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| Born | (1920-08-15)15 August 1920 Aachen, Germany |
| Died | 22 October 2017(2017-10-22) (aged 97) Munich, Germany |
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| Fields | Molecular andnuclear physics |
| Institutions | Max Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics |
Eleonore Trefftz (15 August 1920 – 22 October 2017) was a Germanphysicist known for her work onmolecular andnuclear physics. She was appointed as a Scientific Member of theMax Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics in 1971.[1]
Trefftz was born inAachen,North Rhine-Westphalia, on 15 August 1920.[2] She was raised inLoschwitz,Dresden from 1923, after her fatherErich Trefftz was appointed as a professor ofapplied mechanics atTU Dresden in 1922.[2][3] Between 1941 and 1945, Trefftz studied at TU Dresden and remained here until 1948, where she engaged in research and made assignments on theoretical physics, assisted byFriedrich Hund.[2][4] In 1948, Trefftz became a research assistant at theMax Planck Institute inGöttingen, where she researched the transition probabilities ofspectral lines.[1][4]
In 1971, Trefftz became a Scientific Member of theMax Planck Institute for Physics and Astrophysics;[1] she was the second woman to be appointed to theMax Planck Society, afterMargot Becke-Goehring.[4] While Trefftz primarily worked onmolecular andnuclear physics,[1] she was also associated withquantum chemistry.[4] Trefftz helped develop programming techniques to assist the Max Planck Institute in using computeriseddata processing.[1] She spent the remainder of her scientific career at the Max Planck Institute,[5] becoming an Emeritus Scientific Member of theInstitute for Astrophysics inGarching bei München upon her retirement. She died in Munich on 22 October 2017.[1]
TU Dresden has introduced the Eleonore Trefftz Programme for Visiting Women Professors to support female scientists by providing year-long research and teaching roles.[6] Minor planet7266 Trefftz, discovered in 1973, was named in her honour.[5]
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