Kärin Nickelsen
Kärin Nickelsen (born August 18, 1972 in Niebüll ) is a German science historian .
Life
From 1992 to 1999 she studied biology and the history of science in Göttingen and Glasgow . After receiving his doctorate in 2002, Dr. phil. nat. In Bern (summa cum laude) she was assistant at the chair for the theory and history of science ( Bern ) from 2002 to 2006 . In 2005 she conducted research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , as a guest of Govindjee . In 2008 she was a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science , Berlin (Dept. II, Lorraine Daston ). From 2006 to 2011 she was assistant professor at the chair for the theory and history of science (extension in 2010 due to positive evaluation by external reviews). After completing his habilitation in 2010 at the Phil.-nat. Faculty of the University of Bern, she has been a professor for the history of science at the history seminar of the LMU Munich since 2011
Her main focus is on the history of experimental life sciences in the 19th and 20th centuries. Century, classical natural history around 1800, processes of scientific modeling and individual and collective research methodology.
In 2011, Kärin Nickelsen was elected a member ( matriculation number 7456 ) of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina , and in 2020 a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences .
Fonts (selection)
- since 2018 co-editor of the scientific book series Wissenschaftskulturen at Franz Steiner Verlag
- Scientific plant drawings. Reflections of nature? . Bern 2000, ISBN 3-8311-1184-7 .
- with Alessandra Hool and Gerd Graßhoff : Theodore von Kármán . Planes for the world and a foundation for Bern . Basel 2004, ISBN 3-7643-7135-8 .
- Botanists, Draftsmen and Nature. The Construction of Eighteenth-Century Botanical Illustrations . Berlin 2006, ISBN 1-4020-4819-X .
- with Govindjee: The Maximum Quantum Yield Controversy. Otto Warburg and the "Midwest Gang" . Bern 2011, ISBN 3-7643-7135-8 .
Web links
- Member entry of Kärin Nickelsen (with picture and curriculum vitae) at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina
- Literature by and about Kärin Nickelsen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Prof. Dr. Kärin Nickelsen
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nickelsen, Kärin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German science historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th August 1972 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Niebüll |