Michael Karas (born 1952) is a German physical chemistry scientist and Professor, known for his researches on
matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
In mass spectrometry, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) is an ionization technique that uses a laser energy absorbing matrix to create ions from large molecules with minimal fragmentation. It has been applied to the analysis of ...
(MALDI), a technique in
mass spectrometry.
Michael Karas studied Chemistry at the
University of Bonn
The Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (german: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn) is a public research university located in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the ( en, Rhine ...
, where he obtained a
PhD in the field of
physical chemistry
Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in chemical systems in terms of the principles, practices, and concepts of physics such as motion, energy, force, time, thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, statistica ...
in 1982. From 1983 to 1986, he was part of the
Hillenkamp research group in the Institut für Biophysik at
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealt ...
. In 1987, he followed Hillenkamp at Münster and both formed a group in the Faculty of Medicine at
University of Münster
The University of Münster (german: Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, WWU) is a public research university located in the city of Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
With more than 43,000 students and over 120 fields of stud ...
. He returned to Frankfurt in 1995 as a full professor for Instrumental Analytical Chemistry.
[Short biography on Frankfurt University web site](_blank)
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Awards
* 1997: Recipient of the John B. Fenn Award for a Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry
* 2003: Karl Heinz Beckurts Award, Germany’s most important award for outstanding promotion of the partnership between science and industry
See also
* History of mass spectrometry
References
External links
Short biography on Frankfurt University web siteBeckurts-Preis 2003 für Michael Karas
Living people
Mass spectrometrists
German physical chemists
20th-century German chemists
1952 births
Thomson Medal recipients
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