German Society for Crystallography
The German Society for Crystallography eV (DGK) is a non-profit association based in Berlin . As a voluntary association of scientists who work in crystallography or who are interested in crystallography and other people and institutions, its aim is to promote crystallography in teaching, research and industrial practice as well as in public, in particular by maintaining the exchange of experiences and ideas as well as further training at national and international level Frame. The working groups are dedicated to certain areas of crystallography. The society has a little over 1000 members.
activities
The association organizes an annual meeting every year, usually in spring. Special scientific achievements are recognized with prizes, which are usually awarded annually. The DGK awards the following prizes: The Carl Hermann Medal for the scientific life's work of outstanding researchers in the field of crystallography, the Max von Laue Prize for young scientists and the "Prize for the Promotion of Interdisciplinarity in Crystallography". In addition, the Will Kleber commemorative coin honors outstanding scientific contributions. The DGK represents crystallography in national and international scientific institutions. In particular, the DGK is a member of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) and the European Crystallographic Association (ECA). The DGK issues a publication that is sent to members annually.
history
The association was founded on March 12, 1991 in Munich through the merger of the scientific associations "Arbeitsgemeinschaft Kristallographie" (AGKr) and "Vereinigung für Kristallographie" (VFK). The merger of the West German AGKr under the direction of Wolfram Saenger (Free University of Berlin) with the VFK of the GDR under the direction of Ursula Steinike (Berlin) was decided by voting among the members of these societies. Heinz Schulz was the first elected chairman of the German Society for Crystallography.
Chair since the foundation:
| Period | Chairman |
|---|---|
| 1991-1994 | Heinz Hermann Schulz |
| 1994-1997 | Hans Burzlaff |
| 1997-2000 | Gernot Heger |
| 2000 - 2003 | Peter Paufler |
| 2003 - 2006 | Wulf Depmeier |
| 2006 - 2009 | Wolfgang Neumann |
| 2009 - 2012 | Udo Heinemann |
| 2012-2015 | Wolfgang Schmahl |
| 2015 - 2018 | Susan Schorr |
| 2018 - | Ralf Ficner |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ DGK working groups
- ^ International Union of Crystallography
- ^ European Crystallographic Association
- ^ German Society for Crystallography: Publications of the DGK
- ↑ http://dgk-home.de/intern/gremien/vorstand/