Klaus Biemann

Klaus Biemann (born November 2, 1926 in Innsbruck ; † June 2, 2016 in Brunswick , Maine ) was an Austrian-American chemist who developed mass spectrometers and the like. a. made a name for the Viking Mars mission. Biemann is considered to be one of the fathers of organic mass spectrometry .

Live and act

Biemann studied organic chemistry at the University of Innsbruck and received his doctorate there in 1951. After various study visits, he moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1955 to work with George H. Büchi. In 1958 he acquired his first mass spectrometer, which was subsequently used for protein identification . His working group also developed numerical methods for evaluation in the field of proteomics and was one of the leading laboratories in the field of mass spectrometry. Biemann is therefore today one of the fathers of organic mass spectrometry. In 1963 he was a full professor at MIT, with whom he remained connected throughout his life. In 1976, the GC-MS developed by Biemann was used in the Viking Lander to determine the individual components of the Martian soil. For this purpose, samples of the Martian soil were heated to different temperatures and the gases released in each case were analyzed.

He had two children with his wife Vera († 2008).

Honors

Stas Medal of the Belgian Chemical Society (1962)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1966)
Fritz Pregl Medal of the Austrian Microchemical Society (1977)
NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1977)
Guggenheim Fellow (1983)
Field and Franklin Award in Applied Mass Spectrometry from the American Chemical Society (1986)
Thomson Medal from the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation (1991)
Pehr Edman Award (1992)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1993)
Beckman-ABRF Award from the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (1995)
ACS Analytical Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society (2001)
Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry from the Franklin Institute (2007)

Individual evidence

^ Chung, Deborah DL: The Road to Scientific Success: Inspiring Life Stories of Prominent Researchers (Road to Scientific Success) . World Scientific Publishing Company, 2006, ISBN 981-256-600-7 .
↑ K. Biemann, G. Gapp, J. Seibl: APPLICATION OF MASS SPECTROMETRY TO STRUCTURE PROBLEMS. I. AMINO ACID SEQUENCE IN PEPTIDES (= Journal of the American Chemical Society), Volume 81 1959, p. 2274, doi : 10.1021 / ja01518a069 .
↑ Searching for Life on Mars: The Development of the Viking Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) ( Memento from February 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF)
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Klause Biemann . In: Franklin Laureate Database . Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
↑ Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B . American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
↑ Klaus Biemann . In: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation . Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
^ Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry . In: American Chemical Society . Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
^ Thomson Medals, 2009 . In: International Mass Spectrometry Foundation . Retrieved June 25, 2011.
↑ ^a ^b Klaus Biemann Receives Beckman ABRF Award . In: Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities . Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
^ Biemann, Klaus . In: National Academy of Sciences . Retrieved June 25, 2011.
^ ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry . In: American Chemical Society . Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

personal data
SURNAME	Biemann, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Austrian-American chemist
DATE OF BIRTH	November 2, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH	innsbruck
DATE OF DEATH	2nd June 2016
Place of death	Brunswick , Maine

[1] Chung, Deborah DL: The Road to Scientific Success: Inspiring Life Stories of Prominent Researchers (Road to Scientific Success) . World Scientific Publishing Company, 2006, ISBN 981-256-600-7 .

[2] K. Biemann, G. Gapp, J. Seibl: APPLICATION OF MASS SPECTROMETRY TO STRUCTURE PROBLEMS. I. AMINO ACID SEQUENCE IN PEPTIDES (= Journal of the American Chemical Society), Volume 81 1959, p. 2274, doi : 10.1021 / ja01518a069 .

[3] Searching for Life on Mars: The Development of the Viking Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) ( Memento from February 2, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF)

[Franklin-4] Klause Biemann . In: Franklin Laureate Database . Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

[AAAS-5] Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter B . American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

[Guggenheim-6] Klaus Biemann . In: John Simon Guggenheim Foundation . Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

[ACS-Field-7] Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry . In: American Chemical Society . Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

[IMSF-8] Thomson Medals, 2009 . In: International Mass Spectrometry Foundation . Retrieved June 25, 2011.

[Beckman-9] Klaus Biemann Receives Beckman ABRF Award . In: Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities . Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.

[NAS-10] Biemann, Klaus . In: National Academy of Sciences . Retrieved June 25, 2011.

[ACS-Analytical-11] ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry . In: American Chemical Society . Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.