Professional Association of German Geoscientists
| Professional Association of German Geoscientists V. (BDG) |
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|---|---|
| purpose | professional association |
| Chair: | Andreas Hagedorn |
| Executive Director: | Peter Müller |
| Establishment date: | 1984 |
| Seat : | Bonn |
| Website: | www.geoberuf.de |
The professional association of German geoscientists e. V. (BDG) is a professional representation of German geologists , geophysicists , mineralogists and other geoscientists founded in 1984 .
The main tasks of the association are to secure and expand professional activity and to improve the professional situation of geoscientists. This includes, for example, informing the public about the value and importance of geoscientific practice, adapting university training to professional requirements, and informing and networking members. The BDG publishes the association organs "BDG-Mitteilungen" and "Geoscientific Mitteilungen GMit". The professional association of German geoscientists, organized as a registered association , has its seat in Bonn . Chairman since October 2015 is Andreas Hagedorn, full-time managing director Dr. Peter Müller. In addition, the BDG organizes the German Geological Days.
Award Stein im Brett
The BDG awards the Stein im Brett prize to public figures who have made public perception and acceptance of the geosciences.
| year | Prize winner | Reason for award / comment |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Edelgard Bulmahn | Promotion of the geosciences during their political work, especially as Federal Minister for Education and Research and the proclamation of 2002 for the "Year of Geosciences" |
| 2003 | Ernst Waldemar Bauer | Publishing geological topics, especially in the television program "Wunder der Erde" ( HR ) |
| 2004 | Erika Pohl-Ströher | Foundation of their mineral collection to the city of Freiberg and the TU Bergakademie Freiberg |
| 2005 | " GEO " magazine | excellent preparation of geoscientific content |
| 2007 | Frank Schätzing | Writer; Processing of scientific topics in his novels The Swarm and News from an Unknown Universe |
| 2009 | UNESCO Global Earth Observation Section ( Paris ) | Commitment to popularizing geoscientific topics |
| 2010 | Ranga Yogeshwar | science journalism work as television presenter and science editor |
| 2011 | Thomas Reiter | astronaut |
| 2013 | Leipzig Zoo | Gondwanaland giant tropical hall |
| 2015 | Klaus Feßmann | Sound artist , making and handling instruments from rocks |
| 2017 | WPK Science Press Conference eV | Boost confidence in science by improving science journalism |
| 2019 | Dombauhütte Cologne | for the centuries-old tradition in dealing with rock |
Web links
- geoberuf.de - Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2002 award winner to the Federal Minister for Education and Research, Ms. Edelgard Bulmahn. In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ 2003 award winner to Prof. Dr. Ernst Waldemar Bauer. In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Stein im Brett 2004 to Erika Pohl-Ströher. In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Stein im Brett 2005 to the magazine GEO. In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Stein im Brett 2007 to the writer Frank Schätzing. In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Tamara Fahry-Seelig: "Stein im Brett 2009" for the UNESCO Global Earth Observation Section. In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Tamara Fahry-Seelig: “Stein im Brett” to Ranga Yogeshwar. In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Andreas Günther-Plönes: "Stein im Brett 2011" to astronaut Dr. Thomas Reiter. In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Tamara Fahry-Seelig: BDG awards the Leipzig Zoo the “Stein im Brett” prize. In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Tamara Fahry-Seelig: What does Don Giovanni have to do with rocks? In: www.geoberuf.de. Retrieved March 15, 2016 .
- ↑ Science journalism has a "brick in the board". In: geoberuf.de. October 30, 2017, accessed July 22, 2019 .
- ↑ 11th German Geologists' Day. Professional Association of German Geoscientists, accessed on October 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Matthias Deml: Kölner Dombauhütte receives the "Stein im Brett" award m. Cologne Cathedral, October 23, 2019, accessed on October 23, 2019 .