Miguel Angel Soto
Miguel Angel Soto Arenas, Mexican orchidologist (Torreón, Coahuila State 12 July 1963 – Torreón, Coahuila State 27 August 2009) Described over 160 orchid species and subspecies HONORS Sotoa Salazar 2010 (Orchidaceae)
Meghnad Saha
Meghnad Saha, Indian physicist (Seoratali, Dhaka, Bengal 06 October 1893 – New Delhi 16 February 1956) ACHIEVEMENTS/BIBLIOGRAPHY On a new theorem in elasticity. J.Asiatic Soc. Bengal (NS) 14:421, 1918. Developed Saha-Bose equation of state for a nonideal gas (1918) First to recognize the theory of thermal ionization for interpretation of stellar spectra Derived Saha thermal ionization equation used to investigate stellar spectra Ionization of Solar Chromosphere. Phil. Mag. 40:472, 1920. With R.C. Majumder. On new methods in statistical mechanics. Phil. Mag. 9:584, 1930 Enunciated Saha phenomenon and derivated Dirac-Saha equation from Dirac’s quantization condition for magnetic monopoles The origin of mass in neutrons and protons. Ind. J. Phys. 10:145, 1936 With Amarnath Tandon. A new model demountable vacuum furnace. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. India 6:212, 1936. Invented a device for measuring weight and pressure from Sun rays First to point out the need to make astronomical observations from outside the earth’s atmosphere (1937) Predicted the 21 cm line of atomic hydrogen from the hyperfine structure independent from Van de Hulst (1944) HONORS Saha Moon crater Physics Nobel Prize nominee (1930, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1951 & 1955) See WWW.saha.ac.in/cs/archive.mns/mns2.htm
Mayandy Sivadasan
Mayandy Sivadasan, Indian botanist (1948 – DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA Genera Nanooravia 2013 with Kiran Raj Thymocarpus 1981 with Nicolson & Steyermark Species Amorphophallus bognerianus 2009 with Jaleel Amorphophallus bonaccordiensis 1994 with Mohanan Amorphophallus nicolsonianus 1986 Amorphophallus smithsonianus 1989 Arisaema agasthyanum 1987 with Kumar Arisaema muricaudatum 1985 Arisaema nilamburense 1983 Arundinella thirumelliensis 2014 with Sunil & Ratheesh Chrysopogon narayaniae 2017 with Sunil & Ratheesh Dimeria raviana 2015 with Kiran Raj Dimeria veldkampii 2008 with Kiran Raj Dysoxylum swaminathanianum 2001 with Anil Kumar Eriocaulon vandaanamense 2014 with Sunil & Ratheesh Fimbristylis pokkudaniana 2016 with Sunil & Ratheesh Impatiens minae 2011 with Ratheesh & Anil Kumar Impatiens theuerkaufiana 2013 with Ratheesh Isachne edamalayarensis 2016 with Sunil & Naveen Kum. Ixora agasthymalayana 1991 with Mohanan Lagenandra keralensis 2001 with Jaleel Miliusa gokhalaei 2012 with Ratheesh, Sujanapal & Anil Kumar Oberonia wynadensis 1990 with Balakrishnan Pavetta bourdillonii 1999 with Mohanan Pothos crassipedunculatus 1989 with Mohanan Rotala dhaneshiana 2014 with Sunil & Ratheesh Sida ravii 1996 with Anil Kumar Sonerila gadgiliana 2015 with Ratheesh Sonerila janakiana 2017 with Ratheesh & Sunil Sonerila veldkampiana 2013 with Ratheesh & Mini Theriophonum fischeri 1981 Thymocarpus cannoides 1981 with Nicolson & Steyermark Typhonium blumei 1981 with Nicolson Others 2 subspecies and 3 varieties HONORS Sivadasania Mohanan & Pimenov 2007 (Apiaceae)
Martin Schmal
