Luise Meyer-Schützmeister
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Luise Meyer-Schützmeister (1915 in Germany
– 1981) was a senior physicist at the Argonne National Laboratory
and she aided in the measurement of gamma rays produced in nuclear reactions and also conducted studies on the behavior of nuclei. She received her Ph.D at the Technical University of Berlin
during WW2 and in the 1950s she and her husband Peter Meyer, also a physicist, emigrated to the United States where she became a research associate for the Institute for Nuclear studies at the University of Chicago
, in 1956 she became an associate scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory and in 1973 became a senior scientist there until her death in 1981.
The Luise Meyer-Schutzmeister Award is named after her and was created by the associate for women in science for woman graduate students in physics.
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– 1981) was a senior physicist at the Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory is the first science and engineering research national laboratory in the United States, receiving this designation on July 1, 1946. It is the largest national laboratory by size and scope in the Midwest...
and she aided in the measurement of gamma rays produced in nuclear reactions and also conducted studies on the behavior of nuclei. She received her Ph.D at the Technical University of Berlin
Technical University of Berlin
The Technische Universität Berlin is a research university located in Berlin, Germany. Translating the name into English is discouraged by the university, however paraphrasing as Berlin Institute of Technology is recommended by the university if necessary .The TU Berlin was founded...
during WW2 and in the 1950s she and her husband Peter Meyer, also a physicist, emigrated to the United States where she became a research associate for the Institute for Nuclear studies at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, in 1956 she became an associate scientist at the Argonne National Laboratory and in 1973 became a senior scientist there until her death in 1981.
The Luise Meyer-Schutzmeister Award is named after her and was created by the associate for women in science for woman graduate students in physics.