Hernan Quintana
Hernán Quintana Godoy, Chilean astrophysicist (Curicó 19 November 1942 – Proposed that dark matter may consist of leptons and heavy neutrinos With D. Pierini, R. Suhada, R. Fassbender, A. Nastasi, H. Boehringer, M. Salvato et al. First simultaneous optical / near-infrared imaging of an X-ray selected, high redshift cluster of galaxies with GROND: the galaxy population of XMMU JO3387+0030at Z=1,1 (2012) With G. Lamer, A. de Hoon, R. Fassbender, H. Bohringer, A. Schwope, R. Suhada & D. Pierini. XMMUJ 144845+085357, a new x-ray (2011) With G. Lamer, A. de Hoon, R. Fassbender, H. Bohringer, A. Schwope, R. Suhada, D. Pierini & J. Kohnert. The x-ray spectrum of a new QSO at z=4,21 (2011) With A. Nastasi, R. Fassbender, H. Bohringer, R. Suhada et al. Discovery of the x-ray selected galaxy cluster XMMUJO 338.8+0021 at z=1,49. Indications for a young system with a forming brightest galaxy (2011) With J.S. Santos, R. Fassbender, A. Nastasi, H. Bohringer, P. Rosati, R. Suhada et al. Discovery of a massive x-ray luminous galaxy cluster at z=1,579. Astron. Astrophys. 531 (2011) With T.A. Marriage, V. Acquaviva, P. Ade, P. Aguirre, M. Amiri, J Appel, L. Felipe Barrientos et al. The Atacama cosmology telescope: Sunyaev-Zeldovich selected galaxy clusters at 148GHz in the 2008 Survey. Astrophys. J. 737(2), 2010 (10 new galaxy clusters) With A.D. Schwope, G. Lamer, A. de Hoon, J. Kohnert, H. Bohringer, J.P. Dietrich et al. XMMUJ 100750.5+125818: a strong lensing cluster at redshift 1,082. Astron. Astrophys. 513(11), 2010 Proposed that the dumbell galaxy act as a grinding machine tearing to pieces the galaxies that pass nearby With D. Proust, G. Hertling, A. Ramirez, I. Toledo & M.J. Way. High relative velocity central dumbells in poor clusters. Astron. Nachr. 330:924, 2009 With D. Proust, E.R. Carrasco, A. Reisenegger, E. Slezak, H. Muriel, R. Dunner, L. Sodré Jr., M.J. drinkwater, Q.A. Parker & C.J. Ragone. The Shapley supercluster: the largest matter concentration in the local universe (2006) Identified 60 new galaxy systems in Shapley supercluster With C.J. Ragone, H. Muriel, D. Proust & A. Reisenegger. Identification and study of systems of galaxies in the Shapley supercluster. Astron. Astrophys. 445(3), 2006 With S. Andreoni, I. Valtchanov, L.R. Jones B. Altieri, M. Bremer, J. Willis & M. Pierre. Batch discovery of nine z ~ 1 clusters using x-ray and k or r, z’ images. Mont. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 359 (4), 2005 Presented the first application of a spherical collapse model to a supercluster of galaxies With A. Reisenegger, E.R. Carrasco & J.R. Maze. The Shapley supercluster III. Collapse dynamics and mass of the central concentration. Astron. J. 120(2), 2000 Developed an algorithm for identifying substructures of galaxies groups type With H. Muriel, D. Garcia Lambas & L. Infante. Dispersión de velocidades en cumulos de galaxias (2000) With Q.A. Parker, M.J. Drinkwater, E. Slezak & D. Proust. New structure in Shapley supercluster (1999) Presented a new observing procedure and method With J. Melnick & F. Selman. Sky substraction for Deep Surface Photometry of the Intergalactic Light from Clusters of Galaxies (1999) Developed a method to detect galaxies employing X ray emission With A. Vikhlinin, B.R. McNamara, W.B. Forman, C. Jones & A. Hornstrup. A Catalog of 203 Galaxy Clusters Serendipitously detected in the ROSAT PSPC Pointed Observations. Astrophys. J. 502(2), 1998 Introduced the elasticity in General Theory of Relativity With B. Carter. Foundations of general relativistic high-pressure elasticity theory. Proceed. Royal Soc. A 331 (1584):57-83, 1972 With B. Carter. Do neutron stars have an ocean surface? Nature 232(5310):391-2, 1971 HONOURS Education Prize, American Astronomical Societ (2017) being the first non-US neither Canadian to receive it
Germano Rodrigo Quast
