DECHEMA Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology e.V., Frankfurt am Main, Germany, is pleased to request nominations for the Alwin Mittasch Prize 2006. This international prize is awarded for outstanding work that has contributed towards extending the fundamentals of catalysis and its exemplary application in industry. The award originated as the Alwin Mittasch medal for catalysis research in Europe and was founded by BASF AG in 1990. The new prize, which is no longer confined to Europe, comprises a gold medal, a certificate, and € 10,000 in prize money. It is sponsored by BASF AG and is awarded every three years. The prize-winner is selected by an expert panel with members from both academia and industry.
Previous winners of the Alwin Mittasch Medal are Prof. Dr. G. Ertl, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Berlin, Germany (1990), Prof. Dr. Jerzy Haber, Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, University of Krakow, Poland (1992), Prof. Dr. phil. Hans-Herbert Brintzinger, University of Konstanz, Germany (1995), Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Walter Kaminsky, University of Hamburg, Germany (1995) and Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dr. Ing. Senator a.D. Hansjörg Sinn, Hamburg, Germany (1995), Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Wilhelm Keim, RWTH Aachen, Germany (1998) and Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Helmut Knözinger, University of Munich, Germany (1998), Prof. Dr. Rutger Anthony van Santen, Technical University of Eindhoven, The Netherlands (2001).
Nominations should be accompanied by a detailed justification of the proposal and should be submitted no later than October 31, 2005 together with a curriculum vitae and a list of the nominee’s publications and patents to:
DECHEMA e.V.
Attn. Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kreysa
P.O. Box 15 01 04
60061 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Selected reprints of relevant publications in reputed international scientific journals may be attached. Self-nominations are not possible. The prize will be awarded at a public ceremony. |
