Deutsche Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erdöl, Erdgas und Kohle e.V. (DGMK, in English: DGMK German Society for Petroleum and Coal Science and Technology) is a German national association of academics and professionals in the petroleum industry

Petroleum industry

The petroleum industry includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transporting , and marketing petroleum products. The largest volume products of the industry are fuel oil and gasoline...

. It is based in Hamburg, Germany and the current chairman is Wilhelm Keim

Wilhelm Keim

Wilhelm Keim is a German chemist and Professor Emeritus for Technical Chemistry and former director of the Institute for Technical and Petrol Chemistry at RWTH Aachen in Germany....

. The name DGMK derives from the former association name of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mineralölwissenschaft und Kohlechemie (German Society of Mineralogy and Coal Chemistry).

DGMK facilitates joint research to advance petroleum science and technology transfer

Technology transfer

Technology Transfer, also called Transfer of Technology and Technology Commercialisation, is the process of skill transferring, knowledge, technologies, methods of manufacturing, samples of manufacturing and facilities among governments or universities and other institutions to ensure that...

 to industry. Standardization efforts are performed by the affiliated FAM German Standardization Committee on Petroleum Products and Lubricants that cooperates with DIN

Din

DIN or Din or din can have several meanings:* A din is a loud noise.* Dīn, an Arabic term meaning "religion" or "way of life".* Din is one of the ten aspects of the Ein Sof in Kabbalah ....

. Erdöl Erdgas Kohle (Oil-Gas-Carbon) is the official journal for DGMK.http://www.oilgaspublisher.de/en/periodicals/eek.html There are approximately 1,700 members consisting of individuals, academic institutions, and industrial entities.

The organization is responsible for awarding the Carl Engler medal.