Gisela Anton

Gisela Anton (née Glasmachers) (born 27 March 1955 in Bullay) is a German physicist. She is teaching and conducting research at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg since 1995. She was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize in 1994.

Gisela Anton
Born
Glasmachers

(1955-03-27) 27 March 1955
Bullay
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
Spouse(s)Frank Anton
Children3
AwardsGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Preis
Scientific career
FieldsAstroparticle physics
InstitutionsUniversity of Bonn, University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
Thesis (1983)

Early life and education

Gisela Anton began studying physics in Bonn in 1973. In 1975, she entered and won the Young Scientists' Award (Bundessieger Jugend forscht).[1] At this competition she met Frank Anton, whom she married in 1979. After earning her Ph.D. in 1983,[2] she worked at the Physics Institute at the University of Bonn from 1984 to 1995, but also engaged in research work in Saclay (1990–1991) and Mainz (1991–1992). In 1993, she habilitated at the University of Bonn.[3] Since 1995, she is Chair of Experimental Physics at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Career and research

Anton's career has included working in the field of high-energy physics and the ELSA Particle Accelerator in Bonn and designing the Amadeus detector. For this work, she was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize (1994) and the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit) (1995). She studied baryon resonances by real photons.[4]

She explored acoustic sensors for the ANTARES neutrino telescope in 2005.[5] Anton´s research is focussing on neutrino experiments such as ANTARES/KM3net, IceCube, and EXO-200. She is also doing applied research in the medical field on the Medipix detectors.[6]

Anton is also founder of the ECAP (Erlangen Center for Astroparticle Physics). ECAP Members:[7]

She is also working with the ESFZ (ErlangerSchülerForschungsZentrum für Bayern, bavarian school students research center)[8][9]

In 2005, Anton held the Emmy-Noether-lecture[10] at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Awards

References
  1. "Berechnung stabiler Schwimmlagen homogener Körper mit quadratischem Querschnitt mit Hilfe elementarer mathematischer Methoden".
  2. "INSPIRE". inspirehep.net. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  3. Andre, C.G. (1953-11-01). "THE PHOTOPRODUCTION OF $pi$$sup 0$ MESONS FROM HYDROGEN AND DEUTERIUM (thesis)". doi:10.2172/4419237. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Gisela Anton (15 October 2002). "The study of baryon resonances by real photons". Elsevier B.V. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2010-12-26. The experimental status of baryon resonances is reviewed.
  5. NAUMANN, C.; ANTON, G.; GRAF, K.; HÖSSL, J.; KAPPES, A.; KARG, T.; KATZ, U.; LAHMANN, R.; SALOMON, K. (2006). "Development of Acoustic Sensors for the Antares Experiment". International Journal of Modern Physics A. World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt. 21 (supp01): 92–96. arXiv:astro-ph/0511243. Bibcode:2006IJMPA..21S..92N. doi:10.1142/s0217751x06033428. ISSN 0217-751X. S2CID 17905830.
  6. "ECAP /Institute /Research groups /Particle and Astroparticle Physics (Prof. Anton) /Research".
  7. "Gisela Anton". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
  8. "Team und Tutoren – ESFZ – Erlanger SchülerForschungsZentrum für Bayern" (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-14.
  9. "ESFZ – Erlanger SchülerForschungsZentrum für Bayern – Lust und Spaß am Forschen und Tüfteln – Prof.Dr.Gisela Anton, Dr.Jürgen Durst, Dr.Angela Fösel, Patrick Hufschmidt".
  10. "Emmy-Noether-Vorlesungen".
  11. "Maximiliansorden for physicist of FAU - Free State of Bavaria honors Prof. Dr. Gisela Anton". University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. October 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02.


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