Darmstadtium team proposed the name "becquerelium" after Henri Becquerel. The American team in 1997 proposed the name "hahnium" after Otto Hahn (previously this name had been used for element 105). The name "darmstadtium" (Ds) was suggested by the GSI team in honor of the city of Darmstadt, where the element was discovered. The GSI team originally also considered naming the element "wixhausium", after the suburb of Darmstadt known as Wixhausen where the element was discovered, but eventually decided on "darmstadtium". The new name was officially recommended by IUPAC on August 16, 2003. Darmstadtium has no stable or naturally occurring isotopes. Several
Ray D. Hahn in his honor. Hahn was inducted into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics of Fame in 1966, an organization he helped to start as the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball, the predecessor to the NAIA. Ray D. Hahn Ray Dreyer Hahn (November 19, 1897 – November 8, 1989) was an American football and basketball player and coach. Hahn attended Kansas State Agricultural College (now Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas. While at Kansas State, he participated in football, basketball, and track. He was the captain of the 1922 Aggies football team and was named to the Grantland Rice All-American team