Germano Rodrigo Quast, Brazilian astrophysicist (Santa Catarina State 1942 – Found a new young stellar association calling it All Sky Young Association and developed a method to find young associations and to define their high probability members With C.A.O. Torres & D. Montes. The All Sky Young Association (ASYA): a new young association. Proceed. Intern. Astron. Union 10 (S314), 2015 With C.A.P.C.O. Torres, C.H.F. Melo, M. Sterzik, J.R. de la Reza & L. da Silva. A method to search for associations of young stars (2003) With R. de la Reza, C.A.P.C.O. Torres, L. da Silva & E. Jilinski discovered Pisces Association (2001) With C.A.P.C.O. Torres, J. de la Reza, L.L. da Silva & N.A. Drake discovered The Extended RcrA Young association (2001) With C.A.P.C.O. Torres, R. de la Reza, L.L. da Silva & C.H.F. Melo discovered the Great Austral Nearby Young Association (2001) With C.A.P.C.O. Torres, L. da Silva, R. de la Reza & E. Jilinski. A new association of Post-T Tauri stars near the Sun. Astron. J. 120:1410-25, 2000 (Horologium association) With R. Coziol, C.A.P.C.O. Torres, T. Contini & E. Davoust. The PDS starbust galaxies (1998) (discovered Pico dos Dias Survey (PDS) starbust galaxies) With C.A.O. Torres, R. Coziol, F.J. Jablonski, R. de la Reza, J.R.D. Lepine & J. Gregorio Hetem. Discovery of a luminous quasar in the nearby universe. Astrophys. J. 488(1):L19-22, 1997 With J. Gregorio-Hetem, J.R.D. Lepine, C.A.P.C.O. Torres & R. de la Reza. Search for T Tauri stars based on the IRAS point source catalog II. Astron. J. 103(2):549-63, 1992 (detected 33 new T Tauri stars and a number of other interesting objects) With J.R. de la Reza, C.A.P.C.O. Torres, G.L. Vieira & B.V. Castilho. Discovery of new isolated T Tauri stars. Astrophys. J. 343:L61-4, 1989 (TWHya Association) With J. Bohigas, L. Carrasco & C.A.P.C.O. Torres. Rotational braking of late-type main sequence stars. Astron. Astrophys. 157:278-92, 1986 (presented a model for the angular momentum loss of late type main sequence stars) With I.C. Busko & C.A.P.C.O. Torres. A new Southern flare star: CPD722640. Inform. Bull. Variable Stars 939:1, 1974 With C.A.P.C.O. Torres & S. Ferraz-Mello. HD197481 – a periodic dME variable star. Astrophys. Lett. 11:13-4, 1972
Geraldo Queiroga
Geraldo Queiroga, Brazilian ophthalmologist (Belo Horizonte 22 March 1913 – Belo Horizonte 01 March 1976) Nephew of ophthalmologist Hilton Rocha New surgical technique for glaucoma (Irido-sclerecto-cyclodialysis), combining cyclodyalisis, Foroni’sclerectomy and iridectomy Irido-esclerecto-ciclodialisis. Doctoral Thesis (1939) Photography of the fundus of the eye: simplified method. Rev. Bras. Oftalm. 18:205-10, 1959 Retinal photography and ophthalmoscopy combined in one instrument. Am. J. Ophthalm. 49(6):1403-6, 1960 Slit-lamp ophthalmoscope. Am. J. Ophthalm. 62(1):161-3, 1966 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS Eletroretinograma: suas possibilidades clínicas (1953) Lampe à gente et photographie. Ophthalmologica 140:129, 1960 Electroretinography, its clinical possibilities. Arq. Bras. Oftalmol. 30:303-10, 1967 Possibilidades de um tonômetro óptico PATENTS An integrated device for intuitively observing and photographing the background of the eyes ES223112A1 (1955) Dispositif combiné permettant d’observer et de photographier le fond de l’oeil FR1110040A (1954)
Frank Herbert Quina
Frank Herbert Quina, US-born Brazilian physical chemist (New York 23 March 1947 – Described methodology for analysis of reaction velocities in complex systems With H. Chaimovich. Conceptual framework for ion-exchange im micellar solutions. J. Phys. Chem (1979) Described how the anthocyanins act as a sunblock in plants With P. Ferreira da Silva, L. Paulo, A. Barbafina, E. Eisei & A. Maçanita. Photoprotection and the photophysics of acylated anthocyanins. Chem A. Europ. J. 18:3736-44, 2012 With V.O. Silva, A.A. Freitas & A.L. Maçanita. Chemistry and photochemistry of natural plant pigments: the anthocyanins. J. Phys. Org. chem. 29:594-9, 2016 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS With O. Garcia Beltrán, N. Mena, L.C. Friedrich, J.C. Netto Ferreira, V. Vargas, M.T. Nuñez & B.K. Cassels. Design and synthesis of new coumarin-based turn-on fluorescent probe selective for Cu2+. Tetrahedron Lett. 53:5280-3, 2012 With A. Leiva, E. Araneda, L. Gargallo & D. Radic. New three-arm amphiphilic and biodegradable block copolymers composed of poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and poly (N-vinyl 2 pyrrolidone). Synthesis, characterization and self-assembly in aqueous solution. J. Coll. Interf. Science 310:136-43, 2007 With L. Paulo, A.A. Freitas, P.F. Silva, K. Shimizu & A. Maçanita. Novel ground and excited state prototropic reactivity of a hydroxycarboxyflavylium salt. J. Phys. Chem. A. 110:2089-96, 2006 With J.A. Palatinus, F.A. Carroll & A.B. Argenton. An improved characteristic molecular volume parameter for linear solvation energy relationships of acyclic alkanes. