Norbert Grögler

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Norbert Grögler (born January 18, 1928 in Vienna ; † May 16, 1983 ) was an Austrian mineralogist and planetologist .

Life

After completing his doctorate at the University of Vienna (mineralogy and chemistry), Norbert Grögler accepted an invitation from Prof. Friedrich Georg Houtermans and was a member of his interdisciplinary team of space physicists and planetologists at the University of Bern . This team, led by Houtermans and then Prof. J. Geiss, worked closely with NASA to evaluate the new knowledge gained from NASA flights to the moon and into space . He developed important methods for the separation of mineral samples in meteorites and moon and published various important discoveries about mineralogy and petrography of rocks from space. He also had a keen interest in archeology and pioneered the use of thermoluminescent dating in the exploration and dating of ancient ceramics.

Publications (selection)

  • with Simon Albrecht Guggisberg, Johannes Geiss, Peter Eberhardt: Absolute time scale of lunar mare formation and filling , University of Bern. Physics Institute, 1975
  • with Johannes Geiss and Peter Eberhardt: How old is the crater Copernicus? University of Bern, Institute of Physics, 1973.
  • with MD Mendia, Otto Eugster: Trapped solar wind noble gases and exposure age of luna 16 lunar fines , Verlag Universität, Physikalisches Institut, 1972
  • with Anton Stettler, Peter Eberhardt, Johannes Geiss, Peter Maurer: Ar39-Ar40 ages and Ar37-Ar38 exposure ages of lunar rocks , Verlag Physikalisches Institut, University of Bern, 1973

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The lecturers at the Bern University from 1980 to today (PDF file; 504 kB); accessed on Jan 14. 2012
personal data
SURNAME Grögler, Norbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian mineralogist and planetologist
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1983