Pierre Kaufmann
Pierre Kaufmann | |
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| Born | 1938  Aix-en-Provence |
| Died | 17 February 2017 (aged 78–79) São Paulo |
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| Occupation | Physicist, astronomer |
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Pierre Kaufmann (-17 February 2017) was a physicist and astronomer.
Career
He studied physics at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, before going to Leiden University and Groningen University.[1]
He was the principal researcher of the Solar Submillimeter Telescope, and started the Atmospheric Science program at the Brazilian Antarctic Program. He founded research into radio astronomy, spatial geodesy, and solar physics in Brazil.[1]
He was a professor at the Mackenzie Presbyterian University,[1] where he was coordinator for the Center for Radio Astronomy and Astrophysics,[2] and a senior researcher at the Centre for Semiconductor Components (Portuguese: Centro de Componentes Semicondutores). He was also the president of the URSI Brazilian National Committee between 1989 and 2009. He was a member of the IAU, COSPAR,[1] Brazilian Academy of Sciences, and the Brazilian Astronomical Society.
Personal life
He died on 17 February 2017,[1] aged 78.
Reference
- ^ a b c d e "Academia Brasileira de Ciências" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Academia Brasileira De Ciencias. 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Morre Pierre Kaufmann, um dos precursores da rádio astronomia no país". revistapesquisa.fapesp.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 6 August 2021.