Wöhler Award for sustainable chemistry
For his outstanding and pioneering achievements in electrosynthesis, which he has pursued with great success for over 25 years, Prof. Dr. Siegfried Waldvogel is being honoured with the Wöhler Award for sustainable chemistry. His focus is on innovative methods for producing organic compounds using electrical energy. These methods offer both economic and ecological advantages and avoid waste. His holistic approach, ranging from research to industrial implementation, is particularly noteworthy. Prof. Waldvogel’s research has made a significant contribution to producing high-quality chemical compounds – particularly pharmaceutical active ingredients and fine chemicals – through electrosynthesis and electrocatalysis. His work combines academic excellence with practical applications and makes an important contribution to sustainable chemistry.
The Wöhler Award for sustainable chemistry has its roots in the Chemical Society of the GDR, which awarded a prize named after Friedrich Wöhler from 1960 to 1991. In 1998, the GDCh revived this prize. Until 2011, the Wöhler Prize for Resource-Conserving Processes was awarded for innovative research contributions towards greater environmental compatibility, the responsible use of existing resources or the development of new resources. In 2012, the prize was renamed the Wöhler Award for sustainable chemistry and is awarded for pioneering and outstanding contributions to the development and implementation of sustainable chemistry.
Required nomination documents: Short justification, CV and publication list with the top 10 publications
Deadline: 15 September 2026
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Strunk, Technical University of Munich (lead responsibility)
Dr. Monika Bosilj, thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH, Dortmund
Dr. Dagmar Pascale Kunsmann-Keitel, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Prof. Dr. Peter Saling, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Prof. Dr. Ferdi Schüth, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim a.d.R.
Prof. Dr. Dirk Tischler, Ruhr University Bochum
Prof. Dr. Jennifer Strunk, Technische Universität München (Federführung)
Dr. Monika Bosilj, thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH, Dortmund
Dr. Dagmar Pascale Kunsmann-Keitel, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Prof. Dr. Peter Saling, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Prof. Dr. Ferdi Schüth, Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Mülheim a.d.R.
Prof. Dr. Dirk Tischler, Ruhr Universität Bochum