Tag: Obituary
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Louis Guerrero (1943 – 2023)
Louis Guerrero(1943 – 2023) — Louis, known as “Loulou”, arrived at CERN in 1970. He began his engineering career at the PS Booster under the leadership of Helmut Reich and Gianni Gelato, then later moved to the SPS to join Raymond Rausch’s team, where he worked on the communication system for the SPS computers (TITN).
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Klaus Bätzner (1936 – 2022)
Klaus Bätzner(1936 – 2022) — It was with great sadness that we recently learned that our friend and former colleague Klaus Bätzner passed away in December 2022. Klaus devoted his career to CERN. Among the many projects he worked on were the Proton Synchrotron (PS) and increasing the energy of the Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS)
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Yolande Agnosini (1933 – 2023)
Yolande Agnosini(1933 – 2023) — Yolande Beatrix Agnosini, née Soriano, passed away on Saturday, 8 April at the age of 89. She is now reunited with her husband, Fausto Agnosini, who also worked at CERN. Yolande spent her entire career at CERN. Following a stint at the computer card punching service, she followed a course
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Giorgio Brianti (1930 – 2023)
Giorgio Brianti(1930 – 2023) — Giorgio Brianti, a pillar of CERN throughout his 40-year career, passed away on 6 April at the age of 92. He played a major role in the success of CERN and in particular the Large Electron–Positron Collider (LEP) project, and his legacy lives on across the whole of the accelerator
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Vittorio Giorgio Vaccaro (1941 – 2023)
Vittorio Giorgio Vaccaro(1941 – 2023) — Accelerator physicist Vittorio Giorgio Vaccaro passed away on 11 February 2023 in his hometown of Naples, Italy, after a short illness. Vittorio graduated in 1965 from the University of Naples Federico II. He soon moved to CERN as a fellow, where he remained from 1966 to 1969, contributing to
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Karel Cornelis (1955 – 2022)
Karel Cornelis(1955 – 2022) — Our dear colleague and friend Karel Cornelis passed away unexpectedly on 20 December 2022. After finishing his studies in physics at the University of Leuven (Belgium), Karel joined CERN in 1983 as Engineer in Charge of the SPS at the time when the machine was being operated as a proton–antiproton
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Claude Rosset (1946 – 2023)
Claude Rosset(1946 – 2023) — Claude Rosset passed away suddenly on 28 January 2023. Claude began his career at CERN in 1976, in the Experimental Physics (EP) department – more specifically, in the unit responsible for mechanical engineering for the detectors. He spent his whole career there, retiring early at the end of 2001 due
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Meenakshi Narain (1964 – 2023)
Meenakshi Narain(1964 – 2023) — Meenakshi Narain, a physicist par excellence, inspirational leader and champion of diversity, died unexpectedly on 1 January 2023 in Providence, RI, USA. A renowned experimental particle physicist, and considered by many as a “force of nature”, Meenakshi’s impact on the physics community has left an indelible mark. Meenakshi grew up
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Rémi Voirin (1990 – 2022)
Rémi Voirin(1990 – 2022) — We are deeply saddened to announce that Mr Rémi Voirin died on 23 December 2022. Rémi Voirin, born 26 July 1990, worked in the Beams department and had been at CERN since 1 December 2017. The Director-General has sent a message of condolence to his family on behalf of the
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Jean Mourier (1949 – 2022)
Jean Mourier(1949 – 2022) — It is with great sadness that we announce the passing – at far too young an age, as all those who knew him will agree – of Jean Mourier, who worked at CERN from 1974 to 2009. He contributed to the Organization’s activities in various ways throughout his long career,