Dr Alfred Oberholz  in recognition of his significant contribution to European collaboration in sustainable chemistry

Alfred Oberholz has steered SusChem (European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry) to a position of significant influence in Europe. Under his Chairmanship SusChem has done more than any other single group to raise the profile of chemistry in Europe.

SusChem seeks to boost chemistry and chemical engineering research, development and innovation in Europe. Together with the other SusChem Board members, including representatives of three EuCheMS member societies Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker, DECHEMA and the Royal Society of Chemistry, and with support from CEFIC and EuropaBio, Alfred Oberholz has led successful efforts to obtain significant funding from the European Commission for SusChem and its major initiatives and visionary projects. Further information on SusChem is available on the web site www.suschem.org

One measure of the success of SusChem is the increased visibility of chemistry in the EU Research Framework Programme and the large number of chemistry related projects coming through the process.Through the leadership of Alfred Oberholz, SusChem has achieved an understanding among EU decision makers that chemistry and chemical innovation are at the core of a sustainable economy in Europe.

Alfred Oberholz is Deputy Chairman of the Managing Board of Evonik Degussa GmbH and Chairman of DECHEMA. 

Dr Allan Astrup Jensen  in recognition of his significant contribution to European cooperation in chemistry and the environment

Dr Allan Astrup Jensen, Danish Chemical Society, has played a vital role in developing EuCheMS activities in chemistry and the environment for over fifteen years. 

Under the auspices of the EuCheMS Division of Chemistry and the Environment, Allan Jensen has stimulated actions to promote this important area of chemical sciences through the EuCheMS member societies in over 30 countries in Europe. He has fostered contacts with the European Commission and other agencies in matters concerning chemistry and the environment, including green/sustainable chemistry, and promoted EuCheMS views to EU decision makers. 

Through the work of the Division, he has been instrumental in encouraging cooperation on environmental issues between EuCheMS and other international organisations such as IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) and ISO (International Standards Organisation)

He has driven the development of the successful series of biennial meetings: International Conference on Chemistry and the Environment, the next event being the 12th conference in Stockholm, Sweden, on 14 - 17 June 2009. He is currently serving as convener of the scientific session on Greenhouse Gases to be held during the 2nd EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Torino, Italy, on 16-20 September 2008 www.euchems-torino.it 

Allan Jensen has been the representative of the Danish Chemical Society on the EuCheMS Division of Chemistry and the Environment since 1990 and chaired the Division from 1997 to 2003.