Tag: Obituary
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Robert Simpson (1989–2020)
Robert Simpson(1989–2020) — It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of our colleague and friend, Robert Simpson. As a young student, Robbie developed a profound passion for science and the world of academia, which led him to take up studies in computing science at the University of Glasgow, graduating with
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Giovanni Muratori (1924–2019)
Remembering a superb engineer
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Jean-Jacques Cloye (1944–2019)
Jean-Jacques Cloye(1944–2019) — It was with deep sadness that we learned of the death of Mr Jean-Jacques Cloye on 18 September 2019. Jean-Jacques was retired from CERN, where he had worked for many years in the Accelerator Control Group. Heavily involved in the front-line operational facilities of the accelerators, he was always passionate about his
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Ladislav Sandor (1941–2019)
Ladislav Sandor(1941–2019) — Ladislav Sandor, one of the founders of the ALICE collaboration and leader of the ALICE-Košice team in Slovakia, passed away on 23 May, two days after his 78th birthday. Ladislav was born in the heart of a multicultural region called Spiš in north-eastern Slovakia, with plenty of historical monuments and areas of
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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