In Memoriam

  • Paul Phillipson
    Professor Emeritus Paul Phillipson passed away on October 20, 2023, at his home in Boulder at the age of 90. He was a long-standing and treasured member of the faculty.ÌýPaul was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1933 and after
  • Portrait of Robert Ristinen
    Physics Emeritus Professor Robert A. Ristinen passed away on September 10, 2021, at his home in Boulder at the age of 87.ÌýBob grew up in the small town of Menahga, Minnesota, hunting, fishing, and trapping.ÌýAmong other endeavors, he
  • Professor John M. Wahr passed away on November 11, 2015 at the age of 64.Professor Wahr was the first geophysicist to join the Department of Physics at CU-Boulder. He joined the department as an Assistant Professor in 1983, built the Geophysics