国际稀土科学和技术著名学者、美国工程院院士卡尔·哥斯奈德（Karl A.Gschneidner,Jr）逝世

       据来自北京大学稀土材料化学及应用国家重点实验室的消息：国际著名稀土学者，美国工程院院士卡尔·哥斯奈德昨天（当地时间）在医院病逝，他此前被诊断为肺炎并送进医院，2015年11月卡尔·哥斯奈德刚过85岁生日，他今年二月刚刚从Critical Metal Institute (Ames)退休。
       卡尔·哥斯奈德教授被称为“稀土先生”，是位杰出的科学家，为人和善，善于交流，他的去世是国际稀土界的重大损失。卡尔·哥斯奈德教授十分关心中国的稀土科学、技术和产业发展，多次来访和交流，是中国稀土科技界的老朋友。

        中国稀土同行对卡尔·哥斯奈德教授不幸辞世表示深切哀悼！。

       

 卡尔·哥斯奈德简介：

 Karl A. Gschneidner, Jr.

  Anson Marston Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

  Senior Metallurgist, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Ames, IA

  Dr. Gschneidner was the founding Director of the Rare-earth Information Center from 1966 to 1996.Gschneidner received a B.S. degree from the University of Detroit in 1952 and his Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 1957. He was at the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1957 to 1963 and joined Iowa State University in 1963.Gschneidner is considered the world’s foremost authority of rare earth science, technology, application and utilization. He has published over 485 papers in peer reviewed journals, holds 15 patents (plus 4 pending), and delivered 300 invited presentations. He retired in 2010 as the senior editor of the 41 volume series of the Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2007 for “contributions to the science and technology of rare-earth materials”, and has received over 25 awards and honors, including Fellowships in five professional societies.