The German Clay Group (DTTG) awards the Gerhard Lagaly Award, to "internationally excellent scientists with outstanding original research in the field of clay mineralogy." 
The award is designated after the internationally highly recognized clay scientist and the distinguished member of the DTTG, Professor Dr. Dr. Gerhard Lagaly.
The prize was first awarded in 2014 to Prof. Dr. Juraj Bujdák (Comenius University Bratislava). In 2016, the prize went to Dr. habil. Sabine Petit (Université de Poitiers). The recipient of the 2018 prize was Dr. Stephan Kaufhold (BGR Hannover).