Rajaram Purushottam Kane
Rajaram Purushottam Kane, Indian-born Brazilian geophysicist (Damoh 12 November 1926 – Authored 317 papers (until 2014) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY North-South asymmetry of some solar indices. J. Atmos. Sol. Terr. Phys. 67:429-34, 2005 Rainfall extremes in some selected parts of Central and South America: ENSO and other relationships reexamined (1999) Periodicities and ENSO relationships of the seasonal precipitation over six major subdivisions of India (1999) Relationship between BQOs of stratospheric winds, ENSO variability and other atmospheric parameters. Int. J. Climatology 12(5):435-47, 1992 Quasi-biennal and quasi-triennial oscillations in geomagnetic activity indices. Ann. Geophys. Atm. Hydro Space Sciences 15:1581-94, 1997 With N.B. Trivedi. Are the equatorial electrojet and counterelectrojet centered invariably on the dip equator? J. Atm. Terr. Phys. 44:301, 1982 With N.B. Trivedi. Comparison of storm-time changes of geomagnetic field at ground and at MAGSAT altitudes (1981) Central plane of the ring current responsible for geomagnetic disturbance in the South American regions. Ann. Geophysicae 37:271-80, 1981 Irregular variations in the global distribution of total electron content. Radio sc.15:837-42, 1980 Maximum entropy spectral analysis of some artificial samples. J. Geophys. Res. 84:965-6, 1979 With N.B. Trivedi. Equatorial enhacement of DP2 fluctuations. Planet Space Sci. (1979) Power Spectrum analysis of solar and geophysical parameters. J. Geomagn. Geoelectr. 29:471-95, 1977 Dilemma of the equatorial counter electrojet and the disappearance of Esq. Indian J. Rad. Space Science 5:6-12, 1976 Day-to-day variability of ionospheric electron content and mid-latitudes. J. Geophys. Res. 50(22):3091-9, 1975 Relation between solar magnetic sector structure and geomagnetic Dst. Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci 81A:233, 1975 Equatorial electrojet and interplanetary plasma parameters. Ind. J. Rad. Spa. Phys. 4:132, 1975 A study of days showing non-field aligned diffusion vectors of cosmic ray diurnal anisotropy. J. Geophys. Res. 80:3509, 1975 Global evolution of the ionospheric electron content during some geomagnetic storms. J. Atmos. Terr. Phys. 37:607-11, 1975 Evolution of disturbances daily variation (DS) and interplanetary plasma parameters. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 80:124-39, 1974 An estimate of the equatorial strength. J. Atmos. Terr. Phys. 35:1965-7, 1973 Global evolution of F2-region storms. J. Atm. Terr. Phys. 35:1953-66, 1973 Relationship between the various indices of geomagnetic activity and the interplanetary plasma parameters. J. Atmos. Terr. Phys. 34:1941, 1972 Relationship between H ranges at equatorial and middle latitudes. J. Atm. Terr. Phys. 33:319-27, 1971 Longitudinal spread of equatorial Sq variability. J. Atmos. Terr. Phys. Relationship between the Southern oscillation/El Niño and rainfall in some tropical and midlatitude regions A preliminary estimate of the size of the coming solar cycle Short-term periodicities in solar indices
Pierre Kaufmann
Pierre Kaufmann, French-born Brazilian radioastronomer, astrophysicist and geodesist (Aix en Provence 30 November 1938 – São Paulo 17 February 2017) Discovered many new spectral compounds With E. Correia & V. Melnikov presented new temporal relationships between polarization degree and burst intensity profiles for one example of a complex event (1999) Detected a new solar flare terahertz emission component Proposed the existence of solar radiations with frequencies above 100 GHz (1985) With E. Correia, J.E.R. Costa, A.M. Zodi Vaz and B.R. Dennis. Solar burst with millimeter wave emission at high frequency only. Nature 313:380-2, 1985. Discovered T radiation, a new type of solar radiation with Argentine Adolfo Marun and Pablo