Tag: Obituary
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Donald Perkins (1925 – 2022)
Donald Perkins(1925 – 2022) — British physicist Don Perkins, who played a significant role in shaping the world of particle physics from the 1940s onwards, passed away on 30 October at the age of 97. After graduating from Imperial College, London, Perkins obtained a PhD under the supervision of Nobel Laureate George Paget Thomson. As
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Volker Soergel (1931 – 2022)
Volker Soergel(1931 – 2022) — Volker Soergel passed away on 5 October 2022 at the age of 91. Born in Breslau on 9 March 1931, Soergel was a brilliant experimental physicist and an outstanding leader, shaping particle physics for many years. Receiving a doctorate from the University of Freiburg in 1956 under the tutelage of
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Hans Frischholz (1938 – 2022)
Hans Frischholz(1938 – 2022) — After a long illness borne with courage and dignity, our colleague and friend Hans Frischholz passed away on 19 September 2022. Hans was a renowned specialist on radiofrequency (RF) power systems and made many important contributions to the ISR, LEP and the LHC. Hans joined CERN in 1968, working in
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Fabrizio Murtas (1962 – 2022)
Fabrizio Murtas(1962 – 2022) — The end of the summer bereaved us of our loyal colleague and dear friend Fabrizio, who passed away unexpectedly and far too soon on 25 August, while on holiday in his beloved Sardinia. Fabrizio started his career as a research physicist in the ALEPH collaboration at LEP, while working for
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Karl von Meyenn (1937 – 2022)
Karl von Meyenn(1937 – 2022) — It was with great sadness that we learned that physicist and science historian Karl von Meyenn passed away on 18 June 2022 in Neuburg an der Donau, Germany. Karl was associated with CERN for many years, and could often be found in the Salle Pauli, the archive and library
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François Piuz (1937 – 2022)
François Piuz(1937 – 2022) — François Piuz, a very talented and passionate CERN physicist since 1968 and the former leader of several projects, passed away on Thursday, 21 July 2022 at the age of 85. Throughout his distinguished career, François worked at the forefront of particle detectors. With his many talents, he made significant contributions
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Alain Brissonnaud (1939 – 2021)
Alain Brissonnaud(1939 – 2021) — It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Alain Brissonnaud, a retired member of the CERN personnel who dedicated his career to budgetary and financial management of CERN's major projects, spanning the SPS, LEP, CLIC and the LHC. Alain began his career at CERN in
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Gérard Bachy (1942 – 2022)
Gérard Bachy(1942 – 2022) — Gérard Bachy came to CERN in 1967, straight after graduating from ETH Zurich, and spent his entire 35-year career with the Organization. He started off as a mechanical engineer with the BEBC (Big European Bubble Chamber), where he was in charge of the design and manufacture of the expansion system.
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Yannick Beraud (1976 – 2022)
Yannick Beraud(1976 – 2022) — We deeply regret to announce the death of Yannick Beraud on 21 April 2022. Yannick Beraud, who was born on 30 August 1976, worked in the HSE Unit and had been at CERN since 1 June 2013. The Director-General has sent a message of condolence to his family on behalf
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Gennady Zinovjev (1941 – 2021)
Gennady Zinovjev(1941 – 2021) — Professor Gennady Zinovjev, a prominent theorist in the field of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the physics of strongly interacting matter, a pioneer in experimental studies of relativistic heavy-ion collisions, and a leader of the Ukraine–CERN collaboration, passed away on 19 October 2021 at the age of 80. In a career