In Memoriam: Stuart Ross Taylor (1925–2021)
Stuart Ross Taylor, one of the founding fathers of planetary science, passed away on May 23, 2021, in Canberra, Australia. Taylor served as the first visiting scientist at the Lunar […]
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In Memoriam: Katherine “Kit” Hoyt Price Blount (1951–2020)
Dr. Katherine “Kit” Hoyt Price Blount reached apoapsis and departed this space-time continuum on February 5, 2020. She was born on September 20, 1951 in Rochester, New York. Blount was […]
In Memoriam: Robert N. Clayton, 1930-2017
Robert N. Clayton, a Canadian-American chemist and academic, died in his sleep on December 30, 2017, after a battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Clayton was the Enrico Fermi Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus […]
In Memoriam: Von R. Eshleman (1924-2017)
Von R. Eshleman died peacefully in late September, five days after his 93rd birthday. Although he began his career in radar astronomy, he is best known as a pioneer in […]
In Memoriam: Paul S. De Carli
It is with deep sadness that I report the death of Paul S. De Carli. Paul passed away on August 4th, 2013. He had recently been diagnosed with an aggressive […]
In Memoriam: Hasso Niemann
Colleagues, It is with great sadness I have to report the passing of Dr. Hasso Niemann, who was a founding father of atmospheric experiments and mass spectrometry at the center […]