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Mass spectrometry


Name
  
Klaus Biemann

Klaus Biemann Klaus Biemann professor emeritus of chemistry dies at 89 MIT News


Institutions
  
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Alma mater
  
University of InnsbruckPh.D. Organic Chemistry 1951

Known for
  
Mars Viking mass spectrometer

Notable awards
  
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry (2007)NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1977))

Education
  
University of Innsbruck (1951)

Awards
  
Benjamin Franklin Medal

Klaus Biemann - 2007 Laureate of the Franklin Institute in Chemistry


Klaus Biemann (November 2, 1926 – June 2, 2016) was a professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work centered on structural analysis in organic and biochemistry. He has been called the "father of organic mass spectrometry."

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Awards and honors

  • Stas Medal of the Belgian Chemical Society (1962)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1966)
  • Fritz Pregl Medal of the Austrian Microchemical Society (1977)
  • NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1977)
  • Guggenheim Fellow (1983)
  • Field and Franklin Award in Applied Mass Spectrometry from the American Chemical Society (1986)
  • ACS Analytical Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society (2001)
  • Thomson Medal from the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation (1991)
  • Pehr Edman Award (1992)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1993)
  • Beckman-ABRF Award from the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (1995)
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry from the Franklin Institute (2007)

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