Alfred Trautwein
Alfred Xaver Trautwein , called Ali, (born November 5, 1940 in Neu-Ulm ; † November 9, 2019 ) was a German biophysicist . He was a professor at the University of Lübeck .
Life
Trautwein grew up in Neu-Ulm, where he graduated from Kepler-Gymnasium in 1961. He then studied physics at the Technical University of Munich , where he received his diploma in 1967 and his doctorate in 1969. Rudolf Mößbauer , who had just received the Nobel Prize in 1961 for discovering the effect named after him, taught at the Technical University of Munich . After Trautwein had attended a conference by Hans Frauenfelder at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1969 on the Mössbauer effect and its application in biology, he became Ulrich Gonser's assistant (1922–2007) at the chair for metal physics at the University of Saarbrücken , where he set up a laboratory for Mössbauer spectroscopy with Werner Keune . He completed his habilitation there in 1973 in physics and quantum chemistry. In 1983 he went to Lübeck as a full professor, where he retired in 2007. From 1980 to 2007 he was director of the university's institute for physics. From 1988 to 1992 he was Dean of Research, 1996 to 2002 Vice Rector and 2002 to 2005 Rector of the University of Lübeck.
Trautwein mainly dealt with the application of Mössbauer spectroscopy to the study of metal complexes in biological molecules (such as enzymes), but also in geosciences (e.g. deep-sea sediments) and in solid-state physics (e.g. magnetic switches, molecular magnets, materials science) . He expanded the methods of Mössbauer spectroscopy in various directions, including other spectroscopic methods, for example in combination with synchrotron radiation sources .
He was one of the founders of the Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry at an international conference he organized in Lübeck in 1995 with K. Wieghardt. At times he was President of the Society. From 1995 to 2002 he was secretary of the German Biophysical Society. From 1995 to 2002 he was on the Council of the International Society for the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect (IBAME). In 1999 he was one of the organizers of the 2nd International Conference on Applications of the Mößbauer Effect in Garmisch.
He has published over 500 academic papers as an author and co-author.
He was married to the gynecologist Hiltrud Trautwein and had two children.
Honors
- Max Planck Research Award (1993)
- Gay Lussac Humboldt Prize of the French Academy of Sciences (1999)
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (2009)
- Honorary Senator of the University of Lübeck (2017)
Fonts
- with U. Kreibig, U. Hüttermann Physics for physicians, biologists, pharmacists , de Gruyter, 7th edition 2008 (first 1977)
- with Philipp Gütlich, Rainer Link Mössbauer Spectroscopy in Transition Metal Chemistry , Springer Verlag 1978, 2011 (new edition with Gütlich and E. Bill)
Web links
- Homepage
- Biographical Sketch of AX Trautwein . In: Möss. Eff. Ref. Data J. Volume 30 , 2007, p. 37–39 ( reprint in the archive 2009-01-06 ).
- Literature by and about Alfred Trautwein in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary notice , November 13, 2019.
- ^ Arnold and Trautwein become university honorary senators. Lübecker Nachrichten , April 25, 2017, accessed on November 10, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Trautwein, Alfred |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trautwein, Alfred Xaver |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biophysicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Ulm |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th November 2019 |