Pereyra (2003). He obtained evidence about this radiation since 1984. With E. Correia, J.E.R. Costa & A.M. Zodi Vaz discovered a new kind of burst emission component with the first observation of a solar burst with millisecond time resolution at lambda=3,3 mm (1984) With P. Iacomo, E.H. Koppe, J.R. Blakey et al. recognized the fast absorption, a completely new type of solar event. Solar Physics (1975) Showed the existence of a group of faintly impulsive bursts (1968) Discovered a THz flux vs. frequency increasing spectral component (2004) Obtained the first evidence of two spectrally separated radio/far-infrared emission components one at microwaves and another in the THz range of frequencies (2004) First to observe and show that there are solar bursts in terahertz range and that occur increasing intensity in according to frequency (2006-16) With J.E.R. Costa, C.G. Gimenez de Castro, Y.R. Hadarz & J.S. Kingsley. The new submillimeter-wave solar telescope for studying sun IR-spectrum of solar emissions (2001) With P.M. dos Santos, M.A. Braz & R.M. Borges. Some new radio sources associated to Sersic peculiar galaxies. Astrop. Space Science 32:25, 1975 With R.H. Gammon, A.L. Ibañez, J.R.D. Lepine, P.M. dos Santos et al. New H20 celestial sources associated with H II regions in the Southern Hemisphere. Nature 260:306-7, 1976 With G. Trottet, J.P. Raulin, M. Siarkowski, K.L. Klein & D.E. Gary. First detection of the impulsive and extended phases of a solar radio burst above 200 GHz. Astron. Astrop. 381:694-02, 2002 With J.P. Raulin, C.G. Gimenez de Castro, H. Levato, D.E. Gary et al. A new solar burst spectral component emitting only in the Terahertz range. Astrop. J. 603:121-4, 2004 With R. Marcon developed High Altitude Terahertz Solar Telescope with important innovations DEVICES Um interferômetro para cintilações de rádio-estrelas. Cien. Cult. 16(2):99-100, 1964 With R. Herrmann, A. Magun, J.E.R. Costa et al. A multi beam antenna for solar MM-wave burst observations with high spatial and temporal resolution. Solar Physics (1992) With R.R. Neli, I. Doi, A.M. Melo & J.W. Swart presented the first fabrication of surface-micromachined microbolometers made of polycrystalline silicon (2004) With A.M. Melo, A.S. Kudaka, J.P. Raulin, R. Marcon, A. Marún, P. Pereyra & H. Levato. A new setup for ground-based measurements of solar activity at 10 mμm. Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 118:1558-63, 2006 With R. Marcon, A.M. Melo, E. Tandberg-Hanssen et al. described a new optical setup with reflecting mirrors to produce solar images on the focal plane array of uncooled bolometers of a commercial camera preceded by germanium optics (2007) Developed Solar-T system consisting of double THz photometers being the first detection device conceived to observe solar flare THz emissions on board of stratospheric balloons (2012) With A.B.M. Valio, C.G. Gimenez de Castro, A. Magun et al. Polarization emission of millimeter activity at the Sun (POEMAS): new circular polarization solar telescopes at two millimeter wavelength ranges (2013) With P.L. Kaufmann, S. Pamboukian & R. Vilhena de Moraes. A new independent GPS-free system for geo-referencing from space. Positioning 5:37-45, 2014 METHODS With Z. Abraham & J.E.R. Costa. Imaging techniques and remote sensing of astrophysical objects using millimeter microwaves (1982) With J.ER.R. Costa, E. Correia, A. Magun et al. New technique for dynamics burst position determination with high spatial definition/time resolution at a mm wavelength (1994) With J.E.R. Costa, E. Correia, A. Magun & R. Herrmann. A method for arc-second determination of solar burst emission centers with high time resolution and sensitivity at 48 GHz. Solar Physics 159:157-71, 1995 With C. Gimenez de Castro, J.P. Raulin, V.S. Makhmutov, J.E.R. Costa et al. Instantaneous positions of microwave solar