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Homepage/Divisions/chemical education/Prizes and Honours

#Prizes and Honours

Each year, the GDCh Division of Chemical Education announces awards honouring individuals who have made outstanding contributions to promoting chemistry and experimentation in schools, as well as chemistry education research.

Current FGCU Calls for ApplicationsHeinz Schmidkunz Prizeback to the FGCU pages
Foto der FGCU-Preisträger 2026 Dr. Uta Purgahn und Prof. Dr. Jens Friedrich

Award for teachers in primary schools

The prize, endowed with €1,000 and donated by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, is intended to promote chemistry in primary school science lessons. Since 2009, it has been awarded to primary school teachers who have made a particular contribution to strengthening the scientific and technical elements of science lessons in primary schools, especially those related to chemistry.
Laudation 2025: Susanne Grammel

Friedrich Stromeyer Award

The prize, worth €3,000 and endowed by Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, is intended to promote chemistry teaching. Since 1982, it has been awarded to teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to chemistry teaching in schools.
Laudation 2026: Dr Uta Purgahn

Manfred and Wolfgang Flad Award

The prize, worth €4,000 and endowed by the Institut Dr. Flad, is awarded for particularly successful experimental presentations at the Division’s annual meetings, and/or for the experimental exploration of a specialist field with a view to training, teaching and education, and/or for the development of an innovative experiment for chemical education. The prize is awarded every two years.
Laudation 2025: Prof. Dr Stefan Schwarzer

Heinrich Roessler Award

The prize, worth €4,000 and accompanied by the Heinrich Roessler Medal, was established by Degussa AG, now Evonik Industries AG, Essen. Since 1984, it has been awarded every two years to a person from a school, university, industry or public life in recognition of outstanding contributions to chemical education. The prize is named after Degussa’s first technical director, who made pioneering contributions to science education and vocational training in the 19th century.
Laudation 2026: Prof. Dr Jens Friedrich

#awardees

Award for teachers in primary schoolsFriedrich Stromeyer AwardManfred and Wolfgang Flad AwardHeinrich Roessler Award

Ehrenmitglieder der Fachgruppe

Die GDCh-Fachgruppe Chemieunterricht hat die Ehrenmitgliedschaft an die unten genannten Persönlichkeiten verliehen, die sich seit der Gründung der Fachgruppe im Jahre 1971 in hervorragender Weise in ihr engagiert und somit um die Chemiedidaktik sowie den Chemieunterricht verdient gemacht haben:
2024, Prof. Dr. Gisela Lück
Foto von Frau Prof. Dr. Gisela Lück
2024, Dr. Christa Jansen
Foto von Frau Dr. Christa Jansen
2023, Dr. Franz Kappenberg
Foto von Herrn Dr. Franz Kappenberg
2023, Prof. Dr. Ralf Becker
Foto von Herrn Prof. Dr. Ralf Becker
2023, Prof. Dr. Holger Butenschön
Foto von Herrn Prof. Dr. Holger Butenschön
2012, OStD A.D. Birgitta Krumm (†)
Foto von OStD. A.D. Birgitta Krumm
2005, Prof. Dr. Heinz Schmidkunz (†)
Foto von Prof. Dr. Heinz Schmidkunz
2005, Prof. Dr. Walter Jansen (†)
Foto von Prof. Dr. Walter Jansen
1996, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Kabuss
Foto von Prof. Dr. Siegfried Kabuss
1996, Prof. Dr. Hans Rudolf Christen (†)
Foto von Prof. Dr. Hans Rudolf Christen
1996, StD. a.D. Renate Hermanns (†)
Foto von StD. a.D. Renate Hermanns

#Frühere Preise der Fachgruppe

Hans Herloff Inhoffen-Preis

Gestiftet von der Schering Stiftung
Der Preis wurde 2005 und 2007 an europäische Nachwuchswissenschaftler/innen verliehen, die sich in der akademischen Qualifikation befanden, bereits ihre Qualifikationsphase - z. B. Promotion oder Habilitation - abgeschlossen oder eine erste berufliche Position erreicht hatten.

Preisträgerliste (pdf.file, 14 KB)


Johann Friedrich Gmelin-Preis

Gestiftet von Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
Der Preis wurde von 1984 bis einschl. 2003 an Nachwuchskräfte verliehen, die sich für die Verbesserung des Chemieunterrichtes eingesetzt haben.

Preisträgerliste (pdf.file, 15 KB)