Read article 'Bernard Royce French 1931–2025'
Bernard Royce French 1931–2025
Bernard French was a CERN physicist who worked on and led numerous experiments, particularly at the OMEGA spectrometer.
Read article 'Bernard Royce French 1931–2025'
Read article 'Marvin Marshak 1946–2026'
Marvin Marshak 1946–2026
Marvin Marshak is remembered for his energy, charm and perpetual smile.
Read article 'Mannque Rho 1936–2026'
Mannque Rho 1936–2026
Mannque Rho was a central figure in clarifying the role of chiral symmetry in nucleons, nuclei and dense nuclear matter.
Read article 'Mick Storr 1949–2026'
Mick Storr 1949–2026
Mick Storr had a remarkable ability to connect with people from every country and background, and always with an unmistakable smile.
Read article 'Directing a decade'
Directing a decade
Looking back on two terms as CERN Director-General, Fabiola Gianotti discusses some highlights of her tenure, the opening of CERN to private philanthropy and the case for science as a force for peace.
Read article 'Mark Alastair Rayner 1983–2026'
Mark Alastair Rayner 1983–2026
Mark Rayner, editor of CERN Courier, passed away on 23 March. His love of physics, talent for communication and editorial rigour raised the bar for this magazine.
Read article 'Jan Żylicz 1932–2026'
Jan Żylicz 1932–2026
Jan Żylicz, an outstanding nuclear physicist, passed away in Warsaw on 16 February 2026.
Read article 'Roger Barlow 1951–2026'
Roger Barlow 1951–2026
Roger Barlow passed away suddenly on 1 February 2026 at his home in Wales. He had an illustrious career in particle physics and, latterly, also in accelerator physics.
Read article 'Michael Wohlmuther 1975–2025'
Michael Wohlmuther 1975–2025
Michael Wohlmuther, an internationally recognised expert on spallation physics and technologies, tragically passed away on 30 October 2025 in Lund, Sweden, at the age of 50.
Read article 'Execution mode'
Execution mode
Norbert Holtkamp returns to Fermilab with a clear mandate: deliver DUNE, honour the laboratory’s legacy of bold leadership and reaffirm big science’s responsibility to society.
