Marianne Baudler Prize

The Marianne Baudler Prize is awarded to chemists for outstanding scientific work in the field of inorganic chemistry. The chemistry professor Marianne Baudler was director of the Institute of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Cologne and conducted research in the field of non-metals. She was particularly interested in phosphanes and other compounds with at least one phosphorus–phosphorus bond.

At its meeting on 4 March 2022, the GDCh Board decided that the prize for inorganic chemistry, previously named after the chemist Alfred Stock (1876–1946), should no longer bear Stock’s name. The Board thereby followed a recommendation from the “Prizes 2.0” Commission, which had examined Alfred Stock in detail on behalf of the Board. The Chair of the Division of History of Chemistry, Prof. Carsten Reinhardt, University of Bielefeld, was also consulted. With this measure, the Board and the Commission emphasise the GDCh’s clear stance against antisemitism and discrimination, as well as its unequivocal commitment to diversity and equal opportunities. A detailed explanation can be found in issue 07/08 2022 of Nachrichten aus der Chemie. On 8 December 2022, the GDCh Board decided to name the prize after the inorganic chemist Prof. Dr Marianne Baudler.

Prof. Dr. Christian Limberg, Humboldt University of Berlin (lead responsibility)
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Dehnen, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Bettina Valeska Lotsch, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Prof. Dr. Nils Metzler-Nolte, Ruhr University Bochum
Prof. Dr. Michael Ruck, TU Dresden
Dr. Andrey Karpov, BASF