Young scientist Award of the DMG for new KIT Scientist Cornelius Gantz

At GeoMinBochum 2026, Cornelius Gantz received the Young Scientist Award from the German Mineralogical Society (DMG e. V.) for the best oral presentation, entitled “Quantifying Slag Properties to Assess Lithium Recyclability.” During his doctoral research, Cornelius Gantz investigated how lithium can be recovered efficiently and economically from slags generated during battery recycling. Since October 2026, he has been working as a researcher in the Geochemistry and Economic Geology group at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Prof. Dr. Frank Schilling (Vorsitzender der DMG) mit den Gewinnern für bester Vortrag: Cornelius Gantz und bestes Poster: Draupadi Mothan
l. to r.: Prof. Dr. Frank Schilling (Chair of the DMG) with the winners for best presentation: Cornelius Gantz and best poster: Draupadi Mothan