Congratulations to Prof. Gilles Gasser on his appointment as a Chemistry Europe Fellow! This is one of the highest honors awarded by Chemistry Europe. Gilles Gasser, a faculty member at the Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences (i-CLeHS) of Chimie ParisTech – PSL/CNRS, joins the 2024–2025 class, which recognizes 22 European chemists for the excellence of their research and their commitment to the scientific community. This prestigious distinction honors scientists whose dedication and outstanding work contribute to the enduring impact and visibility of chemistry across Europe.

Chemistry Europe, the association of 16 chemical societies from 15 European countries, renowned for its publication of a family of high-quality scholarly chemistry journals and the magazine ChemistryViews, is pleased to announce the appointment of 22 new Chemistry Europe Fellows. This distinguished group has been selected for their exceptional contributions to Chemistry Europe, embodying excellence in research, support, creativity and innovation, thus reflecting the breadth and depth of talent within Chemistry Europe.

The Chemistry Europe Fellows will be formally recognized by their respective national societies and celebrated at a special reception during the 10th EuChemS Chemistry Congress in Antwerp in July 2026.

Chemistry Europe Fellows Class 2024/25:

Lidia Armelao, National Research Council (CNR) and University of Padova, Italy
Wim De Borggraeve, KU Leuven, Belgium
Catherine S. J. Cazin, Ghent University, Belgium
Antonio M. Echavarren, Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Tarragona, Spain
Gilles Gasser, Chimie ParisTech-PSL, University PSL, France
Joanna Gościańska, Adam Mickiewicz University (AMU), Poznań, Poland
Sebastian Hasenstab-Riedel, FU Berlin, Germany
Shigeyoshi Inoue, TU München, Germany
Denis Jacquemin, Nantes Université, Nantes, France
Petra de Jongh, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
György Keglevich, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Hungary
Wolfgang Kroutil, University of Graz, Austria
Israel Fernández López, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Inna Melnyk, Institute of Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
Pierangelo Metrangolo, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Adriaan J. Minnaard, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Jean-Christophe Monbaliu, University of Liege, Belgium, and Walloon Excellence (WEL) Research Institute, Belgium
Constantinos Neochoritis, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
Andreas Orthaber, Uppsala University, Sweden
Teresa M. V. D. Pinho e Melo, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Petr Štěpnička, Charles University, Prague, Czechia
Tom Ward, University of Basel, Switzerland

The Chemistry Europe Fellows program, awarded biannually since 2015, acknowledges outstanding members of the Chemistry Europe societies, whose sustained service and scholarly work have strengthened the mission of Chemistry Europe and its member societies. Fellows retain the designation for life and often serve as ambassadors for pan‑European collaboration. Past Chemistry Europe Fellows include Nobel Laureates Ben Feringa (The Netherlands), Jean-Marie Lehn (France), and Sir Fraser Stoddart (USA).

Media Contact
Dr. Vera Koester
Secretary Fellows Program
Editor in Chief ChemistryViews (The Magazine of Chemistry Europe)

About Chemistry Europe
Founded in 1995, Chemistry Europe is an association of 16 chemical societies from 15 European countries, representing over 75,000 chemists. It publishes a family of high-quality scholarly chemistry journals, covering a very broad range of disciplines. ChemistryEurope is its flagship journal, publishing high-impact, authoritative research on all aspects of chemistry. Wiley-VCH is its publisher.

The mission of Chemistry Europe is to evaluate, publish, disseminate, and amplify the scientific excellence of chemistry researchers from around the globe in high-quality publications. It supports its members at every stage of their careers as they strive to solve the challenges that impact humankind. In all its work, Chemistry Europe values integrity, openness, diversity, cooperation, and freedom of thought.
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