Hi Walt, Francis and Colleagues.
The passing of a True Giant in the field ! What a great loss !
It's a challenge to comprehend the eventual realities like these even in
the best of times.
R.I.P, Prof. Ernst !
Rajan
On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 2:16 PM Francis Picart <francis.picart_at_stonybrook.edu>
wrote:
> Dear Walter et al,
>
> Thank you for the sad news of the passing of Richard Ernst.
>
> We in the NMR Community do indeed owe much to the persistent intelligence,
> brilliance, humanity, and kind generosity of the man. I very happily
> remember a relatively long and indulgent conversation that Richard afforded
> me at the first poster I defended at an Experimental NMR Conference ENC in
> Asilomar, California. It was kind of him and more importantly corrected
> thoughts I had on linear prediction theory and application in ways that
> renewed the excitement I had for areas of this special branch of science we
> love and share. May he be well.
>
> Francis Picart
>
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
>
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>
>
>
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> On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 9:09 PM Walter Niemczura <walt_at_hawaii.edu> wrote:
>
>> All,
>>
>> Sadly Richard Ernst passed away last Friday. his family made the
>> announcement today:
>>
>>
>> https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/richard-ernst--father-of-the-mri--dies-aged-87/46687642
>>
>> We all owe a lot to the work and brilliance of the man.
>>
>> He will be fondly remembered by many.
>>
>> Walt
>>
>
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