Tag: Obituary
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Bruce Marsh (1980 – 2023)
Bruce Marsh(1980 – 2023) — It is with deep sadness that we share with you the tragic loss of our much-esteemed friend and colleague, Bruce Marsh, Leader of the Lasers and Photocathodes section in the Sources, Targets and Interactions group within the Accelerator Systems department. He was an invaluable member of our group for many
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Philippe Bernard (1935 – 2023)
Philippe Bernard(1935 – 2023) — Born in 1935, Philippe Bernard completed his studies at the prestigious Ecole supérieure d’éléctricité in 1956. He began working at CERN in 1962 as engineer-in-charge of the Proton Synchrotron. He went on to design and develop radiofrequency (RF) separators, making substantial contributions to the improvement of these devices that provide
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Bikash Sinha (1945 – 2023)
Bikash Sinha(1945 – 2023) — Bikash Sinha, influential Indian scientist and pioneer in quark–gluon plasma and the early Universe, passed away on 11 August at the age of 78. As one of the ALICE experiment’s early visionaries and architects, his impact on heavy-ion physics is unmistakable. Bikash Sinha was born on 16 June 1945 in
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Oscar Barbalat (1935 – 2023)
Oscar Barbalat(1935 – 2023) — Oscar Barbalat, electronics engineer and knowledge transfer pioneer at CERN, died on 8 September, aged 87. Born in Liège, Belgium, in 1935, he joined CERN in 1961, working initially for the PS-RF group. At the time, the PS beam intensity was still below 109 protons/pulse and the beam control system
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Maria Fidecaro (1930 – 2023)
Maria Fidecaro(1930 – 2023) — We are deeply saddened to learn that Maria Fidecaro, an experimental physicist who joined CERN in 1957, passed away on 17 September. Maria was a familiar face to the CERN community until long into her retirement, often seen arm-in-arm with her husband Giuseppe as they made their way through the
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Lawrence W. Jones (1925 – 2023)
Lawrence W. Jones(1925 – 2023) — Lawrence W. Jones, an experimental particle physicist who contributed to important developments in accelerators and detectors, and a well-respected mentor and educator, passed away on 30 June 2023. Jones was born in Evanston, Illinois, USA, on 16 November 1925. He enrolled at Northwestern University in autumn 1943, but was
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Jacome Costales Ballesteros (1999 – 2023)
Jacome Costales Ballesteros(1999 – 2023) — We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Mr Jacome Costales Ballesteros on 10 August 2023. Jacome Costales Ballesteros, who was born on 29 April 1999, worked in the FAP department and had been at CERN since 1 October 2021. Yaco, as his colleagues called him, was a
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Roberto Lopez (1979 – 2023)
Roberto Lopez(1979 – 2023) — We are deeply saddened to announce that Mr Roberto Lopez died on 7 August 2023. Roberto Lopez, born 7 July 1979, worked in the TE department and had been at CERN since 1 January 2005. The Director-General has sent a message of condolence to his family on behalf of the
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Kitty Wakley (1928 – 2023)
Kitty Wakley(1928 – 2023) — A pillar of CERN is no more. Kitty Wakley, originally from Liverpool, started working at CERN in around 1960 and was the beloved leader of the document typing service (“typing pool”) until it was dissolved over 30 years later. Back in the days before physicists and engineers became familiar with
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Roger Bailey (1954 – 2023)
Roger Bailey(1954 – 2023) — It was with deep sadness that we learned that Roger Bailey passed away on 1 June while out mountain biking in Valais. He was 69. Roger began his career with a doctorate in experimental particle physics from the University of Sheffield in 1979, going on to a postdoctoral position at