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94
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202
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1969 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Klaus Keil was affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. They contributed to multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Physics and Astronomy, with specific attention to Astronomy and Astrophysics as well as Geophysics.

The scientist's research topics centered around Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

The record of published works includes:

  • Repertoire International des Sources Musicales (RISM), 2020, published in Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online
  • Edward R. D. Scott (1947-2021): A tribute to an exceptional scientist and wonderful man, 2021, published in Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Co-authors frequently working alongside Klaus Keil included:

  • G. J. Taylor
  • I. S. Sanders
  • Alexander N. Krot
  • G. R. Huss

The scientist's publications appeared mainly in:

  • Lexikon des gesamten Buchwesens Online
  • Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Klaus Keil was recognized by professional organizations, having received the following distinctions:

  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1997
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1969

Throughout the course of their career, Klaus Keil contributed insights and research that intersected planetary sciences, geological analysis, and astrophysics. Their collaborations included several notable scientists active in related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Protostars and Planets V

    Bo Reipurth;David Jewitt;Klaus Keil

  • Shock metamorphism of ordinary chondrites

    Dieter Stöffler;Dieter Stöffler;Klaus Keil;Scott Edward R.D

  • Mineralogical and chemical relationships among enstatite chondrites

    Klaus Keil

  • Geochemical and mineralogical interpretation of the Viking inorganic chemical results

    Priestley Toulmin;A. K. Baird;B. C. Clark;Klaus Keil

  • The iron, magnesium, and calcium distribution in coexisting olivines and rhombic pyroxenes of chondrites

    Klaus Keil;Kurt Fredriksson

  • RELATIVE ABUNDANCES OF CHONDRULE PRIMARY TEXTURAL TYPES IN ORDINARY CHONDRITES AND THEIR BEARING ON CONDITIONS OF CHONDRULE FORMATION

    James L. Gooding;Klaus Keil

  • Progressive alteration in CV3 chondrites: More evidence for asteroidal alteration

    Alexander N. Krot;Michael I. Petaev;Edward R. D. Scott;Byeon-Gak Choi

  • Shock metamorphism of carbonaceous chondrites

    Edward R.D. Scott;Klaus Keil;Dieter Stöffler

  • Meteoritic parent bodies: Their number and identification

    Thomas H. Burbine;Timothy J. McCoy;Anders Meibom;Brett Gladman

  • The matrices of unequilibrated ordinary chondrites: Implications for the origin and history of chondrites

    Gary R. Huss;Klaus Keil;G.J. Taylor

  • The CR chondrite clan: Implications for early solar system processes

    Alexander N. Krot;Anders Meibom;Michael K. Weisberg;Michael K. Weisberg;Klaus Keil

  • Inorganic analyses of martian surface samples at the viking landing sites.

    Benton C. Clark;A. K. Baird;Harry J. Rose;Priestley Toulmin

  • Constraints on the role of impact heating and melting in asteroids

    K. Keil;D. Stöffler;D. Stöffler;S. G. Love;S. G. Love;E. R. D. Scott

  • Enstatite meteorites and their parent bodies

    Klaus Keil

  • Chromite composition in relation to chemistry and texture of ordinary chondrites.

    T E. Bunch;Klaus Keil;K.G Snetsinger

  • Inclusions in diamonds: Garnet lherzolite and eclogite assemblages

    Martin Prinz;D. Vincent Manson;Paul F. Hlava;Klaus Keil

  • PARTIAL MELTING AND MELT MIGRATION IN THE ACAPULCOITE-LODRANITE PARENT BODY

    Timothy J. McCoy;K. Keil;D. W. Muenow;L. Wilson

  • The Chassigny meteorite: a cumulate dunite with hydrous amphibole-bearing melt inclusions

    R.J. Floran;Martin Prinz;P.F. Hlava;Klaus Keil

  • Al-rich objects in ordinary chondrites: Related origin of carbonaceous and ordinary chondrites and their constituents

    A. Bischoff;A. Bischoff;K. Keil

  • Classification of Meteorites and Their Genetic Relationships

    A.N. Krot;K. Keil;E.R.D. Scott;C.A. Goodrich

  • Application of Electron Probe Microanalysis to the Study of Geological and Planetary Materials.

    James J. McGee;Klaus Keil

  • Shock Metamorphism of Carbonaceous Chondrites

    E. R. D. Scott;K. Keil;D. Stoeffler

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy J. McCoy
Timothy J. McCoy National Museum of Natural History
Alexander N. Krot
Alexander N. Krot University of Hawaii at Manoa
G. Jeffrey Taylor
G. Jeffrey Taylor University of Hawaii at Manoa
Lionel Wilson
Lionel Wilson Lancaster University
Roman A. Schmitt
Roman A. Schmitt Oregon State University
Ted E. Bunch
Ted E. Bunch Northern Arizona University
Anders Meibom
Anders Meibom École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Donald D. Bogard
Donald D. Bogard Planetary Science Institute
Toshiko K. Mayeda
Toshiko K. Mayeda University of Chicago
Martin Prinz
Martin Prinz American Museum of Natural History

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