Troels Myndel Pedersen
Troels Myndel Pedersen, Danish-born Argentine botanist (Copenhagen 26 September 1916 – Corrientes 05 April 2000) DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA Valid Genera (Amaranthaceae) Hebanthodes 2000 Lecosia 2000 Quaternella 1990 Siamosia 1987 with K. Larsen Species Alternanthera bahiensis 1995 Alternanthera collina 1997 Alternanthera inaccessa 1997 Alternanthera piptantha 2000 Alternanthera serpens 1997 Carex rupicola Cerastium rivulariastrum 1970 with Möschl Cyperus grossianus 1972 Eleocharis strobilacea 1961 Eryngium mesopotamicum 1997 Gomphrena ferruginea 1976 Gomphrena hatschibachiana 2000 Gomphrena phaeotricha 1976 Gomphrena radiata 1976 Gomphrena riparia 2000 Gomphrena spissa 1997 Gomphrena tríceps 1997 Gomphrena vitellina 1990 Guilleminea chacoensis 2000 Guilleminea fragilis 2000 Guilleminea hirsuta 2000 Hebanthodes peruviana 2000 Hydrocleys modesta 1961 Hydrocleys grosourdyana 1961 Lecosia formicarum 2000 Lecosia oppositifolia 2000 Pfaffia argyrea 2000 Pfaffia minarum 1997 Pfaffia ninae 1997 Pfaffia rotundifolia 1997 Pfaffia sarcophylla 1997 Pfaffia townsendii 1990 Pfaffia tuberculosa 1997 Quaternella confusa 1990 Quaternella ephedroides 1997 Scirpus guaraniticus 1961 Siamosia thailandica 1987 Silene cuspidata 1984 Silene melanopotamica 1984 Spergula calva 1984 Stellaria chilensis 1983 Stellaria parva 1961 Stellaria weddellii 1983 Others 16 varieties, 11 subspecies and 8 forms HONORS Pedersenia Holub 1998 (Amaranthaceae)
Thavamani Jegajothivel Pandian
Thavamani Jegajothivel Pandian, Indian fisheries biologist (Madurai District, Tamil Nadu 15 June 1939 – About 250 papers Developed a model for predicting the transformation of food energy into growth Published the paper that became a citation classic Intake, digestion, absorption and conversion of food in the fishes Megalops cyprinoides and Ophiocephalus striatus. Marine Biology 1:16-32, 1983 Discovered haploid and tetraploid catfishes With R. Koteeswaran. Natural occurrence of monoploid and polyploids in the Indian catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis. Curr. Sci. 76:1134-7, 1999 Obtained the first generation of supermales (YY) in tilapia, barbs ang guppy species and superfemales (XX) in guppy species to sire monosex progenies Demonstrated that the sperm survived in catfish for over 240 days if they were preserved at -20° C and could still be fertilized With R. Koteeswaran. Live sperm from post-mortem preserved Indian catfish. Curr. Sci. 82:447-50, 2002 First to report that research has conclusively shown that fishes have retained bisexual potency even after sexual maturity and spermiation
Teresa Pinto
Teresa Pinto Hamuy, Chilean psycho physiologist (died 2008?) Modified Sutherland box With S. Aronsohn, P. Toledo & P. Asenjo. Analysis of a guided-response procedure in visual discrimination by rats. J. Exp. Anal. Behav. 47(3):311-7, 1987 With C. Passig, W.M. Jenkins, J.A. Arraztoa, H. Guadagno & R. Olivares. Development of a computerized system for simultaneous visual discrimination in rats. Behav. Brain research 47(2):199-201, 1992 SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With P. Espina Marchant, D. Bustamante, P. Morales & M. Herrera-Marschitz. Rat strain influences the use of the egocentric learning strategies mediated by neostriatum. Exp. Brain Res. 193(2):205-12, 2009 With P. Espina Marchant, D. Bustamante, P. Morales, L. Robles & M. Herrera-Marschitz. Spatial cognition and memory: a