Hans Thoenen: A Tribute

Hans Thoenen: A Tribute

Hans Thoenen: 1928–2012 Hans Thoenen passed away on June 23, 2012, a fewmonths after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He left us grateful for what he had been able to accomplish in his life as scientist, but he was neither exuberant nor proud. Hans remained extraordinarily modest about his achievements—he felt far more comfortable by understating his contributions and never liked receiving com...

Analysis of paleomagnetic data: a tribute to Hans Zijderveld. Introduction

This special issue of ‘Geologie en Mijnbouw’ is dedicated to Professor Hans Zijderveld, head of the paleomagnetic laboratory ‘Fort Hoofddijk’ of Utrecht University until March 1995. Hans was among the founders of this laboratory and he guided the paleomagnetic group at Utrecht throughout his career. The value of his many contributions to the field of paleomagnetism are best seen in the perspect...

A Tribute to Late Professor Mahlagha Ghorbanli

This edition of IJPP celebrates ten years of steady publication of Iranian Journal of Plant Physiology. The story of IJPP is that of a journey that started from a local forum where the researchers and scholars mainly from the Islamic Azad University could share findings of their studies, gradually developing into an international peer-reviewed jour...

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Susan Lindquist: a tribute

When I learned that Susan Lindquist had passed away at the age of 67 from cancer, my heart broke. This fierce flame for science and for women had been extinguished, and for a moment the world became a little dimmer. I first met Susan Lindquist in 1994 when I was a postdoc interviewing for a faculty position at the University of Chicago. Wemet for breakfast at a local diner.We talked about our s...