bursts: properties and validity of the multiple beam observations. Astron. Astrop. Suppl. Series (1999) With P.L. Kaufmann, R. Vilhena de Moraes, H.K. Kugas, L.A. Beraldo & C.N. Motta Marins. Non recursive algorithm for remote geolocation using ranging measurements. Mathem. Problems Engin. p.1-10, 2006 With P.L. Kaufman, S.V.D. Pamboukian & R. Vilhena de Moraes. Signal transceiver transit times and propagation delay corrections for ranging and georeferencing applications With J.P. Raulin, R. Olivieri, A. Magun et al. Time and space distribution of space energetic releases in millimeter-wave solar bursts. Astrop. J. (2009) With C.N. M. Marins, A.A. Ferreira Jr, J.W. Swart et al. New jitter measurement technique using TDC principle in a FPGA component (2009) With L.O.T. Fernandes, E. Correia, A.B.M. Valio et al. Spectral trends of solar bursts at sub-THz frequencies (2017) PATENTS Geographic and space positioning system and process US7528777 (2006) With R. Marcon. Metodo para maximizar ganho na detecção simultânea de radiação de fontes pequenas em campo extenso de visão. BR352613934 (2011) With P.L. Kaufman. Process and system to determine temporal changes in retransmission and propagation of signals used to measure distances, synchronize actuators and georeference applications. PI11020172 (2012) MEMBERSHIP Elected Associate Member, Royal Astronomical Society of Great Britain (1987)
Peter Sidney Knox-Davies
Peter Sidney Knox-Davies, South African plant pathologist (Lichtenburg District, Transvaal 07 December 1929 – Stellenbosch 25 March 1999) Authored over 70 research papers Developed new culture media Pycnidium production by M. phaseoli. S. Afr. J. Agric. Science 8:205-18, 1965 With M.J. Swart & M.J. Wingfield. Selective medium for isolating Sphaeropsis sapinea. Phytopathology 77:1387-9, 1987 DESCRIBED FUNGI TAXA Genera Batcheloromyces 1975 with Marasas & Van Wyk Helicosingula 1985 with Marasas, Van Wyk & Baard Species Batcheloromyces leucandri 1975 with Marasas & Van Wyk Batcheloromyces proteae 1975 with Marasas & Van Wyk Helicosingula leucadendri 1985 with Marasas, Baard & Van Wyk Teratosphaeria jonkershoekensis 1975 with Marasas & Van Wyk Teratosphaeria proteae-arboreae 1975 with Marasas & Van Wyk HONORS Knoxdaviesia Wingfield, Van Wyk & Marasas 1988 (Fungi)
Pedro Kouri
Pedro Kouri Esmeja, Cuban helminthologist and parasitologist (Port-au-Prince, Haiti 21 August 1900 – La Habana 16 October 1964) Son of Lebanese immigrants Authored over 100 scientific works Authored Lessons on Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, edited several times and used as a reference work in several countries (1940) ACHIEVEMENTS Performed classical works on clonorchiasis and showed its cancerigenic character Performed original observations on pathogenic role of Trichuris trichiura, its biology and clinical aspects of infantile massive trichuriasis Demonstrated egg-production mechanism and testicles localization in Diphyllobothrium latum First to demonstrate cutaneous localization of Entamoeba histolytica (1931) Discovered and described nematode Inermicapsifer cubensis, that can sometimes be a human parasite (1938) Discovered new clinical forms of infantile trichocephaliasis and established its therapeutics Developed methods for diagnosis as well as original treatments for numerous parasitic diseases With J.G. Basnuevo & R. Arenas proposed the application of emetine hydrochloride in Fasciola hepatica infection (1934) With J.G. Basnuevo & R. Arenas. Una nueva aplicación de la emetina en parasitologia (1944) Quantified the action of emetine on fasciolasis Produced several new medicines against the parasites Kouri method for Fasciola hepatica ova concentration Kouri-Basnuevo method for stool parasitological analysis Kouri method of examination of bile through duodenal intubation Tecnica para el examen de la bilis, obtenida por intubación duodenal, en el diagnostico de certeza y en el control terapeutico de fascioliasis hepática. Rev. Parasitol. Clin. Lab. 1:53, 1935 With J.G. Basnuevo, Alvare y Lezcano. Tecnica para el estudio de la anatomia de la Fasciola hepatica. Rev. Parasitol. Clin. Lab. 1(2):191, 1935 With Cois. Procedimiento para confeccionar las preparaciones coloreadas por la hematoxilina ferrica. Tecnica de Rosenbusch modificada por Kouri. Protozool. Med. 10, 1947
Pawel Krumholz
Pawel Krumholz, Polish-born Brazilian chemist and spectroscopist (Rajcza, Zywiec County 30 August 1909 – São Paulo 11 August 1973) Authored 84 papers ACHIEVEMENTS Respected as a world authority on coordination compounds chemistry Known internationally for his studies about iron complexes with imine bi- and multi-toothed ligands One of the firsts to use spectroscopy in studying coordination compounds With Feigl & Hamburg proposed sodium sulfite as a reducing agent and as a buffer With Feigl invented quinalizarin test With Feigl developed benzidine reaction of silicic acid First observed tetracarbonylferrate (-II) dianinon With H. Stettiner. The acid properties of iron tetracarbonyl hydride. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 71:3035, 1949 Reported several new bands and inflections Spectroscopic studies on rare-earths compounds. II. A comparative study of the absorption spectra of the neodymium ion in aqueous solution and in crystalline salts. Spectrochim. Acta 10(3):274-80, 1958 Employed the concept of back donation for explaining stability, spectral features and kinetic behavior of iron-diimines complexes Iron diamine and related complexes. Struc. Bond. 9:139, 1971 Performed the first studies in elucidating the structure of metal-carbonyl employing Raman spectroscopy and first to demonstrate the existence of metal-metal bonds in metal-carbonyl compounds With H. Stammreich, K. Kawai, Y. Tavares J.Behmoiras & E. Bril. Raman spectra of metal carbonyl compounds. II. Raman spectra, structure and force constants of cobalt and iron tetracarbonylate anions. J. Chem. Phys. 32:1482, 1960 With H. Stammreich, K. Kawai & O. Sala. Raman spectra of metal carbonyl compounds. III. Raman spectrum vibrational analysis and bond structure in nickel tetracarbonyl. J. Chem. Phys. 35:2168, 1961 With H. Stammreich, K. Kawai & O. Sala. Raman spectra of metal carbonyl compounds. IV. Raman spectra and structure of cadmium and mercury cobalt carbonyl. J. Chem. Phys. 35:2175, 1961 DISCOVERED Aliphatic poly-toothed imine complexes (confirmed by Busch and Bailar) The acid nature of tetracarbonyl iron hydride The oxidation of coordinated di-imines DEVELOPED Many micro analytical techniques for ions in transition metals (1933-8) Many processes separation and purification of rare earths (patented) Hydrometallurgical processes for obtaining vanadium, molybdenum and iridium from its ores Spectroscopic studies on rare earth compounds. IV. Spectrophotometric method for determination of stability constants of weak complexes: application to the neodymium nitrate system (1961) Discovered new photographic sensitizers With J. Bril a polarographic method for studying transition metals complexes using ethylenediamineacetate With K. Bril. Polarographic determination of relative formation constants of metal complexes of EDTA. J. Phys. Chem. 57:874, 1953 Many processes for separation and purification of rare earths With F. Gottdenker. Extraction of thorium and uranium from monazite. Proc. Intern. Conf.Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy 8:126. 1955 Brazilian practice for monazite treatment. Proc. Symp. Rare Metals Ind. Inst. Met. 78 (1957) With K. Bril, S. Bril, J. Behmoiras, F. Gottdenker & F.W. Lima. Brazilian practice in the separation of rare earths Proc 2nd Intern. Conf. on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy 15:249, 1958 With K. Bril & S. Bril. Separation of metal ions by means of ion exchange membranes. I. Separation of rare earths mixtures, and of thorium-rare earths mixtures using ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid. J. Phys. Chem. 63(2):256-9, 1959 With F. Gottdeker. A process for separating thorium, cerium and rare earths from mixtures of their oxides or hydroxides (1960) With K. Bril. Process for separation of thorium from uranium (1961) With K. Bril. Produção de urânio nuclearmente puro; Estudo da descontaminação do urânio, do tório e das terras raras pelo processo de extração com tributilfosfato. Proc 3rd Inter. Amer. Symp. Peaceful Appl. Nuclear Energy 37 (1961) With K. Bril. Thorium production technology. Proc 3rd Intern. Conf. on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (1964) Developed grating spectrophotometers A medium resolution replica grating spectrophotometer. Rev. Scient. Instrum. 22(6):362-4, 1951 Spectroscopic studies on rare-earths compounds. I. Instrumentation. Spectrochim. Acta 10(3):269-73, 1958 PATENTS (at least 18 patents; incomplete list) Process for separating ions by ion exchange US Patent 3,037,841 (1962) With J.B. Madjar & K.J. Bril. Process of preventing the formation of emulsions. CA638759 (1962) Improvements in and relating to the separation of rare earths. GB886179 (1962) With K.J. Bril. Process for separation of metal salts. CA625916 (1961) A process for separating cerium from other rare earths. GB862613 (1961) A process for separating ions by ion-exchange. GB862688 (1961) Separating rare earths by fractional precipitation of their hydroxides or basic salts. CA597180 (1960) Improvements relating to processes for the separation of components of mixtures containing rare earths and, if desired, yttrium. GB854926 (1960) With K.J. Bril. Method for separating mixtures of rare earths. CA597182 (1960) With K.J. Bril. Separation of yttrium and the elements of the rare earth groups. CA597183 (1960) Papers in Nature Abnormal colour of chelate compounds. Nature 165:570, 1951 Formation and decomposition of ferrous iron (II)-tris-α-α’-dipyridyl. Nature 163:724-5, 1949 Papers with more than 100 citations Studies on the coordinate bond. II. Ferrous complexes of α-diimines. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 75(9):2163-6, 1953 Structural studies on polynuclear pyridine compounds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 73(7):3487-92, 1951 EPONYMY Heller-Krumholz method for mercury (1929) Krumholz-Feigl-Rajmann reagent for palladium, platinum and zircon (1931) Thiocyanate-stannous chloride method of Feigl-Krumholz (1932) Feigl-Krumholz test or method (1933) Krumholz-Vasquez Sanchez reagent or mercuric thiocyanate reagent for zinc (1934) Krumholz-Kruh test for cadmium (1935) Krumholz-Hoenel reagents for mercury, copper, iron and cadmium (1937) Feigl-Krumholz gas-reaction vessel LINKS HTTP://quimicanova.sbq.org.br/qn/qnol/1983/vol6n4/v06_n4_%20(7).pdf
Pablo Emilio Kohler
Pablo Emilio Kohler, Austrian-born Argentine entomologist (Wien 13 January 1894 – Florida, Buenos Aires Province 21 May 1981) DESCRIBED LEPIDOPTERA GENERA Altiplania 1979 Argyrana 1952 Atlantagrotis 1955 Austrandesia 1967 Beriotisia 1967 Borsania 1952 Boursinidia 1953 Caphornia 1958 Chubutiana 1952 Comodoria 1952 Cotarsina 1952 Cromobergia 1943 Cucullana 1952 Desertullia 1952 Galeana 1952 Graptocullia 1952 Grisana 1952 Mendozania 1952 Metacullia 1952 Neobourquinia 1980 Noctobourgognea 1955 Noctulizeria 1945 Oortiana 1947 Orthopha 1952 Paracullia 1952 Paranicla 1959 Parosmia 1952 Petrowskaya 1958 Phaenagrotis 1953 Proseniella 1953 Pseudendromis 1924 Pyrgeia 1959 Riagria 1952 Rugofrontia 1947 Schachowskoya 1953 Tamseuxoa 1955 Tandilia 1955 Tarsicopia 1952 Tisagronia 1967 Velazconia 1952 HONORS (Lepidoptera) Koehleramia Berio 1986 Koehleriana Angulo & Olivares 2015