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 19:725-30, 2006 With P.F. Silva, J.C. Lima, A.A. Freitas, A. Maçanita & K. Shimizu. Charge-transfer complexation as a general phenomenon in the copigmentation of anthocyanins. J. Phys. Chem. 109 (32):7329-38, 2005 With R.M.B. Alves & C.A.O. Nascimento. New approach for the prediction of azeotropy in binary systems. Comp. Chem. Engin. 27(12):1755-9, 2003 With H. Chaimovich, R.M.V. Aleixo, I.M. Cuccovia & D. Zanette. Quantitative analysis of micellar effects on chemical reactivity and equilibria: an evolutionary overview. Solution Behavior of Surfactants 2:949-73, 1982 METHODS With C.P. da Silva, R.M. Pioli, L. Liu, S. Zheng, M.J. Zhang, G.T.M. Silva & V.M.T. Carneiro. Improved synthesis of analogues of red wine pyroanthocyanin pigments. ACS Omega 3:954-60, 2018 With A.A. Freitas & A. Maçanita. Improved analysis of excited state proton transfer kinetics by the combination of standard and convolution methods. Photochem. Photobiol. Sciences 12:902-10, 2013 With F.A. Carroll & J.M. Godinho. A simple method to evaluate, correlate and predict boiling and flash points of alkynes. J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 23:1895-9, 2012 With F.A. Carroll & C.Y. Lin. Simple method to evaluate and to predict flash points of organic compounds. Ind. Engineer. Chem. Res. 50:4796-00, 2011 With F.A. Carroll & J.M. Godinho. Development of a simple method to predict boiling points and flashing points of acyclic alkenes. Ind. Engineer. Chem. Res. 50:4221-5, 2011 With F.A. Carroll & C.Y. Lin. Calculating flash point numbers from molecular structure: an imoproved method for predicting the flash points of acyclic alkenes. Energy & Fuels 24:392-5, 2010 With F.A. Carroll & C.Y. Lin. Improved prediction of hydrocarbon flash points from boiling point data. Energy & Fuels 24:4854-6, 2010 With U.F. de Souza & R. Guardani. Prediction of emulsion stability via a neural network-based mapping technique. Ind. Engineer. Chem. Res. 46:5100-7, 2007 With J.A. Palatinus, C.M. Sams, C.M. Beeston, F.A. Carroll & A.B. Argenton. Kinney revisited: an improved group method for the prediction of boiling points of acyclic alkanes. Ind. Engineer. Chem. Research 45:6860-3, 2006 With W.L. Hinze, R.W. Williams Jr., Z.S. Fu & Y. Suzuki. Novel chiral separation techniques based on surfactants. Coll. Surfaces 48:79-94, 1990 With E.J. Ribaldo, J.B.S. Bonilha, M.J. Politi, H. Chaimovich, C.A. Bunton, L. Petty, R. Sartori & L.S. Romsted. A rapid quantitative method for determining the homolog composition of quaternary ammonium surfactants. J. colloid Interf. Science 97(1):115-9, 1984
Fortunato Quesada
Fortunato Quesada Larrea, Peruvian surgeon (Trujillo 05 May 1895 – Lima 09 March 1966) DEVELOPED TECHNIQUES Colon fixation to the peritoneum Quesada procedure for treatment of the diaphyseal fractures A effective technique for angle radiography of the clavicle fractures Technique for the Roentgen diagnosis of fractures of the clavicle. Surg. Gynec. Obstet. 42:424-8, 1926 Neues Verfahren bei der Schadel-Gehirn Topographie. Rev. Med. Lat. Amer. 14:609-11, 1929
Dahe Qin
Dahe Qin, Chinese meteorologist and glaciologist (Lanzhou, Gansu Province 04 January 1947 – Authored over 400 scientific publications Respected as a world leader in glaciology and climatic change research Revealed that the hydrogen isotope content in the southwestern área of Antarctic ice surface is 40% higher than that in the southeast His findings on the distribution of stable isotope ratio in precipitation in relation to temperature, and on sources of water vapour and multiple substances and their transport pathways represent the most extensive and comprehensive research on Antarctic surface snow layer and ice sheet internationally up to present day Demonstrated the applicability of the climate and environmental index in the ice core of Chinese mountain land HONOURS NOAA Outstanding Scientific Paper Award Volvo Environment Prize (2013) Honorary Member, American Meteorological Society (2011) IMO Prize (2008)