#Current activities

Digital lecture series “Rethinking Chemistry: Ethics and Sustainability” in the 2026/27 winter semester. The series opens on 3 November 2026 with GDCh President Prof. Ruth Bieringer.
💻 Format: Online
📅 Date: 3 November 2026
🕕 Time: 18:00–19:00

18:00: Opening of the lecture series “Rethinking Chemistry: Ethics and Sustainability (Prof. Ruth Bieringer, GDCh President)
18:15: Introduction to the GDCh Commission on Ethics in Chemistry (Dr. Klaus Merz/Prof. Jennifer Strunk)
From around 18:35: Discussion; end: 19:00

🎤 Chair: Dr. Klaus Merz/Prof. Jennifer Strunk

You can attend online via Zoom.
Link to join the lecture series

Chair:
Dr Klaus Merz (Ruhr University Bochum) and Prof. Dr Jennifer Strunk (TUM, GDCh Board member) were elected as the Chairs of the Commission.

Other members are:
Prof. Dr Lars Borchardt (Ruhr University Bochum)
Prof. Dr Julia Dietrich (FU Berlin)
Elina Fecher (VCI)
Prof. Dr Hartmut Frank (formerly University of Bayreuth)
Prof. Dr Jens Hartmann (Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Köthen)
Prof. Dr Michael Müller (University of Freiburg)
Prof. Dr Erhard Meyer-Galow (GDCh Honorary Member)
Christian Schnurr (TUM)
Dr Hans W. Steisslinger (formerly terra Institute)
Alexandra Tietze (JCF)
Dr Hans-Georg Weinig (GDCh Office)

Digital lecture series “Rethinking Chemistry: Ethics and Sustainability” in the winter semester 2026/27. The series opens on 3 November 2026 with GDCh President Prof. Ruth Bieringer.
💻 Format: Online
📅 Date: 3 November 2026
🕕 Time: 18:00–19:00

18:00: Opening of the lecture series “Rethinking Chemistry: Ethics and Sustainability (Prof. Ruth Bieringer, GDCh President)
18:15: Introduction to the GDCh Commission Ethics in Chemistry (Dr. Klaus Merz/Prof. Jennifer Strunk)
From approx. 18:35: Discussion; finish: 19:00

🎤 Chair: Dr. Klaus Merz/Prof. Jennifer Strunk

You can attend online via Zoom.
Access link for the lecture series