Beate Mocek Award –For early career women scientists inmineralogy, with a particular focus ongeochemistry and petrology.

The DMG Beate Mocek Award supports early-career women scientists in mineralogy, particularly in the fields of petrology and geochemistry. In 2026, the award is presented to two outstanding early-career scientists. One of this year’s recipients is Annalena Stroh from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

The DMG Beate Mocek Award supports early-career women scientists in mineralogy, particularly in the fields of petrology and geochemistry. In 2026, the award is presented to two outstanding early-career scientists. One of this year’s recipients is Anne Sturm from Heidelberg University.

From Black Forest gemstones to beryl spectroscopy: Beate Mocek Award winner Carina Silke Hanser bridges gemmology and applied materials science.

From degassing processes in Laach Lake phonolite to analyzing explosive volcanic eruptions: how Beate Mocek Award winner Patricia Marks uses experimental mineralogy to decode key mechanisms of magma dynamics.

From high-resolution isotope analyses on giant clams to reconstructing the Late Miocene: how Beate Mocek Award winner Iris L. J. Arndt uses innovative methods to unlock new insights into past climate and environmental conditions.

From novel boron isotope methods to open-source software: Beate Mocek Award winner Jie Xu develops precise analytical techniques and digital tools for subduction zone geochemistry.

From rutile inclusions in garnet to crystallographic interfaces: Beate Mocek Award winner Victoria Kohn decodes the origin of microstructures in deep rock systems.

From high-spatial-resolution microprobe analyses to oxygen fugacity: Beate Mocek Award winner Catharina Heckel investigates deformation and metasomatic processes in sheared peridotites.

From nanostructures to shear zone simulations: Beate Mocek Award presented to Leanne Schmitt and Lisa Kaatz for advancing research into complex ore genesis and fluid-rock dynamics.

From natural shear zones to numerical models: Beate Mocek Award winner Lisa Kaatz investigates the coupled dynamics of deformation, fluid flow, and mineral reactions.

From sedimentation to metamorphism: Beate Mocek Award winner Leanne Schmitt decodes the genesis of Lahn-Dill iron ores using micro- and nanoscale analytics.

From mantle mineral phases to petrogenetic process indicators: Beate Mocek Award winner Marina Veter investigates trace elements in mantle silicates.

Unraveling planetary geochemistry and marine biomineralization: Beate Mocek Award presented to Ninja Braukmüller and Laura Otter for their research on meteorite volatiles and shell nanostructures.

Experimental simulation of magmatic bubble-crystal flotation: Beate Mocek Award presented to Jaayke Fiege for her innovative research on iron oxide-apatite deposit genesis.