Klaus Keil

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Klaus Keil
Dr. Klaus Keil (b. 1934), research scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, shown at the Center's electron microprobe with a sample of meteorite.
Born(1934-11-15)November 15, 1934
Hamburg, Germany
DiedFebruary 25, 2022(2022-02-25) (aged 87)
AwardsLeonard Medal
J. Lawrence Smith Medal
Scientific career
FieldsMeteoritics
InstitutionsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics

Klaus Keil (November 15, 1934 – February 25, 2022) was a professor at the

energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer.[2]

In 1988, Klaus won the

National Academy of Sciences. These awards are for his pioneering quantitative studies of minerals in meteorites and important contributions to understanding the nature, origin, and evolution of their parent bodies.[3]

5054 Keil[4] and the mineral keilite[5]
are named after Klaus.

Klaus is the father of professional tennis players Mark Keil[6] and Kathrin Keil.[7]

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