Marcos Nogueira Eberlin (born 4 March 1959
) is a Brazilian
chemist and former professor at the Institute of Chemistry of the
University of Campinas. He is a member of the
Brazilian Academy of Sciences and received the Brazilian
National Order of Scientific Merit in 2005 and the
Thomson Medal in 2016.
Eberlin discovered the Eberlin Reaction during his work on
gas phase ion chemistry, and he and his research group introduced EASI
(Easy Ambient Sonic-spray Ionization), an
ionization technique used in
mass spectrometry
Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The results are presented as a ''mass spectrum'', a plot of intensity as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio. Mass spectrometry is use ...
.
Eberlin is an advocate of
intelligent design in Brazil, on which he also lectures and he has signed the
Dissent From Darwinism statement. He is a
creationist also, and has said that
evolution theory is a
fallacy
A fallacy is the use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning, or "wrong moves," in the construction of an argument which may appear stronger than it really is if the fallacy is not spotted. The term in the Western intellectual tradition was intr ...
.
His daughter,
Livia S. Eberlin
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin is a Brazilian analytical chemist who won a MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship for her research on the use of mass spectrometry to detect cancerous tissue.
Education and career
Eberlin is the daughter of Marcos Nogueira Ebe ...
,
is also a chemist who won the
MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship in 2018 for her research on the use of
mass spectrometry
Mass spectrometry (MS) is an analytical technique that is used to measure the mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The results are presented as a ''mass spectrum'', a plot of intensity as a function of the mass-to-charge ratio. Mass spectrometry is use ...
to diagnose cancer.
Eberlin and his daughter have worked together on a different project, using mass spectrometry to detect
counterfeit money.
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References
External links
Page at University of Campinas
Mass spectrometrists
Living people
Intelligent design advocates
State University of Campinas alumni
Brazilian chemists
1959 births
Academic staff of the State University of Campinas
Thomson Medal recipients
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