German Geophysical Society

German Geophysical Society V. (DGG)
purpose	Increase and dissemination of geophysical knowledge in research, teaching and application
Chair:	Heidrun Kopp
Establishment date:	September 19, 1922
Number of members:	1,150 (November 2011)
Seat :	Hamburg
Website:	dgg-online.de

The German Geophysical Society e. V. (DGG) was founded in Leipzig in 1922 on the initiative of Seismology Professor Emil Wiechert, initially under the name of the German Seismological Society . At the annual conference in 1924, it was renamed to its current name.

The main task of the DGG is the promotion of geophysical knowledge in research , teaching, application and the public, as well as the next generation of scientists and the cooperation with neighboring disciplines. The company represents German geophysics in national and international committees and awards various awards.

Her previous role as the official representation of Germany in the International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics was transferred to the National Committee for Geodesy and Geophysics, which was founded around 1970 .

Founding and renaming

The 24 founding members included: Karl Erich Andrée , Gustav Angenheister , Immanuel Friedländer , Beno Gutenberg , Franz Kossmat , Gerhard Krumbach , Karl Mack , Ludger Mintrop , Peter Polis and August Heinrich Sieberg .

The company was renamed the German Geophysical Society in 1924 at the annual conference in Innsbruck . Emil Wiechert was again elected as the first chairman .

Tasks of society

One of the goals of the DGG is the expansion and dissemination of geophysical knowledge in research , teaching and application. It promotes young academics and interdisciplinary collaboration with related fields. In addition, the DGG advocates appropriate information for the public on geophysical issues. The DGG represents and supports the interests of geophysics in national and international committees and recognizes special scientific achievements with awards. The highest award of the DGG is the Emil Wiechert Medal , which is awarded every three to five years for outstanding work in the field of geophysics. Further honors are the Karl Zoeppritz Prize for young scientists, the Walter Kertz Medal for the non-disciplinary promotion of geophysics and the Ernst von Rebeur Paschwitz Medal for outstanding scientific achievements. They award the Günter Bock Prize for outstanding work by young scientists.

The annual DGG conference usually takes place in spring at different locations. These are usually locations of geophysical institutes. The German Geophysical Society currently has around 1,150 members.

Günter Bock Prize

It has been awarded since 2006 for young researchers who have published an outstanding work. The award is named after Günter Bock , the editor of the Geophysical Journal International of the DGG. He died in a plane crash in Luxembourg in 2002. It should not be confused with the scholarship of the same name from the Städelschule in Frankfurt.

Prize winners are:

• 2006 Thomas Forbriger , Schiltach / Karlsruhe
• 2007 Christoph Sens-Schönfelder , Leipzig
• 2009 Michael Becken , Potsdam
• 2010 Nina Köhler , Karlsruhe
• 2011 Marcus J. Beuchert , Frankfurt am Main
• 2012 Gareth Crutchley , Kiel
• 2013 Urs Böniger , Potsdam
• 2015 Matthias Bücker , Braunschweig / Bonn
• 2016 Felix Hlousek , Freiberg
• 2017 Amir Haroon , Cologne
• 2018 Eva Bredow , Potsdam
• 2019 Raphael Rochlitz , Hanover

