Klaus Biemann
American biochemist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klaus Biemann (November 2, 1926 – June 2, 2016)[3][4] was an Austrian-American professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[5] His work centered on structural analysis in organic and biochemistry. He has been called the "father of organic mass spectrometry"[6] but was particularly noted for his role in advancing protein sequencing with tandem mass spectrometry[7] following pioneering work conducted in this area by Michael Barber.[8]
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Klaus Biemann | |
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Born | (1926-11-02)November 2, 1926 |
Died | June 2, 2016(2016-06-02) (aged 89) |
Alma mater | University of Innsbruck Ph.D. Organic Chemistry 1951 |
Known for | Mars Viking mass spectrometer[1] |
Awards | Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry (2007) NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1977)) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mass spectrometry |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Academic advisors | George Büchi |
Doctoral students | John M. Hayes[2] Jack T. Watson |
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