Skip to main content

School and University

    Students and Apprentices

    Undergraduate and PhD Students

    Teachers

    Higher Education Statistics

    Scholarships

Career

    Career Guidance

    Job Vacancies

    Salary Information and Income Survey

    Academy

    Mentoring

Community

    Divisions

    Young Chemists’ Forum (JCF)

    Local Sections

    Regulars' Get-Togethers

    Chem_Connect

    Equal Opportunities and Diversity

    Partnerships and International Activities

    Volunteering

    Membership

Discover Chemistry

    Top Topics

    “Nachrichten aus der Chemie” – Members’ Magazine

    Specialist Journals

    Statements and Position Papers

    Press Releases

    Brochures and Academic Publications

    Books, Videos and Podcasts

    The Fascination of Chemistry

    Cartoons

    Biographies of Female Chemists

Events

    Conferences

    Academy

    Lectures

    Further Events

Awards

    Prices

    Historical Sites Relating to Chemistry

About Us

    Board and Other Bodies

    The Office

    Statutes and Code of Conduct

    Foundations

    Press and Public Relations

    Sustainability

MyGDCh

GDCh

Chemistry for a better world

© 2026 Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker. All rights reserved.

NewsletterDownloadsPressContactGDCh Shop
Legal NoticeData PrivacyTerms & ConditionsSubmit a revocation
Homepage/Divisions/sustainable chemistry/Board
sustainable chemistry

Board

Board

Board of the GDCh Division of Sustainable Chemistry

2023–2026

Prof. Dr. Siegfried Waldvogel (Chair), Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Mülheim

Prof. Dr. Sonja Herres-Pawlis (Deputy Chair), RWTH Aachen University

Dr. Oliver Busch, Evonik Industries AG, Essen

Dr. Dagmar Pascale Kunsmann-Keitel, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen

Dr. Angelina Prokofyeva, Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen

Prof. Dr. Jennifer Strunk, Technical University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Dieter Vogt, TU Dortmund University


Permanent guests of the Executive Board
Kevin Keller, Justus Liebig University Gießen (student representative & JCF Sustainability Team)
Niklas Marvin Padberg, University of Münster (student representative & JCF Sustainability Team)

2019–2022

Prof. Dr. Regina Palkovits (Chair), RWTH Aachen University
Prof. Dr. Siegfried Waldvogel (Deputy Chair), University of Mainz
Dr. Horst Beck, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf
Dr. Maximilian Hempel, German Federal Environmental Foundation, Osnabrück
Dr. Gernot Jäger, Covestro Deutschland AG, Leverkusen
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Strunk, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., Rostock
Prof. Dr. Dieter Vogt, TU Dortmund University

In our letter of 30 August 2022, we informed you of the candidates proposed by the incumbent Board of the GDCh Division of Sustainable Chemistry for the forthcoming Board election. No further nominations were submitted by the members. Accordingly, the Board election will be conducted with the following candidates, all of whom have agreed to stand:

Dr. Oliver Busch

Evonik Industries AG, EssenIndNew election

Prof. Dr. Sonja Herres-Pawlis

RWTH Aachen UniversityHSNew election

Dr. Dagmar Pascale Kunsmann-Keitel

BASF SE, LudwigshafenIndNew election

Dr. Angelina Prokofyeva

Covestro Deutschland AG, LeverkusenIndNew election

Prof. Dr. Jennifer Strunk

Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V., RostockHSRe-election

Prof. Dr. Dieter Vogt

TU Dortmund UniversityHSRe-election

Prof. Dr. Siegfried Waldvogel

Johannes Gutenberg University MainzHSRe-election

*HS: university/higher education institution/research institution/authority; Ind: industry/self-employed professions

In accordance with the bylaws of the Division, the Board consists of a maximum of seven members (1x Chair, 1x Deputy Chair, max. 5x ordinary members), who are elected for a term of four years. Re-election once is possible. Thus, seven people are standing for election to seven Board positions to be filled, and their brief CVs are enclosed for your information. The positions of Chair and Deputy Chair will be determined from among the elected Board members after the election.

All Division members who have provided an email address will receive a link to the online vote on Monday, 10 October 2022 . All other members will receive the voting documents by post.

The election result will be announced in Nachrichten aus der Chemie and on the Division's website.