Author: Kolloid-Gesellschaft

  • In memory of Helmut Cölfen

    In memory of Helmut Cölfen

    The Colloid Society mourns the loss of Professor Helmut Cölfen, an esteemed colleague, brilliant scientist, and inspiring personality whose contributions to the colloid and interface research field have left their mark. In 2022, we had the honor of awarding Professor Cölfen the prestigious Liesegang Prize in recognition of his exceptional contributions to our field. This…

  • Statement of the Kolloid-Gesellschaft regarding the recent and current situation in Israel

    Statement of the Kolloid-Gesellschaft regarding the recent and current situation in Israel

    We condemn the barbaric attacks by Hamas on Israel. The attacks by Hamas have caused unspeakable suffering among the Israeli and Palestinian population. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and our colleagues and friends.This stance of the large majority of German scientists has also been formulated by the Alliance of Science Organisations in…

  • Award ceremony during the 51st Annual General Meeting 2022

    Award ceremony during the 51st Annual General Meeting 2022

    A special issue celebrating 100 years of the Colloid Society has been published in Colloid and Polymer Science. During the 51st Annual General Meeting of the Kolloid-Gesellschaft, to be held from 28-30. September 2022, with the theme 100 Years Kolloid-Gesellschaft Colloid Science – as Modern as Ever, the following prizes were awarded by the Kolloid-Gesellschaft:…

  • Zsigmondy-Kolloquium 2022

    Zsigmondy-Kolloquium 2022

    The 17th Zsigmondy Colloquium of the Colloid Society took place at the RWTH Aachen university between the 6th and the 8th of April 2022. Invited Speakers Janne-Mieke Meijer Eindhoven University of Technology Yuri Gerelli La Sapienza University in Rome Mathias Karg Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Thomas Mosciatti The Dow Chemical Company More than 90 participants discussed the…

  • Zsigmondy-Kolloquium 2020

    Zsigmondy-Kolloquium 2020

    The 16th Zsigmondy Colloquium of the Colloid Society e.V. took place at the Heinrich Heine University (HHU) in Düsseldorf under particular conditions (at the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic). Invited Speakers Peter Schurtenberger Lund University, Schweden Ilja Voets Eindhoven University of Technology, Niederlande From March 9th to 11th, 2020, almost 90 participants discussed the…

  • Award ceremony during the 49th Annual General Meeting

    Award ceremony during the 49th Annual General Meeting

    During the 49th General Meeting of the Colloid Society (Colloid Conference “Complex Fluids”), held in Stuttgart, Germany, September 23-25, 2019, the following Colloid Society Awards were presented: Dominique Langevin Dominique Langevin (left), CNRS and University of Paris-South, received the Ostwald Prize in recognition of her work on thin films and foams. Michal Borkovec Michal Borkovec…

  • Zsigmondy Colloquium 2019

    Zsigmondy Colloquium 2019

    The annual conference for young scientists was held for the first time at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research (IPF) in Dresden between 10 and 12 July 2019. The Zsigmondy Colloquium is aimed at young researchers at the doctoral and postdoctoral level in the field of colloid, surface, and interface research. It is named after…

  • Prof. Dr. Helmuth Möhwald (1946 – 2018)

    Prof. Dr. Helmuth Möhwald (1946 – 2018)

    The Colloid Society mourns the passing of Prof. Dr. Helmuth Möhwald.Prof. Dr. Helmuth Möhwald passed away on March 27, 2018. He was particularly closely associated with the Colloid Society for many years. In 1998, he was the first Liesegang Prize winner, and from 2003 to 2007, he was chairman of the Colloid Society. Until 2017,…

  • Zsigmondy Colloquium 2018

    Zsigmondy Colloquium 2018

    The 14th Zsigmondy Colloquium of the Colloid Society took place in Mainz from April 9 to 11. The nearly 100 participants discussed properties of surfaces and interfaces at 36 registered lectures and 35 posters. Best presentation: Kathrin Voigtländer On the occasion of this Zsigmondy Colloquium, a prize for the best presentation and two poster prizes…

  • Colloid Society Award Winner 2017

    Colloid Society Award Winner 2017

    On the occasion of the 48th Annual General Meeting in Garching near Munich, the prizes of the Colloid Society were awarded by its Board of Directors. The prize winners of the year 2017 are: Reinhard Lipowsky receives the Ostwald Prize in recognition of his work on theoretical foundations of colloidal systems in volume and at…