Siegfried I. Methfessel

Background

Methfessel, Siegfried I. was born on July 5, 1922 in Dessau, Germany. Son of Friedrich and Renate (Busse) Methfessel.

Education

Diploma in physics, University Halle, 1950. Division of Student Development Natural Sciences, Technology University Clausthal, Germany, 1955.

Career

Research assistant, Technology U. Clausthal, 1955-1958; research manager, International Business Machines Corporation Laboratory, Zurich, Switzerland, 1958-1962; research manager, International Business Machines Corporation Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1962-1969; professor, Ruhr U., Bochum, Germany, 1969-1987; professor emeritus, Ruhr U., Bochum, Germany, since 1987.

Achievements

• Siegfried I. Methfessel has been listed as a noteworthy physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member German Physical Society, European Physical Society.

Connections

Married Ingeborg Heide, January 27, 1951. 5 children.

Father:

Friedrich Methfessel

Mother:

Renate (Busse) Methfessel

Spouse:

Ingeborg Heide