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 b ...

(MALDI), a technique in

mass spectrometry Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The results are presented as a ''mass spectrum'', a plot of intensity as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio. Mass spectrometry is used ...

. Michael Karas studied Chemistry at the

University of Bonn The University of Bonn, officially the Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn (), is a public research university in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was founded in its present form as the () on 18 October 1818 by Frederick Willi ...

, where he obtained a

PhD A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

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, statistical mech ...

in 1982. From 1983 to 1986, he was part of the Hillenkamp research group in the Institut für Biophysik at

Goethe University Frankfurt Goethe University Frankfurt () is a public research 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 wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt ...

. 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 (, until 2023 , 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 study in 15 departments, it is Germany's ...

. He returned to Frankfurt in 1995 as a full professor for Instrumental Analytical Chemistry.Short biography on Frankfurt University web site
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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 * 2006: Thomson Medal awarded by the

International Mass Spectrometry Foundation The International Mass Spectrometry Foundation (IMSF) is a non-profit scientific organization in the field of mass spectrometry. It operates the International Mass Spectrometry Society, which consists of 37 member societies and sponsors the Inter ...

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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 {{Chemist-stub

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