Honorary Membership is the highest award of the DECHEMA. The Board of Directors can grant Honorary Membership to outstanding supporters of chemical Equipment manufacture, chemical engineering and biotechnology or ot the society itself.
Honorary membership was last awarded to
and Honorary membership was last awarded to
This prize is awarded for outstanding, published research in the fields of applied chemistry, process engineering, biotechnology and chemical apparatus. Preference is given to younger scientists whose work is fundamentally important and successfully combines theory with practical application.
The DECHEMA Award 2008 is conferred on November 28, 2008 on
in recognition of his ground-breaking work on the modelling of metabolic processes that leads to a quantitatively and experimentally proven description of biological systems and their industrial use.
DECHEMA prize-winners since 1951
Guidelines for the DECHEMA Award (pdf-File)
Die The DECHEMA student awards are granted anually to graduates in Technical Chemistry, Chemical Process Engineering and Biotechnology. Only graduates who distinguish themselves by completing their studies in a particular short time and achieving outstanding results are eligible. This award was established by the Board of DECHEMA in 1993 as a contribution towards increasing efficiency at German universities.
The awards include all expenses of the following: two year membership of DECHEMA, invitation to the award-winners' colloquium of the Max-Buchner-Forschungsstiftung with gala evening, invitation to two conferences organized by DECHEMA in Germany or abroad, including travel costs.
The 2008 award-winners are:
The DECHEMA Polytechnic Awards are presented anually for the best diploma theses in Technical Chemistry and Biotechnology at polytechnics and comprehensive universities.
The assessment criteria are: the conversion of basic engineering theory into industrial applications, experimental skill and the interpretation of results. The award is worth Euro 500. This Prize has been awarded since 1990; the decision lies with the Administrative Committee of the Foundation. Professors have the right to make recommendations.
The Prizewinners of 2005 were:
Die The DECHEMA-Medal is awarded for outstanding achievements in the field of chemical apparatus technology. It was established in 1951 to celebrate the 25th aniversary of the DECHMA.
The DECHEMA Medal was last awarded in October 2008 to:
This plaque was first awarded during the 1999 DECHEMA Annual Meetings in Wiesbaden. It was initiated to honour outstanding commitment to the work of the research committees or to other DECHEMA activities and will be presented during the DECHEMA Annual Meetings.
In 2008 this distinction was conferred on:
The ACHEMA Plaque in Titanium is awarded in recognition of distinguished services to ACHEMA and DECHEMA. The award was instituted to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the ACHEMA in 1970 and first Conferres at the ACHEMA 1973.
On May 11, 2004 during the opening session of the 6th ACHEMASIA the ACHEMA Plaque in Titanium was awarded to
Honorary Chairman of CIESC Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China and
Director and Senior Vice President of SINOPEC Corp.
The ACHEMA Television Prize is awarded every three years to the author of a German TV documentary on a topic from the fields of chemical engineering, biotechnology or environmental protection. The selection criteria also include popular appeal and interesting presentation.
The ACHEMA Television Prize 2003 was awarded to
for his TV documentary "Modern Alchemy - Materials for the future".
The Alwin Mittasch Medal was founded by BASF. It is awarded for work in the field of catalysis, concerning either advances in basic research or successful application in industry. The work has to have been carried out in a European country
In 2001 the Medail was awarded to
The Willy Hager Medal is awarded jointly by DECHEMA and the Water Chemistry Division ot the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (German Chemical Society) on behalf of the Willy Hager Foundation. The prize is awarded every three years to scientists who have made an outstanding theoretical und practical contribution to water and waste water treatment.
In 2004 the medal was awarded to
The Willy Hager Prize was founded by the Willy Hager Foundation and is awarded every year jointly by DECHEMA and the Water Chemistry Division of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (German Chemical Society). The Prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of water and waste water treatment by young university scientists.
In 2004 this prize was conferred on:
Karl-Winnacker-Institut of DECHEMA e.V., Frankfurt am Main
The Otto Roelen Medal is donated by Celanese AG. It is endowed with 5,000 Euro. The Otto Roelen Medal is awarded every two years to young scientists for outstanding scientific work in the field of homogeneous catalysis.
In 2003 the medal was conferred on
(Prize to promote up-and-coming teachers in higher education)
The Prize for up-and-coming teachers in higher education is presented annually to scientists whose lectures at the Lecture Meeting fo Up-and-Coming Teachers in Higher Education have been specially commended.
In 2005 this prize was awarded to