Martin Schmal, German-born Jewish Brazilian chemical engineer (Grünberg, Giessen District, Hesse State 07 July 1937 – Authored 204 papers (until 2013) DEVELOPED Catalysts that filtrates pollutant gas and particled material from diesel engines An oxidation catalyst that employs molybdenum and silica A new method for preparing catalysts With D. Aranda. Process of methane coupling (1997) With B.M.S. Evandro & C.A.P. Marta. A new catalyst for production of polialcohols (1996) With L.C.D.M. Schmal & A. Gaspar. Synthesis catalyst chromium-based (1996) With H. Borges. New catalysts for hydrogenation (1996) With H.B.M. Schmal. New catalyst for hydrodenitrogenation (1996) With T.M.S. Vitor. A bifunctional catalysts of Hds(1995) With L.C. Diegues, M.A. Baldanza & R.S. Monteiro. Anti-pollutant catalysts (1995) With A. Frydman, C.T. Campbell & D. Castner. A method for accurate quantitative XPS analysis of multimetallic or multiphase catalysts on support particles. J. Catalysis 157:133-44, 1995 PATENT With P.E.V. de Miranda, L.G. Desá, T.E.F. Gutierres, S.A. Venancio, I.C.L. Leocádio, M.A.S. Baldanza & V.P. Vicentini. Method for the production of light hydrocarbons from gas with high methane content, a solid fuel cell used for the production of light hydrocarbons from gas with high methane content, and a catalyst for the production of light hydrocarbons from gas with high methane content. US20110189559 (2011) HONOURS Humboldt Research Award, Stiftung Foundation (2002) Best Poster, Japan Chemistry Institution, International Congress of Surface Science & Colloids (2000)
Mario Sousa Sanchez
Mario Sousa Sanchez, Mexican botanist (Ciudad de Mexico 19 February 1940 – Ciudad de Mexico 17 January 2017) Authored over 130 publications DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA Genera Guinetia 2000 with Rico Heteroflorum 2005 Subgenus Ruddia 2007 with Linares Section Standleyi 2009 Species About 150 HONORS Mariosousa Seigler & Ebinger 2006 (Fabaceae)
Mario Sanchez Roig
Mario Ildefonso Sanchez Roig, Cuban zoologist and paleontologist (La Habana 23 January 1890 – La Habana 13 June 1962) DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Echinodermata Genera Aguayoaster 1952 Cubanaster 1952 Fernandezaster 1952 Gonzalezaster 1952 Hernandezaster 1949 Herrerasia 1951 Herreraster 1951 Lajanaster 1924 with Lambert Lambertona 1953 Megapatagus 1953 Moronaster 1952 Neopatagus 1953 Palmeraster 1949 Pseudoasterostoma 1952 Pseudorthopsis 1949 Rojasaster 1952 Rojasia 1951 Sandiegoaster 1952 Zanolettia 1951 Zanolettiaster 1953 Species About 280 Mollusca Genus (Fossil) Cubaochetoceras 1951 Species Cerion acuticostatum 1948 Cerion chaparra 1953 with Aguayo Cerion columbinus 1951 Cerion coutini 1951 Cerion feltoni 1951 Cerion grilloensis 1951 Cerion miramarae 1951 Cerion palmeri 1948 Cerion pastelliloens 1951 Cerion prestoni 1951 Cerion pretiosus 1951 Cerion pseudocyclostomum 1953 with Aguayo Cerion saetiae 1948 Cerion sainthilarius 1951 Cerion tanamensis 1951 Chondrothyrella paredonis 1951 Chondrothyrium mortiarum 1951 Chondrothyrium tejedori 1951 Macroceramus giganteus Macroceramus jaumei Macroceramus yateresense Opisthocoelium dubium 1949 Opisthosiphon conicus 1949 with Aguayo Opisthosiphon sabinalense 1949 Wrightudora laevistria 1949 with Aguayo Subspecies At least 11 HONORS (Fossil) Sanchezella Durham 1954 (Echinodermata) Subgenus Roigites Wierzbowski 1976 (Ammonites)