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Fink, Uwe Son of Friedrich and Irene Fink.
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Uwe Fink
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Uwe Fink, astronomer. Achievements include discovery of icy bodies in the solar system; discovery of water vapor, GeH4, PH3 in the atmosphere of Jupiter; discovery of use of charge-coupled device detectors for spectroscopy; discovery of four spectroscopic classes of Comets; in pariticular the strange corbon poor comet; detection of H2 quadropole lines in dense interstellar clouds.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1965.
Career
Professor emeritus planetary science, astronomy University Arizona, Tucson, since 1967. Consultant, panel member National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, 1968—2009.
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Membership
Legislative representative University Arizona Retirees Association, Tucson, 2003—2009. President El Montevideo Neighborhood Association, 2000—2009. Member of American Astronomical Association (founding member, division planetary science 1968—2009), American Astronomical Society.
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Married Wanda Lou Huselton, April 4, 1969. Children: Brigitte, Reiner, Hendrick.
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Religion
Naturalist