Klaus Biemann
Klaus Biemann (November 2, 1926 – June 2, 2016) was an Austrian-American professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work centered on structural analysis in organic and biochemistry. He has been called the "father of organic mass spectrometry" but was particularly noted for his role in advancing protein sequencing with tandem mass spectrometry following pioneering work conducted in this area by Michael Barber.
Klaus Biemann | |
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| Born | November 2, 1926 |
| Died | June 2, 2016 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | University of Innsbruck Ph.D. Organic Chemistry 1951 |
| Known for | Mars Viking mass spectrometer |
| Awards | Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry (2007) NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1977)) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mass spectrometry |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Academic advisors | George Büchi |
| Doctoral students | John M. Hayes Jack T. Watson |
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