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Kurt Binder 1944-2022
We are sad to share news of the passing of Kurt Binder.
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Surajit Sengupta
1962 - 2021
It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the death of Surajit Sengupta on March 18, 2021.
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Berni Alder (1925-2020)
Following the sad announcement of Berni’s peaceful passing on September 7, we invite you to share a small homage of his exceptional contributions to simulations and modelling.
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Ian McDonald 1938-2020
We are sad to share news of the passing of Ian McDonald, pioneer of molecular simulation and developer of NPT Monte Carlo for realistic model systems.
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John Valleau
1932-2020
It is with sadness that we communicate that John Valleau, one of the pioneers of simulations using the Monte Carlo method, has passed away on May 17, 2020.
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Herman Berendsen 1934-2019
The CECAM community mourns Herman Berendsen, who passed away on October 7 2019.
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Loup Verlet (1931-2019)
We are sorry to share the news of Loup Verlet passing away. Prof. Verlet was a pioneer in molecular dynamics simulations and a fundamental figure in the early days of the community in Europe. We are thankful to Jean-Pierre Hansen and Dominique Levesque for the short portrait published below.
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Alessandro De Vita
1965-2018
With deep sadness we announce the death of Alessandro De Vita
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David Chandler
1944-2017
Remembering David Chandler
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Pierre Turq
1944-2015
We are sad to announce that Professor Pierre Turq died on the 20th of May 2015. He will be missed by his friends and colleagues.
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Walter Temmerman
1950-2014
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Konrad Singer
1917-2013
On January 14th, 2013, Konrad Singer, emeritus Professor at Royal Holloway College, passed away at the age of 95. Konrad was a modest man and this may explain why it is not widely known that he was the first scientist in the UK to carry Monte Carlo/Molecular Dynamics simulations. Together with his students and postdocs he made important contributions to the field.