Gisela Anton
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Gisela Anton (b. 1955) is a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 physicist.

Life

Gisela Anton began studying physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...

 in Bonn in 1973. In 1975, she entered and won the Young Scientists' Award (Bundessieger Jugend). At this competition she met Frank Anton, whom she married in 1979. After earning her Ph.D. in 1983, she worked at the Physics Institute at the University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...

 from 1984 to 1995, but also engaged in research work in Saclay (1990–1991) and Mainz (1991–1992), finishing as the Chair of Experimental Physics at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Work

Anton's career has included working in the field of high-energy physics and the ELSA Particle Accelerator
Particle accelerator
A particle accelerator is a device that uses electromagnetic fields to propel charged particles to high speeds and to contain them in well-defined beams. An ordinary CRT television set is a simple form of accelerator. There are two basic types: electrostatic and oscillating field accelerators.In...

 in Bonn and designing the Amadeus detector. For this work, she was awarded the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize
The Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize is a research prize awarded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft every year since 1985 to scientists working in Germany. This highest German research prize consists of a research grant of 2.5 million euro, to be used within seven years...

 (1994) and the Bundesverdienstkreuz
Bundesverdienstkreuz
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...

 (Federal Cross of Merit) (1995). She studied baryon
Baryon
A baryon is a composite particle made up of three quarks . Baryons and mesons belong to the hadron family, which are the quark-based particles...

resonances by real photons. She explored acoustic sensors for the ANTARES experiment in 2005.

Awards

  • Bundessieger Jugend forscht, 1975
  • Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-Preis, 1994
  • Preis für gute Lehre des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst 2000
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