reversible lesion with lidocaine into the anteromedial posterior parietal cortex (AM/PPC) affects directly working and long-term memory on two foraging tasks. Biol. Res. 39(4):601-9, 2006 With V.M. Montero & J.F. Torrealba. Neurotoxic lesions of anteromedial posterior parietal cortex disrupts spatial maze memory in blind rats. Behav. Brain res. 153(2):465-70, 2004 With R.F. Sanchez, V.M. Montero, S.G. Espinoza, E. Díaz & M. Canitnol. Visuospatial discrimination deficit in rats after ibotenate lesions in anteromedial visual cortex. Physiol. Behav. 62(5):989-94, 1997 With E. Díaz & V. Fernandez. Interhemispheric structural asymmetry induced by a lateralized reaching task in the rat motor cortex. Eur. J. Neurosc. 6(7):1235-8, 1994 With S. Aronsohn & C. Colin. Monocular enucleation causes a deficit in visual learning in rats. Acta Physiol. Lat. Am. 31(3):143-50, 1981 With H. Bracchitta & F. Lolas. Slow cortical potentials (SCP) recorded at different sites of the motor and sensory cortex during avoidance conditioning in the rabbit. Neuropsychology 11(1):67-73, 1973 With C.W. Hendrickson. Nonretention of a visual conditioned heart-rate response under neocortical spreading depression. J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol. 64(3):510-3, 1967 With P. Linck. Effect of frontal lesions on performance of sequential tasks by monkeys. Exp. Neurol. 12:96-107, 1965 With M.A. Saavedra & E. Garcia. Acquisition of auditory conditioned responses in normal and neodecorticate rats. J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol. 56(1);31-5,1963 With G. Santibañez. Olfactory discrimination deficits in monkeys with temporal lobe ablations. J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol. 50(5):472-4, 1957 With G. Santibañez, C. Gonzales & E. Vicencio. Changes in behavior and visual discrimination performance after selective ablations of temporal cortex. J. Comp. Physiol. Psychol. 50(4):379-85, 1957 With R.B. Bromiley & C.N. Woolsey. Somatic afferent areas I and II of the dog’s cerebral cortex. J. Neurophysiol. 19:485-99, 1956 Retention and preformance of ‘skilled movements” after cortical ablation in monkeys. Bull Johns Hopkins Hosp. 98: 417-44, 1956 With C.N. Woolsey, P.H. Seitlage, D.R. Meyer, W. Sencer & A.M. Travis. Pattern of localization in precentral and “supplementary” motor areas and their relation to the concept of a premotor area. Res. Publ. Assoc. Res. Nerv. Mental Dis. 30:238-64, 1952
Sindhu Amrut Paradkar
Sindhu Amrut Paradkar, Indian palaeobotanist (20 November 1930 – DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA GENERA Plantae Apocinaceoxylon 1970 with Chitaley & Subnedar Bauhinioxylon 1972 with Nakada Cestroxylon 1971 with Bhutada Chitaleypushpam 1971 Deccanocarpon 1975 Mohgaoanthus 1985 with Dixit Oleoxylon 1971 with Joshi Paraferonioxylon 1985 with Dixit Rhizomites 1971 Shoreoxylon 1972 Todisporangidites 1980 with Barlinge Trialata 1986 with Dixit Velamenorhizos 1977 with Barlinge Fungi Arbusculites 1976 Ascochytites 1982 with Barlinge Chlamydosporites 1975 Dactylosporites 1976 Helicominites 1982 with Barlinge Monodictyites 1982 with Barlinge Mougeotiates 1982 with Barlinge Palaeoleptosphaeria 1982 with Barlinge
Setembrino Petri
