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SAVE THE DATE: KTG General Meeting 2021 on 4 May 2021 in Berlin
The trade journal atw - International Journal for Nuclear Power reports in technical articles, background reports, interviews and news on developments and trends from all important areas of nuclear energy technology and industry. International topicality and expertise make the magazine a valuable source of information.
atw will be published six times a year from 1 January 2022. In order to better serve our German readership, atw will once again be published in German as the main language from issue 1/2022, although international specialist articles or interviews can still be published in English. All relevant KTG news will once again be published in the main issue, as will, of course, the KTG Inside congratulations.
Braunschweig University of Technology
Clausthal University of Technology
Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU) Cottbus - Senftenberg
Dresden University of Technology
Helmholtz Centre Dresden - Rossendorf e. V.
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Justus Liebig University Giessen
Georg-August-University Göttingen
Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Institute for Nuclear Waste Management (INE)
Lübeck University of Applied Sciences
Mannheim University of Applied Sciences
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Technical University of Munich
Positions
date | Speaker | Title of the speech |
16.05.2017 | Frank Apel, Chairman of KTG | Greetings |
04.05.2015 | Dr rer. nat. Astrid Petersen, Chairwoman of the KTG | Opening speech |
06.05.2014 | Dr rer. nat. Astrid Petersen, Chairwoman of the KTG | Closing words |
01.06.2013 | Iris Graffunder | Speech by the KTG |
14.05.2013 | Dr rer. nat. Astrid Petersen, Chairwoman of the KTG | Opening speech |
date | Interview partner | Published in | Title of the interview |
10.03.2012 | Dr rer. nat. Astrid Petersen, Chairwoman of the KTG | taz | |
15.06.2011 | Dr rer. nat. Astrid Petersen, Chairwoman of the KTG | taz |
The KTG awards its honorary membership to persons who have rendered outstanding services in the field of nuclear technology or related disciplines or to the promotion of the KTG.
Honorary members of the KTG
| Year | Honorary member |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Dr Ralf Güldner, Herrsching am Ammersee |
| 2018 | Prof Dr Winfried Petry, Munich |
| 2017 | Reinhold Scheuring, Grafenrheinfeld |
| 2016 | Dr Wolfgang Steinwarz, Krefeld |
| 2012 | Prof Dr Alfred Voß, Stuttgart |
| 2010 | Prof Dr Helmut Alt, Aachen |
| 2009 | Prof Dr Jürgen Knorr, Dresden |
| 2008 | Dr iur. Gert Maichel, Dortmund |
| 2007 | Prof Dr Manfred Popp. Karlsruhe |
| 2006 | Kurt-Dieter Grill, former Member of the Bundestag |
| 2005 | Prof Dr Klaus Kühn, Clausthal |
| 2004 | Dr Peter M. Mombaur, former MEP |
| 2004 | Dr Rolf LInkohr, former MEP [deceased February 2017] |
| 2003 | Dr Dietmar Kuhnt, Essen |
| 2002 | Dr Hans-Ulrich Fabian, Hanover |
| 2001 | Dr Yumi Akimoto, Tokyo (Japan) |
| 2000 | Prof Dr Hans-Henning Hennies, Karlsruhe |
| 1999 | Elfriede Precker, Mosbach |
| 1998 | Dr Claus Berke, Bergisch Gladbach |
| 1997 | Jean-Claude Leny, Ville d'Avray (France) |
| 1996 | Dr Herbert Schenk, Binau |
| 1995 | Dr Wolfgang Keller, Erlangen |
| 1994 | Dr Hermann Krämer, Düsseldorf |
| 1993 | Prof Dr Adolf Birkhofer, Munich |
| 1992 | Prof Dr Klaus Knizia, Dortmund |
| 1990 | Dr.-Ing. E.h. Klaus Barthelt, Erlangen [died 11 March 2008] |
| 1989 | Prof Dr Wolfgang Stoll, Hanau |
| 1988 | Prof Dr Hans Wolfgang Levi, Neuherberg |
| 1987 | Prof. Dr Rudolf Schulten, Jülich [died 27 April 1996] |
| 1986 | Dr Gernot Zippe, Riedenzhofen [died 8 May 2008] |
| 1985 | Prof. Dr Karl Heinz Beckurts, Munich [died 9 July 1986] |
| 1984 | Dr Georges Vendryes, Paris (France) |
| 1983 | Prof. Dr. Dres. E.h. Karl Winnacker, Königstein [died 5 June 1989] |
| 1983 | Prof. Dr. Karl Wirtz, Karlsruhe [died 12 February 1994] |
| 1982 | Prof Dr Wolfgang Jacobi, Munich |
| 1982 | Dr Wilfried Rausch, Iserlohn |
| 1981 | Dr Günter Wirths, Linsengericht [died 26 January 2005] |
| 1980 | Prof Dr Hans Grümm, Vienna |
| 1979 | Prof Dr Wolf Häfele, Jülich |
To the Promotion of the next generation of scientists and engineers In 1993, KTG endowed the Karl Wirtz Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of nuclear technology or related disciplines.
The €3,000 prize is usually awarded every three years for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of nuclear technology or related disciplines. Young scientists and engineers with a work or research focus in Germany can apply for the prize.
The jury for the award is usually made up of two university professors and an industry representative.
Prof. Dr Karl Wirtz (1910 - 1994) was a member of Prof. Heisenberg's working group at the former Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin and played a key role in the founding of the Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Centre.
Previous award winners
| Year | Award winner |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Dr Martin Brandauer |
| 2016 | Dr Tanja Huber |
| 2013 | Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Havenith |
| 2010 | Dr Kai Fischer et al. |
| 2007 | Dr Hans-Georg Willschütz |
| 2004 | Dr Markus Nie |
| 2001 | Dr Andreas Schaffrath |
| 1998 | Dr Kai Lanzenberger |
| 1995 | Dr Rüdiger Beauvais |
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