The German Working Group for Analytical Spectroscopy of the GDCh Division of Analytical Chemistry networks experts and users in the field of analytical spectroscopy. With over 500 members, the DAAS has its finger on the pulse of research, teaching and industry. The DAAS was formed in April 2014 through the merger of the working groups A.M.S.El. (Working Group for Micro and Trace Analysis of Elements and Elemental Species) and DASp (German Working Group for Applied Spectroscopy).

The DAAS

• promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between spectroscopists

  
  The DAAS

  • organises sessions as part of the analytica conference and the ANAKON
  • organises doctoral seminars
  • enables 1:1 mentoring for students
  • awards the "Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Preis für Analytische Spektroskopie" as well as the "DAAS-Preis"

  
  Shortlink to this page: www.gdch.de/daas

Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Preis (Zielgruppe: Young professionals)
DAAS-Preis (Target group: PhD, Postdoc, Young professionals)

The mentoring programme gives students an insight into the daily work of analytical chemists.

Prof. Dr Carsten Engelhard (Chair), Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing & University of Siegen
Dr. Stefanie Fingerhut (Deputy Chair), Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. Jörg Feldmann, University of Graz, Austria
Prof. Dr Uwe Karst, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Dr. Ann-Christin Niehoff, Shimadzu Europa GmbH, Duisburg
Cornel Venzago, Evonik Operations GmbH, Hanau

Executive Board 2019-2022
Dr Martin C. Wende (Chair), BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
Dr Wolfgang Buscher, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Dr Ulrich Engel, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt
Prof. Dr Carsten Engelhard, University of Siegen
Prof. Dr Kerstin Leopold, University of Ulm
Cornel Venzago, Evonik Operations GmbH, Hanau

27-29.05.2026
University of Münster
Organisation: AK Prof. Uwe Karst

2024
2023
2022
2021
2020

Working guidelines
Flyer