Tag: Obituary
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Cédric Fournier (1981 – 2024)
Cédric Fournier(1981 – 2024) — It was with profound sadness that we learned of the sudden death of our colleague Cédric Fournier. Cédric started working at CERN at a young age, first as an employee of a contractor and later (from 2004 on) as a member of staff. He made significant contributions to the initial
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Philip John Bryant (1942 – 2024)
Philip John Bryant(1942 – 2024) — Newly married and finishing his PhD from University College, London, Phil was recruited by CERN in November 1968 to work in the magnet group of the Intersecting Storage Rings (ISR) division, where his first task was to watch over the manufacture of the skew quadrupoles. The group, later renamed
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CERN pays tribute to Peter Higgs
Peter Higgs passed away on 8 April at the age of 94
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Giuseppe Fidecaro (1926 – 2024)
Giuseppe Fidecaro(1926 – 2024) — We are saddened to learn that experimental physicist Giuseppe Fidecaro, who joined CERN in 1956, passed away on 28 March. He was 97 years old. Giuseppe was a familiar face to the CERN community, often seen arm in arm with his wife Maria as the pair made their way through
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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