[Everyone] sad news

[Innocent Eya]

This is really sad news indeed.
May his soul rest in peace and may his good works lives on.

Adieu Prof Dr Nichi D'Amico

On 9/15/20, Possenti, Andrea <andrea.possenti at inaf.it> wrote:
> hi all,
>
> I'm sorry to use this list to communicate sad news.
>
> Last night, prof dr Nichi D'Amico suddenly and unexpectedly died at his
> home in Sardinia, not far from the site of the Radio Telescope, which he
> has been the maximum contributor to the construction of.
>
> After having been one of the columns of pulsar research during the nineties
> and the first years of 2000,
> he indeed devoted himself first to the development of the Cagliari
> Observatory and of the Sardinia Radio Telescope, and most recently to the
> remarkable growth of the Italian Institute of Astrophysics (INAF), which he
> became the President of on 2015 and (first case ever) was later confirmed
> for additional 4 years, till the end of 2023.
>
> A great researcher, an extraordinary science manager and, above all, a
> friendly person endowed with an infinite passion for his work (first the
> pulsars, then the SRT, finally INAF) and with a great humanity with all his
> collaborators, which could be immediately appreciated when working side by
> side or discussing with him.
>
> I've been very lucky (and many with me) to meet and then to work with him
> to fully experience all the above.
>
> ciao Nichi,
> Andrea
>


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I. O. Eya (PhD Astrophysics)
Department of Science Laboratory Technology,
University of Nigeria, Nsukka,
Enugu State, Nigeria.
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