Arthur Scharmann

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Arthur Scharmann (approx. 1988)

Arthur Scharmann (born January 26, 1928 in Darmstadt ; † April 13, 2012 in Gießen ) was a German physicist who worked as a university professor and institute director, primarily in the fields of solid state physics , atomic physics , applied nuclear physics and medical physics .

Career

Scharmann began studying physics in Marburg in 1946 and moved to the University of Gießen in 1948 (today's Justus Liebig University in Gießen ), where he took his diploma in 1951 . He received his doctorate in Gießen in 1955 under Wilhelm Hanle and habilitated in Gießen in 1959. In 1965 he became professor in Gießen and in 1969, as the successor to his father-in-law Hanle (since 1957), director of the I. Physikalisches Institut, which under his direction has a staff of approx. 80 employees expanded. During his tenure, Scharmann was dean of his department five times and from 1975 to 1977 he was vice-president of the Justus Liebig University in Giessen . He retired in 1996. Arthur Scharmann died on the morning of April 13, 2012 in his house in Giessen.

Work as a scientist and university professor

Scharmann is the author or co-author of over 700 scientific publications , including several monographs .

Solid state physics

Scharmann earned special merits in the field of atomization of solids when bombarded with ions ( sputtering ). Under his direction, a number of ion thrusters were developed that are still used today in interplanetary space travel . Important work by Scharmann was also in the areas of luminescence of inorganic crystals , exoelectron emission and solid-state dosimetry .

Nuclear physics

Scharmann played a key role in setting up the radiation center at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen . He was co-editor of the magazines Kerntechnik , Radiation Protection Dosimetry and Radiation Measurements . In 1990 he received the Austrian radiation protection merit award in gold. From 1970 he was a member of the protection commission of the Federal Minister of the Interior , from 1987 to 2003 its chairman and since 2003 its honorary chairman. Scharmann was a member of the Radiation Protection Commission at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety from 1990 to 1996. From 1974 to 1995 he was a member of the safety advisory board of the Biblis nuclear power plant .

Teaching

Around 180 diploma and state examination theses were written at Scharmann's chair . Scharmann and the five professors at his institute supervised around 120 doctoral theses .

Activities in organizations

Scharmann was a board member of the German Physical Society from 1965 to 1969 , and its vice-president from 1967 to 1969.

From 1987 to 2003 he was chairman of the protection commission of the Federal Minister of the Interior and then its honorary chairman until his death.

Awards

Scharmann received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Toulouse (1983) and Nice (1987) and the University of Duisburg (1990). He was also awarded the DSc (Doctor of Science) from the University of New South Wales (Sydney) in 1988. In 1989 he received the X-ray badge from the city of Remscheid . He was awarded three levels of the Federal Cross of Merit, most recently in 1993 with the Grand Cross of Merit.

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Single receipts

  1. ↑ Obituary. In: Gießener Anzeiger. April 19, 2012, archived from the original on August 2, 2012 ; Retrieved April 23, 2012 .
  2. ^ Obituary for Arthur Scharmann. In: Physik Journal 11 (2012) No. 9, page 107. Retrieved on October 31, 2018 .
  3. ↑ A. Scharmann, Measurement of luminescence decay times of inorganic phosphors when excited with ions , habilitation thesis, Gießen 1959


personal data
SURNAME Scharmann, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German physicist
DATE OF BIRTH January 26, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 2012
Place of death to water