Hans Ramberg

Hans Ramberg ( born March 15, 1917 in Trondheim; † 7 June 1998) was a geologist and mineralogist, born in Norway. The mineral Rambergit was named after him. His simulation of movements in the earth's crust to mineralogical substrates at elevated acceleration due to gravity in a centrifuge has been adopted by many scientists.

Life and career

Ramberg studied at the University of Oslo Geology, where he was awarded in 1946 and his doctorate. Ramberg worked at the University of Chicago (1948-1961), at the Geophysical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science (1952-1955), at the Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto (1960-1961) and for the rest of his scientific career at the University of Uppsala ( 1961-1982 ).