Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach
Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach | |
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| Alma mater | University of Bonn |
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| Thesis | Das System NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeit)-NaCrSi2O6 (Kosmochlor) im Druckbereich von 1 bar bis 25 kb bei 800°C (1973) |
Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach (December 19, 1938 – April 8, 2020) was a German mineralogist and the mineral Abswurmbachite is named after her.[1][2][3][4][5] She was professor at Technische Universität Berlin (TU-Berlin).[3]
Life
[edit]She was professor for applied mineralogy at the TU Berlin since 1991.[5] Previously, she taught and researched at the University of Bonn, Ruhr-University Bochum, University of Bern and Philipps-University Marburg.[5] She did research in the field of absorption, electron spin resonance and Mößbauer spectroscopy.[5]
Awards
[edit]The mineral Abswurmbachite is named after her.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Abswurmbachite Mineral Data".
- ^ "DFG - GEPRIS - Professorin Dr. Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach".
- ^ a b "Personalia".
- ^ Monika Koch-Müller (15 April 2020). "[MSA-talk] Prof. Dr. Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach, TU Berlin, Germany".[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d "Traueranzeigen von Irmgard Abs-Wurmbach | Tagesspiegel Trauer" (in German).
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