Science Forum Chemistry 2025

Largest Interdiscilinary event of the Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh, German Chemical Society)

The Science Forum Chemistry is the follow-up format to the WiFo (Wissenschaftsforum). Prepare yourself for first-class science, exclusive awards, and interdisciplinary discussions. The conference language is English.

The Science Forum Chemistry 2025, themed “Thinking across borders,” aims to transcend disciplinary, institutional, and national boundaries to collectively address chemistry’s major challenges. The event will feature renowned international speakers, interdisciplinary sessions, and strategic dialogues—including a joint session with the ACS on sustainability—while marking the 200th anniversary of KIT and strengthening international collaborations through renewed and new agreements with European chemical societies.

Confirmed Plenary Seaker Include

Dr. Josep Cornella, Max Planck Institute for Coal Research, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Research Focus: Dr. Cornella’s work centers on the development of new synthetic methodologies in organic chemistry, particularly involving transition metal catalysis and the activation of inert chemical bonds.

Prof. Dr. Eva Hevia, University of Bern, Switzerland
Research Focus: Prof. Hevia specializes in polar organometallic chemistry, focusing on the development of sustainable synthetic methodologies using bimetallic compounds and green solvents.

Prof. Dr. Anat Milo, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Research Focus: Prof. Milo’s research involves data-intensive physical organic chemistry, aiming to understand and predict chemical reactivity and selectivity through novel parameter systems and data analysis strategies.

Prof. Dr. Helma Wennemers, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Research Focus: Prof. Wennemers is known for her work in organic chemistry, particularly in the development of peptidic catalysts and functional molecules for applications in asymmetric synthesis and materials science.

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Rethinking Chemistry – we need chemistry to tackle global challenges such as climate change, energy transformation and feeding more and more people around the world. But it’s not just about making existing methods and processes better and more sustainable. In many areas, we have to break completely new ground, throw the old ways overboard and develop something new – in other words, completely rethink them.

For this reason, the GDCh Executive Board decided in 2023 to declare Rethinking Chemistry the GDCh motto. Rethinking Chemistry is intended to provide space for new thoughts and ideas on all topics to which chemistry can and must make valuable contributions. (watch a video what Presidents of other Societies think about Rethinking Chemistry)

Program

Monday, 29 September, 2025
09:00 Registration
10:00   Opening
10:20   Lectures
11:00    Coffee break / Poster session / Meet & greet award winners I
12:00   Lectures
13:00   Lunch break
14:00   Lectures
15:30   Coffee break / Poster session
16:00   Lectures
17:00   End
19:00   Award Dinner

Tuesday, 30 September, 2025
09:00   Lectures
10:30   Coffee break / Poster session / Meet & greet award winners II
11:30    Lectures
13:00   Lunch break
14:00   Lectures
15:30   Summary and farewell
16:00   End