Setembrino Petri, Brazilian paleontologist and stratigrapher (Amparo, São Paulo State 25 September 1922 – With Chahud & Fairchild described the fossil fish Sphenacanthus sanpauloensis 2010 With Chahud described the fossil fish genus Taquaralodus 2010 Described the fossil insect Phyloblatta roxoi 1945 DESCRIBED FOSSIL MOLLUSCA & FORAMINIFERA TAXA Genus Guiratingia 1966 with Fulfaro (Bivalvia) Species Actinopteria langei 1967 Ammobaculites copei 1962 Ammobaculites hartti 1962 Angulogerina paraensis 1957 Anomalina calumbiensis 1957 Anomalinoides itatigensis 1962 Anomalinoides petrobrasi 1962 Bigenerina euzebioi 1962 Bolivina pirabensis 1957 Bolivina rhombica 1954 Bolivina striatula 1954 Bolivina tinocoi 1962 Cibicides americanus 1954 Cibicides cururuensis 1954 Cibicides mendesi 1962 Cibicides pirabensis 1957 Cibicidina hoelfeldi 1962 Cibicidina paraensis 1957 Cibicidina sergipana 1962 Conorbella americana 1957 Dentalina borgesi 1962 Dentalina mirandai 1962 Discopulvinulina pirabensis 1957 Discorbis lisboai 1962 Discorbis paraensis 1957 Elphidium limbatus 1954 Elphidium paraensis 1954 Elphidium tropicalis 1954 Eoguttulina anderyi 1962 Eoguttulina kreidleri 1962 Eponides aracajuensis 1962 Eponides leinzi 1962 Fissurina depressula 1957 Globotruncana campbelli 1962 Globulina tropicale 1957 Guembelitria kegeli 1962 Guiratingia mendesi 1966 with Fulfaro Lagena bulloides 1957 Lenticulina benderi 1962 Lenticulina guedesi 1962 Lingulina assisi 1962 Lingulina kelleri 1962 Marginulina gardneri 1962 Marginulina loefgreni 1962 Nodosaria carltoni 1962 Nodosaria mourai 1962 Nonion canecensis 1957 Nonionella curvisulcata 1954 Nonionella garaia 1952 Nonionella leonardosi 1952 Nonionella pirabensis 1957 Parafissurina hemisphaerica 1957 Paramillerella derbyi 1956 Planomalina mauryae 1962 Planularia derbyi 1962 Planulina cotinguibensis 1962 Pseudoglandulina wanderleyi 1952 Pseudopolymorphina tropicale 1957 Pseudovalvulineria sergipana 1962 Quinqueloculina avelinoi 1962 Quinqueloculina crandalli 1962 Quinqueloculina fusiformis 1957 Quinqueloculina sopei 1962 Reophax hyatti 1962 Reophax whitei 1962 Reussella moraisii 1962 Robulus pauloi 1962 Spiroplectammina japericensis 1957 Spiroplectammina lenkoi Spiroplectammina regoi Tetrataxys zelleri 1956 Textularia curta 1954 Textularia japericensis 1957 Textularia marajoara 1954 Trocholina silvai 1962 Vaginulina duartei 1962 Valvulineria amarali 1962 Verneuilina branneri 1962 HONORS (Fossil) Petriaia Mussa, Borghi, Bergamaschi, Schubert, Pereira & Rodrigues 1996 (Plantae) Petriathyris Lee & Jin 2006 (Brachiopoda) Petrisigmoopsis Pinto & Purper 1981 (Ostracoda)
Sergio Porto
Sergio Pereira da Silva Porto, Brazilian physicist (Niterói, Rio de Janeiro State 19 January 1926 – Novosibirski, Siberia 21 June 1979) Recognized as world authority in spectroscopy and laser His laboratory at Bell Labs became one of the most important laboratories in the field of solid state spectroscopy Authored over 150 papers First to use laser radiation as an excitation source in Raman spectroscopy With D. L. Wood. Ruby optical maser as a Raman source. Optical Society of America 52(3): 1962. With H. Kogelnik first to obtain Raman spectra using He-Ne continuous laser (1963) With N. Jannuzzi. New singlet transitions in the near infrared spectrum of molecular hydrogen. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, 11(15):378-384, 1963. With A.A. Ballman & A. Yariv. Calcium Niobate Ca(NbO3)2: a new laser host crystal. J. Appl. Physics. American Institute of Physics, 34(11): 3155 – 3136, 1963. First to observe Raman scattering from F centers With J.M. Worlock. Raman scattering by F centers. Phys. Rev. Lett. 15:697-9, 1965 Co-discovered thermal lens effect With J.P. Gordon, R.S. Moore, J.R. Whinnery & R.C. C. Leite. Long transient effects in laser with insert liquid samples. J. Appl. Physics 36:3, 1965 First to observe polaritons in ionic crystals With B. Tell & T.C. Damen. Near forward Raman scattering in zinc oxide. Phys. Rev. Lett. 16:450-2, 1966 Introduced Porto notation With T.C. Damen & B. Tell. Raman effect in zinc oxide. Phys. Rev. 142:570-4, 1966 First to observe light scattering from spin waves With P. A. Fleury, L.E. Cheesman & H.J. Guggenheim. Light scattering by spin waves in FeF2. Phys. Rev. Lett. 17:84-7, 1966 Co-discovered resonance Raman effect With R. C. C. Leite. Enhancement of the Raman cross section in Cdc due to resonant Absorption. Physical Review Letters 17:538, 1966 First to observe optical activity in Raman spectra With J.F. Scott. Longitudinal and transverse optical lattice vibrations in quartz. Phys. Rev. 161:903-10, 1967 Observed Raman cross-section of gases With A. Weber, L.E. Cheesman & J.J. Barrett. High resolution Raman spectroscopy of gases with CW-laser excitation. J. Optic Soc. Am. 5:9-28, 1967 Observed anti-symmetric electronic Raman scattering With A. Kiel, T.C. Damen, S. Singh & F. Varsanyi. Asymmetry in the electronic and phonon Raman effects in CeCl3. IEEE J. Quant. Elect. 4:318, 1968 With A. Kiel. Selection rules for electronic Raman effect. J. Molecular Spectroscopy 32(3):458-68, 1969 Observed symmetry-forbidden first-order Raman spectra in disordered solids With P.F. Williams. Symmetry-forbidden resonant Raman scattering in Cu2O. Phys. Rev. B 8:1782-5, 1973 Generalized Lyddane-Sachs-Teller relation for ordered-disordered crystals With A.S. Chaves. Generalized Lyddane-Sachs-Teller relation. Solid State Communications 13:865-8, 1973 Observed dynamic disorder in crystals using Raman scattering With A. S. Chaves & R.S. Katiyar. Coupled modes with A1 symmetry in tetragonal BaTiO3. Phys. Rev. B 10:3522-33, 1974 Discovered a process for obtaining heavy water (1979) CONTRIBUTIONS TO MEDICINE AND OTHERS With J. A. H. de Freitas et al. performed the first in the world glaucoma operation employing argon laser (1975) Developed the first in the world technique of tympanum transplant in man employing laser With L. H. Escudero, A.O. Castro, M. Drumond, D.G. Bozinis, A.F.S. Penna & E. Gallego-Lluesma. Argon laser in Human Tympanoplasty. American Medical Association 105:252, 1979 Proposed using laser for uranium isotopic separation DEVICES/PATENTS A quantitative and Easily operated x – rays detecter. May 1961 With C. A. Arguello & D.L. Rousseau. A Double beam raman spectrometer. With D. Landon. A tandem spectrometer to detect laser – exited Raman radiation. Appl. Optics. 4: 762, 1962. With R. C. C. Leite. A simple method for calibration of ruby laser output. Sep. Proc. IEEE 51(4): 1963. With C. T.Lin, T. D. Z. Atvars et al. A low cost and high efficiency helium recycling system for CO2 laser. With A. Szule, J. Pereira Neto, J. Rezende et al. Construction and perfomance of a high resolution grating spectrometer. Anais Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 1960. 32(1): 25-30, 1960. With Gary D. Boyd, Phase – Matched Raman Radiation Amplifier and Oscillator. U.S. Patent Office jan. 24, 1967. With N. Nassau & A. Yariv. Optical maser comprising the active medium CaWO4:Pr. U. S. Patent Office no 3,258,716, 258, 716. jun. 28, 1966. With W. Proffitt, L.M. Fraas & P. Cervenka. An interferometric rejection filter for Raman spectroscopy. Appl. Opt. 10:531, 1971