Hermann Staudinger Award
The GDCh honours Prof. Dr. Ullrich Scherf for his pioneering work on the development of conjugated polymers with semiconducting properties, particularly poly(fluorene) semiconductors and stable, defect-free conducting polymers. His work has played a decisive role in shaping the foundations of organic electronics and has sustainably advanced the development of innovative materials for light-emitting diodes, solar cells, lasers and transistors.
The Hermann Staudinger Award is awarded by the GDCh every two years to researchers who have made outstanding contributions to the field of macromolecular chemistry. The award commemorates Hermann Staudinger, known as the father of polymer chemistry, who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1953 for his achievements. The GDCh Division of Macromolecular Chemistry has the right to nominate awardees.
| 2026 | Ullrich Scherf, Wuppertal |
| 2024 | Kurt Kremer, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz |
| 2022 | Egbert Willem “Bert” Meijer, TU Eindhoven/Netherlands |
| 2020 | Markus Antonietti, Potsdam |
| 2018 | Brigitte Voit, Dresden |
| 2016 | Klaus Müllen, Mainz |
| 2014 | Martin Möller, Aachen |
| 2012 | Axel Müller, Bayreuth |
| 2009 | Rolf Mülhaupt, Freiburg |
| 2006 | Wolfgang Peter Meier, Basel/Switzerland |
| 2003 | Walter Kaminsky, Hamburg |
| 2000 | Walter Hugo Stockmayer, Hanover/USA |
| 1997 | Hansjörg Sinn, Hamburg |
| 1994 | Burkart Philipp, Teltow |
| 1990 | Gerhard Wegner, Mainz |
| 1985 | Helmut Ringsdorf, Mainz |
| 1981 | Hans Batzer, Basel/Switzerland |
| 1979 | Georg Manecke, Berlin |
| 1977 | Hermann Schnell, Leverkusen |
| 1976 | Hans Fikentscher, Ludwigshafen |
| 1973 | Otto Bayer, Leverkusen |
| 1971 | Werner Kern, Mainz Günter Viktor Schulz, Mainz |
Prof. Dr. Holger Frey, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (lead)
Dr. Dirk Achten, Covestro Deutschlang AG, Leverkusen
Prof. Dr. Wofgang H. Binder, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Prof. Dr. Laura Hartmann, University of Freiburg
Prof. Dr. Sabine Ludwigs, University of Stuttgart