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Hermann Schmalzried

Hermann Schmalzried is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hermann Schmalzried rather than just read about it. In short: Hermann Schmalzried (born 21 January 1932 in Koblenz) is a German chemist known for his work in physical chemistry, especially on the thermodynamics and kinetics of solid state chemistry. Education and career Schmalzried received his diploma (with a diploma thesis on the fluorescence of benzopyrene) from Theodor Förster at the University of Stuttgart and received his doctorate in 1958 at the Roentgen Institute of th…

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Reference excerpt

Hermann Schmalzried (born 21 January 1932 in Koblenz) is a German chemist known for his work in physical chemistry, especially on the thermodynamics and kinetics of solid state chemistry.

Education and career Schmalzried received his diploma (with a diploma thesis on the fluorescence of benzopyrene) from Theodor Förster at the University of Stuttgart and received his doctorate in 1958 at the Roentgen Institute of the University of Stuttgart with Richard Glocker (1890-1978) and was a postdoc with Carl Wagner at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, a pioneer in solid state chemistry. He habilitated in 1966 at the Leibniz University Hannover on the topic of disorder in ternary ionic crystals. In 1966, he became a full professor at the Technical University of Clausthal and in 1975 at the Leibniz University Hannover. He was Courtesy Professor at Cornell University and Schottky Professor at Stanford University. He wrote two textbooks on chemical reactions in solids, which were internationally standard works. He also dealt with thermodynamics of solids and electrochemistry. His group worked closely with Alan Lidiard's group in England.

Honors and awards Schmalzried received the Wilhelm Jost Memorial Medal in 1994 and the Bunsen Medal in 2013. He is "External Scientific Member" of the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen, member of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences, the Leopoldina, corresponding member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and member of the Academia Europaea (1989). He was awarded an honorary doctor at the University of Stuttgart in 2003.

Bibliography

Reviews Schmalzried, H. (1963). "Solid-State Reactions". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 2 (5): 251–254. doi:10.1002/anie.196302511. ISSN 0570-0833. Schmalzried, Hermann (1965). "Point defects in ternary ionic crystals". Progress in Solid State Chemistry. 2: 265–303. doi:10.1016/0079-6786(65)90009-9. Schmalzried, H (1987). "Transport in Chemical Potential Gradients of Multicomponent Oxides". Annual Review of Materials Science. 17 (1): 149–160. Bibcode:1987AnRMS..17..149S. doi:10.1146/annurev.ms.17.080187.001053. ISSN 0084-6600. Schmalzried, Hermann; Backhaus-Ricoult, Monika (1993). "Internal solid state reactions". Progress in Solid State Chemistry. 22 (1): 1–57. doi:10.1016/0079-6786(93)90007-E. Schmalzried, Hermann (1994). "Die physikalische Chemie fester Stoffe". Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 98 (11): 1365–1372. doi:10.1002/bbpc.19940981104. Schmalzried, Hermann (2000-01-01). "Chemical kinetics at solid-solid interfaces". Pure and Applied Chemistry. 72 (11): 2137–2147. doi:10.1351/pac200072112137. ISSN 1365-3075. S2CID 97902585. Schmalzried, Hermann (2004-12-01). "The Advent of Solid-State Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Electrochemistry in the 20th Century". Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie. 218 (12): 1385–1399. doi:10.1524/zpch.218.12.1385.53832. ISSN 2196-7156. S2CID 102100165.

Books Schmalzried, Hermann; Navrotsky, Alexandra (1975). Festkörperthermodynamik. Weinheim: Verlag Chemie. ISBN 3-527-25605-9. OCLC 2563765. Schmalzried, Hermann (1981). Solid state reactions. Weinheim; Deerfield Beach, FL.: Verlag Chemie. ISBN 978-3-527-25872-7. OCLC 7376597. Schmalzried, Hermann (1995). Chemical kinetics of solids. Weinheim: VCH. ISBN 3-527-29094-X. OCLC 31661771.

References

External links Würdigung an der Universität Stuttgart anlässlich der Ehrendoktorwürde, 2004, pdf

Worked examples

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Hermann Schmalzried

In research: Hermann Schmalzried appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hermann Schmalzried in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hermann Schmalzried is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1932 births, 20th-century German chemists, Academic staff of Leibniz University Hannover, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Hermann Schmalzried (born 21 January 1932 in Koblenz) is a German chemist known for his work in physical chemistry, especially on the thermodynamics and kinetics of solid state chemistry. Education and career Schmalzried received his diploma (with a diploma thesis on the fluorescence of benzopyrene…

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