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 reaction engineering.
• Organization of congresses and symposia in all areas of reaction engineering.
• Planning and coordination of congresses in the reaction engineering area in cooperation with other national and international institutions.

Performance

• Congresses and Symposia
  The Subject Division organizes congresses and symposia on current items in reaction engineering. Special attention is focused on achievements of young researchers.
  It supports subject sessions at the DECHEMA and GVC Annual Congresses. Furthermore it acts on recommendations of its members to organize events on special items of reaction engineering.
  It also organizes events in cooperation with international organizations.
• Information
  The Subject Division informs its members on events and research funding in the field of reaction engineering. A newsletter, edited by the Subject Division once or twice a year, provides current information.

Organziation

• The DECHEMA/GVC Subject Division Reaction Engineering is made up of members of DECHEMA e.V. and GVC (the chemical engineering subdivision of the german engineering society VDI) interested in reaction engineering.
• 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. (cf. DECHEMA Membership) or GVC without additional fees.
  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.

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Membership (as of February 2007): 776

Executive Board:

• Prof. A. Renken, Lausanne/CH
• Prof. D. Agar, Dortmund (Chairman)
• Prof. F.J. Keil, Hamburg
• Prof. L. Mleczko, Leverkusen(Vice-chairman)
• Dr.O. Machhammer, Ludwigshafen

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

Dr. Leo Nick
DECHEMA e.V.
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25
D-60486 Frankfurt
Telefon: 069 - 7564 149
Telefax: 069 - 7564 201
e-mail:

Sabine Sporleder
DECHEMA e.V.
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25
D-60486 Frankfurt am Main
Telefon: 069 - 7564 295
Telefax: 069 - 7564 304
e-mail: