Fluorine Day 2026.

The application (PDF), which is to be submitted informally and electronically, must include the scientific work, a brief justification of the award's eligibility in English, a detailed CV and a summary of the nominee's scientific publications from the last two to three years. Proposals can be sent to the GDCh Office, AG fluorine chemistry, n.buerger@gdch.de, by March 30, 2025.

awardee

*Status at the time of awarding the prize