Subject Division Membrane Technology

Duties

• The Subject Division aims at enhancing scientific communication between universities, other research facilities and industry and acts as a discussion platform on current items of membrane technology.
• Organization of congresses and symposia in all areas of membrane technology.
• Planning and coordination of congresses in the membrane technology area in cooperation with other national and international institutions.

Performance

• Congresses and Symposia
  The Subject Division co-organizes the Membrane Colloquium in Tübingen (next Colloquium in 1998) as a platform for scientific discussions and information exchange on current issues of membrane technology.
  It supports subject sessions at the DECHEMA Annual Congresses. Furthermore it acts on recommendations of its members to organize events on special items of membrane technology.
  It also organizes events in cooperation with international organizations.
  
  

  28.09. - 01.10.2004

  Euromembrane 2004

  Hamburg

• Information
  The Subject Division informs its members on events and research funding in the field of membrane technology. A newsletter, edited by the Subject Division once or twice a year, provides current information.

  Internet Catalogue Membrane Technology in Germany, Austria and Switzerland:
  http://dechema.de/Membrantechnik

• International Cooperation
  The DECHEMA Subject Division Membrane Technology cooperates with the following international organization:
  • the European Membrane Society - EMS
  The Subject Division is in contact with the working party on Membranes of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering - EFCE.

Organziation

• The DECHEMA Subject Division Membrane Technology is made up of members of DECHEMA e.V. interested in membrane technology.
• It pursues its aims in non-profit and non-competitive ways according to its own statutes.
• It is open to any member of DECHEMA e.V. without additional fees (cf. DECHEMA Membership).
• Natural persons as well as legal entities may be members of the Subject Division. The latter name a personal representative.
• The Subject Division elects an executive board, which mangages the Subject Division and represents it in international organizations.

Facilities

• To fulfil its tasks the Subject Division has access to the technical and administrative resources of DECHEMA e.V.
  The Subject Division is supported by the respective scientific and administrative staff of DECHEMA e.V.

Membership (as of December 2002): 363

Executive Board:

• Prof. H. Helmrich, Langelsheim
• Prof. R.N. Lichtenthaler, Heidelberg
• Dipl.-Ing. E. Maus, Neunkirchen (Chair)
• Prof. T. Melin, Aachen
• Dr. H. Steinhauser, Bonn

Contact:
The staff in charge of this DECHEMA Subject Division are:

Dr. Leo Nick
DECHEMA e.V.
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25
D-60486 Frankfurt
Germany
Telephone: +49-69-7564-149
Telefax: +49-69-7564-201
e-mail:

Claudia Hermsdörfer
DECHEMA e.V.
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25
D-60486 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
Telephone: +49 - 69 - 7564 242
Telefax: +49 - 69 - 7564 304
e-mail: