§1 The Board of the Division of the nuclear chemistry division decides to award a Division PhD Award . The number of awardee is limited to three per call for proposals .
§2 The prize is awarded for an outstanding dissertation in the field of nuclear chemistry . The submitted work should generally be completed and evaluated within the period between the Divisions annual meetings (usually two years).
§3 University lecturers and doctoral-level members of the Division are entitled to submit nominations. The members of the Division 's board and advisory council constitute the jury. They decide by simple majority vote. In the event of a tie, the department chair has the deciding vote.
§4 Applications must be submitted electronically to the GDCh office . The application must contain the following documents:
● Nomination letter from the nominator including justification of the award's worthiness
● Dissertation and one selected publication with justification for the selection
● Doctoral certificate or provisional certificate,
● CV with a list of publications / presentations / posters / grants & awards
§5 The prize includes a certificate of award detailing the merits of the recipient and prize money of 500 euros.
§6 The awardee reports on the award-winning work in the context of an invited lecture at the Division conference.
§7 Amendments to these statutes are only possible with a 2/3 majority of the Divisions board.
Resolution of the Board of Directors dated April 28, 2025, Frankfurt am Main
Next call for proposals: Autumn/Winter 2027
2024
Dr. Stephan Hilpmann, Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf
Dr. Fabian Krutzek, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Dr. Maximilian Roca Jungfer, CaRLa, University of Heidelberg
2022
Dr. Sebastian Fichter, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Dr. Annabelle Mattern, University of Cologne
Dr. Mohamed Fawzy Moustafa Saleh Nawar, University of Bern/CH
2019
Dr. Miriam Bader, Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
Dr. Katharina Domnanich, University of Bern/CH
Dr. Karolin Wagener, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
2017
Dr. Björn Drobot, Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
Dr. Bernadette Hammer-Rotzler, University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Patrick Steinegger, University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
2015
Dr. Jenny Feige, Technical University of Berlin, Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Dr. Sarah Finkeldei, Jülich Research Centre, Institute for Energy and Climate Research
2013
Dr. Daniel Fröhlich, University of Mainz, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry
Dr. Christian Förster, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Institute of Radiopharmacy
2011
Dr. Moritz Schmidt, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont/USA
Dr. Sascha Trumm, Bruchsal
2009
Dr. Jan Dvorak, TU Munich, Institute of Radiochemistry
Dr. Patrick Riß, University of Mainz, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry
Dr. Kay Großmann, Research Center Dresden Rossendorf
2007
Dr. Tobias Heinrich, Rossendorf Research Center
Dr. Holger Hummrich, University of Mainz, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry
Dr. Konstantin P. Zhernosekov, TU Munich, Institute for Radiochemistry
2005
Dr. Artur Meleshyn, University of Hanover, Center for Radiation Protection and Radioecology
Dr. Silvia Stumpf, University of Heidelberg and Karlsruhe Research Center/INE
2003
Dr. Carsten Grüning, Joint Research Center Ispra/I
Dr. André Roßberg, Rossendorf Research Center
2001
Dr. Sönke Szidat, University of Hanover, Center for Radiation Protection and Radioecology
Dr. Robert Eichler, University of Bern/CH, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Institutions/Institutes/Titles at the time of the award ceremony
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