Rethinking chemistry - we need chemistry to meet global challenges such as climate change, energy transformation and feeding more and more people around the world. But it's not just about making existing procedures and processes better and more sustainable. In many areas we have to take completely new paths, throw out the old ways and develop something new, in other words think completely anew.
For this reason, the GDCh Board decided to declare Rethinking Chemistry as the GDCh motto in 2022. Rethinking Chemistry should provide space for new thoughts and ideas on all subject areas to which chemistry can and must make valuable contributions.
Here you will find a collection of all contributions and activities on Rethinking Chemistry. The collection is continually being expanded. You will find the most recent contributions above.
On October 15, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. the Circularity Salon will take place in Frankfurt am Main under the motto “ Rethinking Chemistry in the Context of Circular Economy ”.
The Circularity Salon is a series of events organized by PwC that brings together experts in the circular economy at a local level and creates space for knowledge transfer. The Circularity Salon in Frankfurt takes place in cooperation with the GDCh.
The program includes keynotes from the chemical industry, including one from GDCh board member Rolf Albach. The focus here will be on how chemical companies are already contributing to the successful implementation of the circular economy and what prospects there are.
At a subsequent panel discussion, there will be an opportunity to talk directly with the speakers. There will also be plenty of networking and refreshments will be provided.
Participation in the Circularity Salon is free, but registration is required. Further information and registration: https://www.pwc-events.com/circularity-salon
Editorial by Christian Schiller, founder and CEO of Cirplus in Nachrichten aus der Chemie
Rethinking chemistry is what the GDCh wants to do in the coming years. But what does this mean in concrete terms? Nachrichten aus der Chemie wanted to know and asked the “presidential think tank”. A discussion with Stefanie Dehnen (President-elect of the GDCh), Karsten Danielmeier (current President), and Peter R. Schreiner (former President).
At the GDCh Science Forum Chemistry in Leipzig, which was also held under the motto Rethinking Chemistry, Nachrichten aus der Chemie together with the online chemistry magazine Chemistry Views asked representatives of chemical societies what they associate with Rethinking Chemistry. Link to the Video (YouTube)
Times of change (September 2023)
Editorial by Dr. Stefan Pirker, Vice President of GÖCH, Head of Circular Economy Innovation, OMV in the Nachrichten aus der Chemie
Guest editorial by Karsten Danielmeier (GDCh President) and Peter R. Schreiner (Vice President) in Angewandte Chemie on the occasion of the GDCh Science Forum Chemistry 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.202311238
For the GDCh Science Forum Chemistry from 4 to 6 September 2023, Angewandte Chemie has compiled a virtual special issue Rethinking Chemistry.
On the occasion of the science forum under the motto Rethinking Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie has launched its One Submission – One Tree initiative. From September 1, 2023, until the end of the year, a tree will be planted for every manuscript submitted.
Rethinking the world of work (March 2023)
Editorial by Kai Beckmann, member of the Merck Executive Board, CEO of Electronics and President of the German Chemical Employers' Association (BAVC), in the Nachrichten aus der Chemie
What digitalization means (February 2023)
Editorial by Prof. Dr. Jochen Maas, Executive Director Research and Development, Sanofi-Aventis Germany, in the Nachrichten aus der Chemie
Making the transformation transparent (December 2022)
Editorial by Dr. Harald Schwager Deputy Chair of the Executive Board, Evonik Industries, Essen, in Nachrichten aus der Chemie
Joining forces for greater sustainability (October 2022)
Contribution of the GDCh's JCF Sustainability Team to the Junchemists' sustainability initiatives in the anniversary issue "Sustainability" of CIT PLUS.
Rethinking Chemistry – Rethinking chemistry and seeing the challenges as opportunities (July 2022)
Article by GDCh President Karsten Danielmeier on the challenges facing humanity and the chemical community in the Chemanger.
Now more than ever (July 2022)
Editorial by Markus Steilemann CEO Covestro, Leverkusen, in the Nachrichten aus der Chemie
“Change the whole complex system” (May 2022)
As part of the structural change for the period after open-cast lignite mining, two large research centers are to be built in Saxony. One of the shortlisted applications comes from the field of chemistry: the chemresilience concept of the Potsdam Max Planck director Peter Seeberger. Interview in the Nachrichten aus der Chemie
Shaping the transformation together (March 2022)
Editorial by Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF, Ludwigshafen, in the Nachrichten aus der Chemie
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Rethinking Chemistry – GDCh Science Forum (WiFo) Chemistry
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