Eleonore Trefftz | |
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Born |
Aachen, Germany | 15 August 1920
Died | 22 October 2017
Munich, Germany | (aged 97)
Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular and nuclear physics |
Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics |
Eleonore Trefftz (15 August 1920 – 22 October 2017) was a German physicist known for her work on molecular and nuclear physics. She was appointed as a Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics in 1971. [1]
Trefftz was born in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, on 15 August 1920. [2] She was raised in Loschwitz, Dresden from 1923, after her father Erich Trefftz was appointed as a professor of applied mechanics at TU Dresden in 1922. [2] [3] Between 1941 and 1945, Trefftz studied at TU Dresden and remained here until 1948, where she engaged in research and made assignments on theoretical physics, assisted by Friedrich Hund. [2] [4] In 1948, Trefftz became a research assistant at the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen, where she researched the transition probabilities of spectral lines. [1] [4]
In 1971, Trefftz became a Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics; [1] she was the second woman to be appointed to the Max Planck Society, after Margot Becke-Goehring. [4] While Trefftz primarily worked on molecular and nuclear physics, [1] she was also associated with quantum chemistry. [4] Trefftz helped develop programming techniques to assist the Max Planck Institute in using computerised data processing. [1] She spent the remainder of her scientific career at the Max Planck Institute, [5] becoming an Emeritus Scientific Member of the Institute for Astrophysics in Garching bei München upon her retirement. She died in Munich on 22 October 2017. [1]
TU Dresden has introduced the Eleonore Trefftz Programme for Visiting Women Professors to support female scientists by providing year-long research and teaching roles. [6] Minor planet 7266 Trefftz, discovered in 1973, was named in her honour. [5]
Eleonore Trefftz | |
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Born |
Aachen, Germany | 15 August 1920
Died | 22 October 2017
Munich, Germany | (aged 97)
Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular and nuclear physics |
Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics |
Eleonore Trefftz (15 August 1920 – 22 October 2017) was a German physicist known for her work on molecular and nuclear physics. She was appointed as a Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics in 1971. [1]
Trefftz was born in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, on 15 August 1920. [2] She was raised in Loschwitz, Dresden from 1923, after her father Erich Trefftz was appointed as a professor of applied mechanics at TU Dresden in 1922. [2] [3] Between 1941 and 1945, Trefftz studied at TU Dresden and remained here until 1948, where she engaged in research and made assignments on theoretical physics, assisted by Friedrich Hund. [2] [4] In 1948, Trefftz became a research assistant at the Max Planck Institute in Göttingen, where she researched the transition probabilities of spectral lines. [1] [4]
In 1971, Trefftz became a Scientific Member of the Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics; [1] she was the second woman to be appointed to the Max Planck Society, after Margot Becke-Goehring. [4] While Trefftz primarily worked on molecular and nuclear physics, [1] she was also associated with quantum chemistry. [4] Trefftz helped develop programming techniques to assist the Max Planck Institute in using computerised data processing. [1] She spent the remainder of her scientific career at the Max Planck Institute, [5] becoming an Emeritus Scientific Member of the Institute for Astrophysics in Garching bei München upon her retirement. She died in Munich on 22 October 2017. [1]
TU Dresden has introduced the Eleonore Trefftz Programme for Visiting Women Professors to support female scientists by providing year-long research and teaching roles. [6] Minor planet 7266 Trefftz, discovered in 1973, was named in her honour. [5]