Alfred Oberholz, former Chairman of DECHEMA and Member of the Board of Evonik AG, has passed away

Rudolf Mössbauer, Nobel Prize winner best known for the effect that is the basis for Mössbauer spectroscopy, has passed away

Jean-Claude Volta, Institut de Recherches sur la Catalyse IRC, Villeurbanne, France, passed away last week

Paul Rey, organic chemist and member of the European Network MAGMANet, has passed away

Corwin Hansch, Professor Emeritus, Pomona College, California, USA, passed away on May 8th

Nobel Chemist, William Lipscomb, passed away last week

Emanuel Vogel, emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Germany; passed away last month after a long illness

Professor David Y. Gin, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York, USA, passed away last week

Gernot Boche, Professor Emeritus University of Marburg, Germany, passed away last week

Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Marburg, and Editor of ZAAC, Kurt Dehnicke dies