Tag: Obituary
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Marcello Giorgi (1939–2019)
Marcello Giorgi(1939–2019) — Marcello Giorgi, one of the first members of the CERN–Trieste High-Energy Group, passed away on 1 May. In the 1960s, Giorgi worked on several experiments at CERN, first at the PS, and then, as soon as the SPS started operation, on the WA6 experiment. Later, in the 1980s, he participated in a
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CERN pays tribute to Murray Gell-Mann
The Nobel laureate, who coined the name “quarks”, passed away on 24 May
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Olga Borisovna Igonkina (1973 – 2019)
Olga Borisovna Igonkina(1973 – 2019) — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague Olga Borisovna Igonkina, Senior Researcher at Nikhef, and professor by extraordinary appointment at Radboud University Nijmegen. Olga joined the ATLAS Collaboration in 2006 via the University of Oregon and moved to Nikhef in 2008.
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Bruno Nicolai 1930–2018
Bruno Nicolai 1930–2018 — Bruno Nicolai, former coordinator of the installations at LIL (LEP Injector Linacs) and EPA (Electron Positron Accumulator) passed away on 11 November 2018. Just a few hours later, his wife, Annamaria Vecchiatti, also passed away. Bruno and Annina (this is the affectionate nickname Bruno used to call his wife) got married
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Bastiaan De Raad (1931–2018)
Bastiaan De Raad(1931–2018) — It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our friend and colleague Bas De Raad. A memorial service will be held on Sunday 24th March at 14.30h at the Temple Protestant de Satigny. A full obituary will be published in the May/June issue of the CERN Courier. His
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André Mischke (1972–2018)
In memory of André Mischke, by the ALICE collaboration
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Louis Burnod (1932–2018)
Louis Burnod(1932–2018) — Louis Burnod, our friend and colleague, passed away suddenly on 20 December. We are all deeply affected by his passing. Although he had left the world of work to join the ranks of the retired, he remained very active, curious, dynamic and open, just as we had known him throughout his career
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Albert Hofmann (1933–2018)
Albert Hofmann(1933–2018) — Albert Hofmann died on the night of 28 December 2018. We all had the good fortune to share time with this wonderful person and were deeply saddened to hear of his untimely death. Albert finished his studies at ETH Zurich in the mid-sixties and then went on to work at the Cambridge
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James Stirling (1953–2018)
James Stirling(1953–2018) — The eminent theoretical physicist James Stirling died on 9 November at his home in Durham, UK, after a short illness. He will be greatly missed, not only by his family but by his many friends and colleagues throughout the particle physics community. His wide-ranging contributions to the development and application of quantum
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Paul Baillon (1938–2018)
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our colleague, Paul Baillon, on 2 October 2018