Roman Personov

Roman Personov
Roman Personov
Born	January 4, 1932; Moscow, Soviet Union
Died	January 17, 2002 (aged 70); Moscow, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Alma mater	Moscow State Pedagogical University
Known for	Laser selective spectroscopy of doped solids
Awards	Humboldt Prize (1998)
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Institute for Spectroscopy Russian Academy of Sciences
Doctoral advisor	Eduard Shpolsky

Roman Ivanovich Personov (January 4, 1932 – January 17, 2002) was a Soviet and Russian scientist, professor, doctor, one of the founders of selective laser spectroscopy of complex molecules in solids (frozen solutions).

Professional Accomplishments

Personov is credited with discovering site-selective spectroscopy in 1972^[1]

He was awarded the Humboldt Prize in 1998.

References

^ Orrit, Michel; Vainer, Yu. G (2004-05-01). "In Memory of Roman I. Personov". Journal of Luminescence. Proceedings of the 8th International Meeting on Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies: Science and Applications. 107 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2003.12.012. ISSN 0022-2313 – via Science Direct.

[1] Orrit, Michel; Vainer, Yu. G (2004-05-01). "In Memory of Roman I. Personov". Journal of Luminescence. Proceedings of the 8th International Meeting on Hole Burning, Single Molecule, and Related Spectroscopies: Science and Applications. 107 (1): 1–3. doi:10.1016/j.jlumin.2003.12.012. ISSN 0022-2313 – via Science Direct.

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