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DAAS

German Working Group for Analytical Spectroscopy #

The German Working Group for Analytical Spectroscopy of the GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry connects experts and users in the field of analytical spectroscopy. With more than 500 members, DAAS is at the forefront of research, teaching and industry. DAAS was established in April 2014 through the merger of the A.M.S.El. working group (Working Group for Micro- and Trace Analysis of elements and element species) and DASp (German Working Group for Applied Spectroscopy). DAAS

  • promotes interdisciplinary collaboration among spectroscopists in all scientific disciplines
  • provides advice on analytical issues
  • provides support with method development and application as well as troubleshooting
  • monitors and promotes trends and techniques
  • acts as a point of contact for international organisations
  • is involved in and supports international conferences and Conferences
  • provides advice and support in the areas of quality assurance, standards and formulations
  • organises sessions as part of the analytica conference and ANAKON
  • organises doctoral seminars
  • awards the Bunsen-Kirchhoff Award (target group: Young Professionals) and the DAAS Award (PhD, postdocs, Young Professionals)
  • offers students insights into the daily work of analytical chemists through its mentoring programme


Short link to this page: www.gdch.de/daas

Board 2023–2026 #

Prof. Dr. Carsten Engelhard (Chair), Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin, & University of Siegen
Dr. Stefanie Fingerhut (Deputy Chair), Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. Jörg Feldmann, University of Graz, Austria
Prof. Dr. Uwe Karst, University of Münster
Dr. Ann-Christin Niehoff, Shimadzu Europa GmbH, Duisburg
Cornel Venzago, Frankfurt

Board 2027–2030 #

The Board election has concluded, and the Board for the 2027–2030 term is composed as follows (in alphabetical order):

Dr. Carlos Abad, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin
Prof. Dr. Jörg Feldmann, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Dr. Stefanie Fingerhut, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. Uwe Karst, University of Münster
Dr. Darya Mozhayeva, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Dr. Ann-Christin Niehoff, Shimadzu Europa GmbH, Duisburg

Mentoring programme

The mentoring programme provides students with insights into the daily work of analytical chemists.

DAAS PhD Student Seminar #

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