Franz Hillenkamp

Franz Hillenkamp
Born(1936-03-18)March 18, 1936
Essen, Germany
DiedAugust 22, 2014(2014-08-22) (aged 78)
Münster, Germany
NationalityGerman
Known forLaser microprobe mass analyzer
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
AwardsDistinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry (1997)
Thomson Medal (2003)
Karl Heinz Beckurts Award (2003)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Münster

Franz Hillenkamp (March 18, 1936 – August 22, 2014) was a German scientist known for his development of the laser microprobe mass analyzer[1][2] and, with Michael Karas, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI).[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Hillenkamp, F.; Unsöld, E.; Kaufmann, R.; Nitsche, R. (1975). "A high-sensitivity laser microprobe mass analyzer". Applied Physics. 8 (4): 341–348. Bibcode:1975ApPhy...8..341H. doi:10.1007/BF00898368. ISSN 0340-3793. S2CID 135753888.
  2. ^ Denoyer, Eric.; Van Grieken, Rene.; Adams, Fred.; Natusch, David F. S. (1982). "Laser microprobe mass spectrometry. 1. Basic principles and performance characteristics". Analytical Chemistry. 54 (1): 26–41. doi:10.1021/ac00238a001. ISSN 0003-2700.
  3. ^ Franz Hillenkamp; Jasna Peter-Katalinic (27 February 2007). MALDI MS. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-3-527-61047-1.
  4. ^ Völker, Karin (2014-08-26). "Trauer um Biophysiker Franz Hillenkamp - Er verpasste den Nobelpreis" [Mourning biophysicist Franz Hillenkamp - He missed the Nobel Prize]. Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  5. ^ Roepstorff, Peter (2014). "Franz Hillenkamp (1936-2014)". Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53 (47): 12673. doi:10.1002/anie.201409504. ISSN 1433-7851. PMID 25331412.