Award statutes

§1 The Board of the Division of Nuclear Chemistry decides to award a Division Award under the name "Fritz Straßmann Award".

§2 The Fritz Straßmann Award is presented to established scientists who have made outstanding achievements in the field of nuclear chemistry.

§3 As a rule, the prize can be awarded every four years.

§4 All members of the Division are entitled to nominate candidates. Self-applications are excluded. The members of the Board of the Division and the Advisory Board decide on the award by a simple majority of votes. In the event of a tie, the vote of the chair of the specialist group shall be decisive.

§5 Proposals must be submitted to the GDCh Office in electronic form. The proposal must be accompanied by:

• A detailed justification of the award worthiness by the proposer
• A curriculum vitae with a maximum of three pages, a list of publications, as well as a selection of important lectures and awards

§6 If possible, the award should be presented in conjunction with a Division conference and a lecture by the award winner. The award includes a certificate that highlights the merits of the honouree. The prize is endowed with 2500,- Euro.

§7 Amendments to these statutes are only possible with a 2/3 majority of the Board of the Division.

Decision of the Board of 28 April 2025, Frankfurt am Main

The Board of Directors of the GDCh Division of Nuclear Chemistry announces the Fritz Straßmann Award for the year 2026. The prize will be awarded at the annual conference of the division, which will take place in Mainz from 22 to 24 September 2026.

The Fritz Straßmann Award is presented every four years to established scientists who have made outstanding achievements in the field of nuclear chemistry. The prize is endowed with 2500 euros. The award is decided by the members of the Board of the Division and the Advisory Board.

Proposals - self-applications are excluded - must be submitted in electronic form by 31 March 2026 to the Board of the Division of Nuclear Chemistry, n.buerger@gdch.de,

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