Background
Franzen, Jochen was born on January 28, 1931 in Witten, Ruhr District, Germany. Son of Werner and Ruth (Boueke) Franzen.
Franzen, Jochen was born on January 28, 1931 in Witten, Ruhr District, Germany. Son of Werner and Ruth (Boueke) Franzen.
Physics diploma, University Mainz, Germany, 1959. Doctor Natural Sciences, University Mainz, Germany, 1963. Doctor (honorary), University Bremen, 2005.
Junior scientist Max Planck Institute Chemistry, Mainz, 1959. Head mass spectrometry department Institute for Spectrochemistry, Dortmund, Germany, 1966-1972. Head development department Varian Master of Arts in Teaching, Bremen, Germany, 1972-1977.
Managing director Franzen Analysentechnik GmbH & Company KG, 1977-1980, Bruker-Franzen Analytik GmbH, Bremen, 1980-1988, Bruker Daltonik GmbH, Bremen, 1988—2005, head patent department, member supervisor board, since 2005.
Fellow American Society Mass Spectrometry. Member Arbeitsgemeinschaft Massenspektrometrie (chairman 1974-1976, 95-97), Rotary (president Bremen-Roland 1983-1984).
Married Marie-Luise Grün, May 3, 1957. Children: Ruben Kai, Corinna Ruth.