Adolf Dietzel

Adolf Dietzel (born February 3, 1902 in Pforzheim ; † November 27, 1993 ) was a German chemist and director of the Max Planck Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburg. The Adolf Dietzel Industry Prize is named after him.

Life

Adolf Dietzel studied at the Technical University of Karlsruhe (now Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ) and was established in 1928 with a thesis on " The crystallization rate of technical soda lime silicate glasses " doctorate . In 1935 he completed his habilitation there with the text “ The clarification of the detention problem in sheet iron enamelling ”. In the same year he became a member of the board of directors at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Silicate Research in Berlin-Dahlem (now the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ). From 1951 until his retirement in 1969, Dietzel was director of the Max Planck Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburg. He died on November 27, 1993.

In memory of Adolf Dietzel, the Adolf Dietzel Prize is awarded every two years as an incentive for young scientists.

Publications

Influence of the water vapor content of the furnace atmosphere on the sheet steel enamelling process , 1966.
Enamelling. Scientific basics and basic features of technology , Springer Verlag, 1981, ISBN 978-3540104537 .
Max Planck Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburg , in: Yearbook of the Max Planck Society 1961, Part II, pages 704–719 (self-description of the history of the institute since it was founded in 1926).

Web links

Literature by and about Adolf Dietzel in the catalog of the German National Library

literature

Adolf Dietzel . In: Rudolf Vierhaus (Ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . 2nd revised and expanded edition, Volume 2, Saur, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-598-25031-2 .

Individual evidence

↑ Glass ceramics with improved properties Adolf Dietzel Industry Prize goes to materials scientist Dr. Christian Bocker, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, July 7, 2014.

personal data
SURNAME	Dietzel, Adolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German chemist and director of the Max Planck Institute for Silicate Research in Würzburg
DATE OF BIRTH	February 3, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pforzheim
DATE OF DEATH	November 27, 1993

[1] Glass ceramics with improved properties Adolf Dietzel Industry Prize goes to materials scientist Dr. Christian Bocker, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, July 7, 2014.