PhD Award of the Division of Nuclear Chemistry

Award statutes

§1 The Board of the Division of Nuclear Chemistry resolves to award a PhD Award of the Division. The number of awardees is limited to three per call for proposals.

§2 The award is presented for an outstanding dissertation in the field of nuclear chemistry. As a rule, the submitted work should have been completed and assessed during the period between the Division’s annual conferences (usually two years).

§3 University lecturers and members of the Division holding a doctorate are entitled to submit nominations. The Board and advisory board members of the Division form the jury. They decide by a simple majority. In the event of a tie, the chair of the Division shall decide.

§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 work’s merit
● Dissertation and one selected publication, with justification for the selection
● Doctoral certificate or provisional confirmation,
● CV with a list of publications / presentations / posters / scholarships & awards

§5 The award comprises a certificate of award setting out the recipient’s merits and prize money of €500.

§6 The awardee shall report on the awarded work in an invited lecture at the Division conference.

§7 Amendments to these statutes are only possible with a two-thirds majority of the Division Board.

Resolution of the Board dated 28 April 2025, Frankfurt am Main

Next call for proposals: autumn/winter 2027

2024
Dr. Stephan Hilpmann, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Dr. Fabian Krutzek, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Dr. Maximilian Roca Jungfer, CaRLa, Heidelberg University

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-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR)
Dr. Katharina Domnanich, University of Bern/CH
Dr. Karolin Wagener, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

2017
Dr. Björn Drobot, Helmholtz-Zentrum 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, Technische Universität Berlin, Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Dr. Sarah Finkeldei, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Institute of 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, Forschungszentrum Dresden Rossendorf

2007
Dr. Tobias Heinrich, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf
Dr. Holger Hummrich, University of Mainz, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry
Dr. Konstantin P. Zhernosekov, TU Munich, Institute of Radiochemistry

2005
Dr. Artur Meleshyn, University of Hanover, Centre for Radiation Protection and Radioecology
Dr. Silvia Stumpf, University of Heidelberg and FZ Karlsruhe/INE

2003
Dr. Carsten Grüning, Joint Research Center Ispra/I
Dr. André Roßberg, Forschungszentrum Rossendorf

2001
Dr. Sönke Szidat, University of Hanover, Centre 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