Chairpersons / Presidents

• 1922–1925 Emil Wiechert , Göttingen
• 1925–1926 Oskar Hecker , Jena
• 1926–1927 Adolf Schmidt , Potsdam
• 1927–1929 Ernst Kohlschütter , Potsdam
• 1929–1930 Franz Linke , Frankfurt am Main
• 1930–1936 Ernst Kohlschütter, Potsdam
• 1936–1945 Julius Bartels , Eberswalde and Potsdam
• 1947–1949 Ernst Kleinschmidt , Hamburg
• 1949–1951 Günther Böhnecke , Hamburg
• 1951–1953 Wilhelm Hiller , Stuttgart
• 1953–1955 Friedrich Errulat , Hamburg and Essen
• 1955–1958 Karl Jung , Clausthal – Zellerfeld
• 1958–1961 Walter Dieminger , Lindau / Harz
• 1961–1963 Hans Closs , Hanover
• 1963–1964 Walter Kertz , Braunschweig
• 1964–1966 Alfred Schleusener , Hanover
• 1966–1968 Karl Brocks , Hamburg
• 1968–1971 Gustav Angenheister , Munich
• 1971–1973 Heinz Menzel , Hamburg
• 1973–1975 Albrecht Hahn , Hanover
• 1975–1977 Manfred Siebert , Göttingen
• 1977–1979 Karl Fuchs , Karlsruhe
• 1979–1981 Hans Berckhemer , Frankfurt am Main
• 1981–1983 Hans – Jürgen Dürbaum , Hanover
• 1983–1985 Ulrich Schmucker , Göttingen
• 1985–1987 Heinrich Soffel , Munich
• 1987–1989 Hans AK Edelmann , Hanover
• 1989–1991 Helmut Wilhelm , Karlsruhe
• 1991–1993 Jürgen Ready , Hanover and Clausthal – Zellerfeld
• 1993–1995 Ralph Hanel , Hanover
• 1995–1997 Fritz M. Neubauer , Cologne
• 1997–1999 Franz Jacobs , Leipzig
• 1999–2001 Horst Rüter , Dortmund
• 2001–2003 Burkhard Buttkus , Hanover
• 2003–2005 Gerhard Jentzsch , Jena
• 2005–2007 Harro Schmeling , Frankfurt am Main
• 2007–2009 Hans-Joachim Kümpel , Hanover
• 2009–2011 Ugur Yaramanci , Berlin
• 2011–2013 Eiko Räkers , Essen
• 2013–2015 Michael Korn , Leipzig
• 2015–2017 Michael Weber , Potsdam
• 2017–2019 Christian Bücker , Hamburg
• since 2019 Heidrun Kopp, Kiel

literature

• H. Neunhöfer, M. Börngen, A. Junge, J. Schweitzer (eds.): On the history of geophysics in Germany (PDF; 20.1 MB). German Geophysical Society, Hamburg 1997.

Web links

• Internet pages of the DGG
• DGG: Communications 1/2007, 2/2007

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maximilian Haas: For the first time, a female president leads the German Geophysical Society. German Geophysical Society, press release from March 7, 2019 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on May 6, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Announcements of the German Geophysical Society, No. 3/2011; ISSN  0934-6554
3. ↑ At the zero hour of our society ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.8 MB). Pp. 31-34.  
4. ↑ Annual Meetings ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Official website of the DGG
6. ↑ Alexander Rudloff: Geodynamicist Schmeling is the new president of the geophysicists. German Geophysical Society, press release from March 1, 2005 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on December 16, 2015.
7. ↑ Alexander Rudloff: German geophysicists under new leadership - Kümpel is DGG President. German Geophysical Society, press release of April 3, 2007 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on December 16, 2015.
8. ↑ Alexander Rudloff: Ugur Yaramanci is the new President of the German Geophysical Society. German Geophysical Society, press release from March 26, 2009 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on December 16, 2015.
9. ^ Udo Barckhausen: German geophysicists under new management - Räkers takes over DGG presidency. German Geophysical Society, press release from February 24, 2011 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on December 16, 2015.
10. ↑ Alexander Rudloff: The new president of the German Geophysical Society comes from Leipzig. German Geophysical Society, press release from March 7, 2013 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on December 16, 2015.
11. ↑ Alexander Rudloff: Potsdamer is the new President of the German Geophysical Society. German Geophysical Society, press release from March 26, 2015 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on March 26, 2015.
12. ↑ Heidrun Kopp: Christian Bücker is the new President of the German Geophysical Society. German Geophysical Society, press release from April 3, 2017 at the Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on April 3, 2017.
13. ↑ Maximilian Haas: For the first time, a female president leads the German Geophysical Society. German Geophysical Society, press release from March 7, 2019 from Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (idw-online.de), accessed on May 6, 2019 .