People and things

ship of LAMPF to Gerald Garvey. Support Division, while Division On people He set the style of LAMPF from Leader reappointments its inception and has had great include Gunther Plass (LEP), Marcel On 23 November, Carlo Rubbia influence on the evolution of the Lazanski (Finance) and Charles was awarded the degree of Dot- broad programme of research in Rufer (Personnel, until 30 April). tore Honoris Causa by the Univer­ both pure and applied science. Gunther Ullmann was reappointed sity of Udine, Italy. Louis Rosen will remain leader of Administrator of the Staff Insur­ the Medium Energy Physics Divi­ ance Scheme. Michel Davier has been appointed sion and will be senior scientific director of the Laboratoire de l'Ac­ advisor to LAMPF. célérateur Linéaire at Orsay, Meetings France, succeeding Jean Perez- Klaus Rith of the University of Frei­ y-Jorba. The new director is also burg, presently spokesman of the The XXIII International Conference no stranger to CERN, where he is big new NA37 collaboration using on High Energy Physics will be held a collaborator in the ALEPH experi­ CERN's high energy muon beams, in Berkeley, California, on 16-23 ment being built for the new LEP has been awarded the Rôntgen July. The meeting includes three electron-positron collider. Prize of the University of Giessen for his contributions towards the days of parallel sessions (17-19) discovery and further investigation and three days of plenary sessions Louis Rosen, who has directed the of the 'EMC Effect' — the depen­ (21-23). The Conference is open Los Alamos Meson Physics Facil­ dence of nucléon quark structure but delegates must register in ad­ ity, LAMPF, for twenty years, has on the surrounding nuclear envi­ vance. For information or registra­ been awarded the highest honour ronment. tion, please contact: Secretariat, of the Los Alamos National Labo­ MS 80D, International Conference ratory — the position of Senior on High Energy Physics, Lawrence Fellow — as he hands over leader­ Berkeley Laboratory, University of CERN elections and appointments California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. At the December meeting of CERN Council, Wolfgang Kummer (Aus­ The fifth in the topical series of tria) was reelected as Council Pre­ 'Quark Matter' meetings is being sident together with Vice Presi­ sponsored by Berkeley's Nuclear dents Josef Rembser (West Ger­ Science Division and will be held many) and Jan Kluyver (Nether­ from 13-17 April at the Asilomar lands). Jan Bezemer (Netherlands) Conference Center, Pacific Grove, becomes Chairman of the Finance California. Further information from Committee and Don Perkins (UK) M. Gyulassy or L. Schroeder (Bldg. was reelected as Chairman of the 70A/3307), Lawrence Berkeley Scientific Policy Committee. Four Laboratory, Berkeley, California new SPC members were elected: 94720, USA. Marcel Banner (France), Peder Gregers Hansen (Denmark), Chris The 2nd Topical Seminar on Per­ Llewellyn Smith (UK) and Italo Man- spectives for Experimental Appar­ nelli (Italy). Marcello Gigliarelli Fiumi atus at Future High Energy Ma­ was elected as Chairman of the chines will be held at San Miniato, Consultative Committee on Em­ Tuscany, from 5-9 May. Those ployment Conditions (CCEC). At interested should contact the Sem­ CERN, Fritz Ferger becomes Leader inar Secretary Dipartimento di of the newly established Technical Energetica, Université di Firenze Via S. Marta 3, 1-50139, Florence, New Orsay Director Michel Davier Italy, as soon as possible.

CERN Courier, January/February 1986 31 Twenty years at the helm

by Brian Southworth

Alert readers may have noticed a purser-strings, the national govern­ years. I hand over the helm to Gor­ small change in the CERN COURIER ments). don Fraser in complete confidence masthead for this first issue of On the other hand, the stimulat­ that the reputation of CERN COU­ 1986 — in listing the Editors, the ing environment comes from the RIER will continue to grow and that name of Gordon Fraser moves in international nature of the field. It the remarkable support and friend­ front of the name of Brian South- still remains a source of wonder ship from which I have profited is worth implying that Gordon now that nationalities are submerged extended to him also. takes responsibility as by enthusiasm for our physics and Senior Editor. that Laboratories, which can be in I will continue to write for CERN intense rivalry, co-operate to push

COURIER, alongside Gordon who the physics and the technology Denis de Rougemont 1906-1985 w has been doing the bulk of the further for the good of the whole work on the journal for several Denis de Rougemont, Swiss writer, years, so the editorial strength will tireless campaigner for Europe, be little changed. It is, neverthe­ founder of the European Cultural less, a significant moment to hand Centre in Geneva, and one of the over a responsibility carried during major figures behind the move to precisely twenty years as Editor. establish CERN died on 6 Decem­ I first put pen to paper for the ber. His writing talents brought January issue of 1966 and there him many literary prizes, but his has hardly been a dull moment epic piece in the Gazette de Lau­ since. Particle physics has passed sanne on 17 June 1940 after the through an era of discovery beyond fall of Paris will always be remem­ imagination. Accelerator physics bered as a fine expression of con­ has brought mastery of these most temporary feeling. complex machines to near perfec­ After the War, he was one of tion. Accelerator and detector the main organizers of the historic technology has found unpredictable European Cultural Conference in applications in so many other Lausanne in December 1949, fields. And so on... These devel­ where the idea for a European opments had to be absorbed and scientific research centre was first ^ understood, at least sufficiently to aired. Progress was rapid over the distil stories for our readers. Add next five years, and on 7 October the delight of using that very flex­ 1954, as Secretary General of the ible instrument, the English lan­ European Cultural Movement, he guage, and you have the ingre­ attended the first meeting of CERN dients for a lively and satisfying Council. Editorship. Brian Southworth — hardly a dull moment in twenty years One of his last visits to CERN The high energy physics/high was in September 1984 for the energy accelerator community is field. I know of no other environ­ Organization's 30th anniversary, also a stimulating environment in ment where this is true to anything where guest of honour King Juan which to work. On the one hand, like the same extent. Carlos of Spain concluded his ad­ this comes from the intellectual At a time when there are indica­ dress with a de Rougemont quo­ content. I often feel that the tions that particle physics is less tation: 'The only way to define 'sciences' of our century are the in favour, it is worth asserting that Europe is to build it, not so much 'arts' of centuries gone by — at­ whenever the great achievements in time and space, but rather by tracting the keenest brains, liber­ of man are compiled, the unfolding continuing to refresh its own, uni­ ating the most imaginative flights of the nature of matter will surely versal, genius'. of the human mind (and, inciden­ be amongst them. It has been tally, earning the benevolent spon­ wonderful to help chronicle this sorship of today's masters of the adventure during the past twenty

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