Department of Chemestry
Short biography and Publications by Volkert Faltings
Short biography
| 1917 | born on 24. Mai 1917 in Hamburg |
| 1937 | Matriculation examination, then compulsory military service |
| 1937-1941 | Study of physics at the University of Hamburg |
| 1941-1944 | military service (radio operator in the Russian campaign) |
| 1944-1945 | Collaboration in the research group on uranium enrichment in Celle (Seidenwerk Spinnhütte), a branch of the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the University of Hamburg |
| 1945-1946 | Study of physics at the University of Hamburg (continued) |
| 1946 | Diploma thesis in theoretical physics with Wilhelm Lenz in Hamburg |
| 1948-1952 | Administrator of an assistant position in the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the University of Hamburg |
| 1949 | Doctorate with Paul Harteck in Hamburg |
| 1952-1957 | Head of process development in the laboratory of Scholven-Chemie in Gelsenkirchen-Buer |
| 1957-? | Authorized signatory and plant director at Scholven-Chemie in Gelsenkirchen-Buer |
| 1959-? | Member of the Management Board of Scholven-Chemie in Gelsenkirchen-Buer |
| 1973-? | Representative of the Chairman of the Management Board of Scholven-Chemie in Gelsenkirchen-Buer (1975 merger to form Veba-Oel) |
| 1975-1980 | Treasurer of the Bunsen Society |
Further Information
- Volkert Faltings on his 65th birthday
Relatives
- Volkert Faltings is the father of the mathematician Gert Faltings
Alternative name spellings
- Volkert Faltings
- Volkert Ludwig Faltings
Publications
(only until end of time in Hamburg, until 1952)
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| 1953 | |
| 10 |
Tritiumzähler mit Wasserstoff-Füllung und Toluoldampfzusatz (Tritium counter with hydrogen filling and toluene addition) Volkert Faltings Naturwissenschaften 40, 409-409 (1953) |
| 9 |
Ein Multiplikationseffekt bei der Anreicherung der Germaniumisotope in der Gaszentrifuge (A multiplication effect in the enrichment of germanium isotopes in the gas centrifuge) Volkert Faltings, Friedlieb Seehofer Zeitschrift für Elektrochemie, Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie 57, 445-448 (1953) (Zuordnung F. Seehofer = Friedlieb Seehofer vermutet) |
1952 | |
| 8 |
Eine Anwendung der natürlichen 14C-Aktivität in der Lebensmittelchemie (The utilization of natural carbon-14 activity in food chemistry) Volkert Faltings Angewandte Chemie 64, 605-606 (1952) |
| 7 |
Die Messung natürlicher 14C-Aktivitäten im Proportionalzähler (Natural carbon-14 activities in proportional counter) Volkert Faltings Naturwissenschaften 39, 378-379 (1952) |
1950 | |
| 6 |
The helium-3 problem of the atmosphere Paul Harteck, Volkert Faltings Nature 166, 1109-1109 (1950) |
| 5 |
Verstärkung der Anreicherung gasförmiger Isotope in Ultrazentrifugen (Amplification of the enrichment of gaseous isotopes in ultracentrifuges) Volkert Faltings, Wilhelm Groth, Paul Harteck Naturwissenschaften 37, 490-491 (1950) |
| 4 |
Der Tritiumgehalt der Atmosphäre (Tritium content of the atmosphere) Volkert Faltings, Paul Harteck Zeitschrift für Naturforschung 5a, 438-439 (1950) |
| 3 |
Über Gaszentrifugen. Anreicherung der Xenon-, Krypton- und der Selen-Isotope nach dem Zentrifugenverfahren (Gas centrifuges. Enrichment of isotopes of xenon, krypton, and selenium with the centrifugal process) Konrad Beyerle, Wilhelm Groth, Paul Harteck, J. Hans D. Jensen, Gertrud Beggerow, Volkert Faltings, Klaus Albert Suhr, Erich Nann Beiheft zu "Angewandte Chemie" und "Chemie-Ingenieur-Technik" 59, 66 (1950), Publisher: Verlag Chemie, Weinheim |
1949 | |
| 2 |
Über Gaszentrifugen (Auszug). Anreicherung der Xenon-, Krypton- und der Selen-Isotope nach dem Zentrifugenverfahren (Gas centrifuges. Enrichment of isotopes of xenon, krypton, and selenium with the centrifugal process) Konrad Beyerle, Wilhelm Groth, Paul Harteck, J. Hans D. Jensen, Gertrud Beggerow, Volkert Faltings, Klaus Albert Suhr, Erich Nann Chemie Ingenieur Technik 21, 331-334 (1949) |
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Anreicherung
der Selenisotope nach dem Ultrazentrifugenverfahren mit Wasserstoffstabilisierung Volkert Faltings -/- Supervisor: Paul Harteck, Wilhelm Groth Dissertation, Hamburg (1949) |