Donald DINGWELL was offered the Chair in Geochemistry and Petrology of the University of Stockholm.
Stephan DUSOLD received a student stipend of 38th Experimental Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Conference, Orlando, USA.
Ljuba KERSCHHOFER was awarded the 1997 American Geophysical Union Rock and Mineral Physics Student Award.
Friedrich SEIFERT was elected corresponding member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences.