Enrique Gaviola
Ramón Enrique Gaviola Fornes, Argentine optical physicist and astronomer (Rivadavia, Mendoza Province 31 August 1900 – Mendoza 07 August 1989) Authored over 60 scientific works ACHIEVEMENTS Atomic Physics Built the first phase-shift fluorimeter and performed the first successfully direct measurements of fluorescence lifetimes Ein fluorimeter. Apparat zur Messung von Fluoreszenzabllingungszeiten. Zeit. F. Physik 42:1853-61, 1927 Established concept of lifetime of excited atoms With Lawrence Hafstad and Merle Tuve built a precursor of modern particle accelerators (1928) Authored the first experimental work about stimulated atomic emission An experimental test of Schrödinger’s theory. Nature, 1928 Optics Developed Strong-Gaviola method, a differential method for covering surfaces with localized depositions With J. Strong. On the figuring and correcting of mirrors by controlled deposition of aluminum. JOSA 26:153, 1936 Described the procedure for quantitative application of the knife-edge setup On the quantitative use of the Foucault knife-edge test. JOSA 26:163, 1936 A new method for testing Cassegrain mirrors. J. Opt. Soc. America 29:480, 1939 Developed Gaviola-Platzeck caustic test With R. Platzeck. On the errors of testing and a new method for surveying optical surfaces and systems. Journal of the Optical Society of America 29:484-500, 1939 Introduced concept of quality in analysis of covering material on telescopic surfaces Introduced differential technology in configuration of reflecting surfaces for telescopic mirrors Proposed adaptative optics of telescopes With R. Platzeck designed the first all-reflection optics spectrograph known as Platzeck-Gaviola spectrograph (1943) Developed Platzeck Non-focal Method With A. Maiztegui & R. Platzeck. Non-focal methods for determining 2nd and 3rd contacts in total-center and angular solar eclipses. Veroff.Finn.Geod.Inst. 36:191-208, 1949 Developed methods for measuring curvature radii in mirror surfaces Astronomy Named Homunculus to a nebula region around star Eta Carinae (1945). Published in Rev. Astronomica 18:25, 1946 Demonstrated that Northern Chile have sky of very high quality and proposed the building of an international observatory (1956) Proposed Gaviola observation method for eclipses HONORS Asteroid Gaviola 2504
Encarnacion Rosa Guaglianone
Encarnación Rosa Guaglianone, Argentine botanist (9 de julio, Buenos Aires Province 15 April 1932 – Buenos Aires 12 October 2014) DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA Genus Oreobolopsis 1988 with Koyama Sections Hirtellum 1972 Inodorum 1972 Species Carex subandrogyna 2003 with Wheeler Cyperus burkartii 1991 Eleocharis cordillerana 2008 with S. Gonzalez & Ruthsatz Eleocharis pseudoalbibracteata 2009 with S. Gonzalez Ipheion dialystemon 1971 Oreobolopsis tepalifera 1988 with Koyama Rhynchospora barrosiana 1979 Rhynchospora iberae 1982 Rhynchospora latibracteata 2001 Rhynchospora pederseni 2001 Rhynchospora pseudomacrostachya 2003 with Moore & Zartman Smilax pilcomayensis 1991 with Gattuso Trichopetalum chosmalensis 2003 with Belgrano HONORS Rhodoscirpus Lev-Bourret, Donadio & Starr 2015 (Cyperaceae)
Emilio Bruno Germek
Emilio Bruno Germek, Brazilian agronomist (São Paulo 17 May 1913 – Campinas, São Paulo State 30 January 2009) From Austrian father and Italian mother Authored over 100 scientific and popular articles Pioneer in applying of nitrogenous manures on coatings of extensive annual farming of barren rice (1949) DEVELOPED Crops Rice cultivars (IAC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 120, 435, 1246, Perola (1942), Iguape Cateto, Iguape Agulha, Nira, Iola, Matão, Fortuna & Golden Precocius) A guandu variety (Cajanus indicus Spreng.) Methods A crossbreeding process of Bougainvillea in Hibridação de Bougainvillea (B. spectabilis Willden.). Bragantia (1958) An amelioration method based on crossings, hybrid lots and lineages selection for barren rice A new system of herbaceous grafting for kiwi plant Metodologia para a obtenção de clones de morangueiro (Method for strawberry cloning). Anais Congr. Bras. Fruticultura 5 (1979) Processo eficiente para produção de mudas para progênies. Bragantia 2:515-20, 1942 Emprego do laminado plástico vinílico com o amarrilho na enxertia. Bragantia 11 (1950) Devices With R. Forster & A. Tosello. Cortador de profundidade. Um instrumento útil para trabalhos agrícolas. Bol. Agric. 24(5-6), 1950 Dois utensílios para auxiliar a instalação de renques de sustentação de plantas. O Agronômico 29/30:1977-8
Emil August Goeldi
Emil August Goeldi, Swiss / Brazilian naturalist (Ennetbuhl, Sankt Gallen Canton 28 August 1859 – Berne 05 July 1917) DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Mammalia Genus Euryzygomatomys 1901 Species Saguinus imperator 1907 Subspecies Saguinus imperator imperator 1907 Saguinus labiatus thomasi 1907 Sciurus (Guerlinguetus) gilvigularis paraensis 1904 with Hagmann Aves Species Galbalcyrhynchus purusianus 1904 Subspecies Lepidothrix coronata caelestipileata 1905 Amphibia Species Trachycephalus resinifictrix 1907 Pisces Genus Phreatobius 1905 Species Phreatobius cisternarum 1905 Arachnida Genera Cimarus 1893 Octytus 1893 Species At least 21 Others Genus Meloidogyne 1889 (Nematoda) Subgenus Haematomyidium 1905 (Diptera) HONORS Goeldia Keyserling 1901 (Arachnida) Maorigoeldia Edwards 1930 (Diptera) Goeldichironomus Fittkau 1965 (Diptera) Goeldiella Eigenmann & Norris 1900 (Pisces) Subgenus Ctenogoeldia Edwards 1930 (Diptera)
Elsa Rossi de Garcia
Elsa Rossi de Garcia, Argentine paleontologist (fl.1959-83) DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA Ostracoda Suborder Cuyanocopina 1975 Superfamilies Beecherellidacea 1975 Celechovitacea 1975 Families Celechoviteidae 1975 Platibolbidae 1975 with Proserpio Proparaparchitidae 1975 with Proserpio & Nuñez Genera Argenticytheretta 1969 Argentinites 1975 with Baldis Baldiscella 1975 Bernardites 1976 with Proserpio Bertelsiana 1980 with Proserpio Bilobeyrichia 1975 with Baldis Cribobolbina 1979 with Proserpio Cuvillierina 1972 Dillobellopsis 1975 with Baldis Furchesia 1975 with Proserpio Grekoffiana 1969 Kloedenellopleura 1975 with Baldis Leanzacythere 1976 with Leanza Masiukcythere 1967 Nortite 1976 with Proserpio Novocythere 1972 Nugnela 1975 with Proserpio Platibolba 1972 with Baldis Platybolina 1975 with Proserpio Saltite 1976 with Proserpio Seudomacronotella 1975 1975 with Proserpio Sohniella 1979 with Proserpio Zygobolbinella 1975 with Proserpio Others Neovenericor 1980 with Levy (Bivalvia) Polanskiella 1983 (Hymenoptera) HONORS (Fossil Ostracoda) Garciana Schallreuter 1994 Garciaella Ding & Honigstein 1994
Elio García Austt
Elio García-Austt Negri, Uruguayan neurophysiologist (Montevideo 09 April 1919 – Montevideo 12 August 2005) ACHIEVEMENTS First demonstrated strychnine spikes in the chick embryo (1954) Found that counting repetitive light flashes augmented the visual response (1963-4) With Rius described the slow response of auditory galvanic stimulation (1965) First to demonstrate that stimulation of limbic structures provokes dormancy and decreases in electroencephalogram frequency Developed a technique for diagnosing normotensive hidrocephaly With P. Handler developed a simple method for magnetic tape recording of bioelectric potentials (1960) and computational procedures in neurophysiology