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:
- Ostwald Award: Dominique Langevin, Paris
- Graham Award: Michal Borkovec, Genf
- Liesegang Award: Tobias Kraus, Saarbrücken
- Steinkopff Award: Werner Kunz, Regensburg
- Zsigmondy Award: André Gröschel, Duisburg-Essen
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 (right), University of Geneva, received the Graham Prize in recognition of his contributions to international collaboration in colloid science.
Tobias Kraus
Tobias Kraus (left), Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Saarbrücken, received the Liesegang Prize in recognition of his work on nanoparticle-based materials.
Werner Kunz
Werner Kunz (left), University of Regensburg, received the Steinkopff Award in recognition of his work on sustainable colloidal formulations.
André Gröschel
André Gröschel (left), University of Duisburg-Essen, received the Zsigmondy Fellowship to further his work on self-assembling colloids.