Klaus Biemann

Klaus Biemann (November 2, 1926 – June 2, 2016)[3][4] was a professor of chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[5] His work centered on structural analysis in organic and biochemistry. He has been called the "father of organic mass spectrometry"[6] but was particularly noted for his role in advancing protein sequencing with tandem mass spectrometry.[7]

Klaus Biemann
Born	November 2, 1926 Innsbruck, Austria
Died	June 2, 2016 (aged 89)
Alma mater	University of Innsbruck Ph.D. Organic Chemistry 1951
Known for	Mars Viking mass spectrometer[1]
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[2] Jack T. Watson

Awards and honors

• Stas Medal of the Belgian Chemical Society (1962)[8]
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1966)[9]
• Fritz Pregl Medal of the Austrian Microchemical Society (1977)[8]
• NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1977)[8]
• Guggenheim Fellow (1983)[10]
• Field and Franklin Award in Applied Mass Spectrometry from the American Chemical Society (1986)[11]
• ACS Analytical Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society (2001)[12]
• Thomson Medal from the International Mass Spectrometry Foundation (1991)[13]
• Pehr Edman Award (1992)[14]
• Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1993)[15]
• Beckman-ABRF Award from the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (1995)[14]
• Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry from the Franklin Institute (2007)[8]

References

1. Biemann K (2007). "On the ability of the Viking gas chromatograph–mass spectrometer to detect organic matter". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 104 (25): 10310–3. Bibcode:2007PNAS..10410310B. doi:10.1073/pnas.0703732104. PMC 1965509. PMID 17548829.
2. Hayes, John Michael (1966). Techniques for high resolution mass spectrometric analysis of organic constituents of terrestrial and extraterrestrial samples (PhD thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. OCLC 18679992. ProQuest 302307231. (subscription required)
3. The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry: Volume 9, page 30
4. Klaus Biemann, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies at 89
5. "In Memoriam: Klaus Biemann (1926–2016)". Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. 27 (10): 1583–1589. 2016. Bibcode:2016JASMS..27.1583.. doi:10.1007/s13361-016-1470-5. ISSN 1044-0305. S2CID 25833096.
6. Chung, Deborah D. L. (2006). The Road to Scientific Success: Inspiring Life Stories of Prominent Researchers (Road to Scientific Success). World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 981-256-600-7.
7. Biemann, Klaus (2007). "Laying the groundwork for proteomics". International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. Elsevier. 259 (1–3): 1–7. doi:10.1016/j.ijms.2006.08.002.
8. "Klause Biemann". Franklin Laureate Database. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
9. "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter B" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
10. "Klaus Biemann". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Archived from the original on September 21, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
11. "Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry". American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
12. "ACS Award in Analytical Chemistry". American Chemical Society. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
13. "Thomson Medals, 2009". International Mass Spectrometry Foundation. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
14. "Klaus Biemann Receives Beckman-ABRF Award". Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
15. "Biemann, Klaus". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved June 25, 2011.