Rudolf coin
Rudolf Münze (born March 1, 1930 in Leipzig ; † February 23, 2020 ) was a German chemist ( radiochemistry , electrochemistry , complex chemistry ).
Münze studied chemistry at the University of Leipzig from 1948, graduating in 1953 and then was assistant to Ulrich von Weber (1908–1986) at the Physico-Chemical Institute of the University of Rostock , where he received his doctorate . In 1966 he completed his habilitation at the TU Dresden , where he gave lectures on radiochemistry. From 1969 he was a professor at the Academy of Sciences of the GDR .
From 1957 to 1960 he headed a working group for the development of separation processes for nuclei from neutron bombardment of matter. Then he dealt with neutron-induced nuclear fission , where he succeeded in demonstrating a ternary nuclear fission in uranium ( 235 U) (a rare case in which three fission products are formed, in this case helium as the third product), and with nuclear reactions, for example in connection with 32 Si, which is important for determining the age of cosmogenic silicon .
1960 to 1965 he developed methods to obtain short-lived radioactive nuclei for use in nuclear medicine (radiopharmaceuticals). At that time he was able to bind 99 m Tc ( technetium ) for the first time in complex organic substances such as proteins and blood cells and used it in skeletal scintigraphy . From 1965 he dealt with complex chemistry of the scandium group , also with applications on radiopharmaceuticals (diagnostics of the lymphatic system, rheumatism therapy). He demonstrated that some rare earth nuclides accumulated in tumors .
From 1970 he dealt with the provision (separation, purification) of nuclides for nuclear medicine.
He had been a member of the Leibniz Society for Science in Berlin since 1993 . In 1987 he received the Clemens Winkler Medal .
Web links
- Members of the Leibniz Society. Prof. Dr. Rudolf coin. Leibniz Society of Sciences in Berlin, accessed on March 9, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice , Sächsische Zeitung of March 7, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Coin, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 1, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 2020 |