As ESRF users, and also meeting Raimond in many courses and congresses since the 90s’, here we are also very saddened by these news. He was brilliant and very helpful.
Ana Luísa Carvalho Senior Researcher | UCIBIO-i4HB | XTAL - Macromolecular Crystallography CiênciaID: 351C-DCB9-6912; http://docentes.fct.unl.pt/almc <http://docentes.fct.unl.pt/almc> UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit <http://www.requimte.pt/ucibio/> Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy <https://www.i4hb-la.pt/> Address: Departamento de Química Cristalografia de Raios-X (Gab. 6.34) NOVA SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | FCT NOVA Universidade NOVA de Lisboa Campus de Caparica | 2829-516 Caparica | Portugal www.fct.unl.pt <http://www.fct.unl.pt/> Tel: (+351) 21 2948300 Ext: 10940 (Gab); 11424 (Lab); 11427 (X-ray Diff. Lab) > On 6 Jul 2023, at 14:51, Pedro Matias <mat...@itqb.unl.pt> wrote: > > Dear All, > > The loss of Raymond is indeed a tragedy for all of us, not in the least > because he was still so young and with so much to give to Science. > > I will always remember his cheerfulness and good nature, and keep fond > memories of his time at the ESRF where he was our local contact on many > occasions. > > Pedro Matias > > On 05/07/2023 19:54, a.perra...@nki.nl <mailto:a.perra...@nki.nl> wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> It is with profound sadness I announce the passing of Raimond Ravelli, one >> of most remarkable and beloved members of our scientific community. >> >> Raimond first became widely known to the crystallographic community with his >> brilliant “strategy” program in the 90’s, which he developed as part of his >> PhD thesis. Later on, at the EMBL Grenoble and the ESRF, Raimond has been >> instrumental in the development of the ID14-EH4 beamline, having helped >> numerous colleagues to collect diffraction data and participating in many >> exciting scientific projects. At that time, Raimond also developed his keen >> interest in radiation damage, that influenced the ways that we collect and >> process X-ray diffraction data even today. Raimond came back to his home >> country, the Netherlands, first as an assistant professor at Leiden >> University, and then as associate professor at Maastricht University. During >> that transition he become an expert in cryo-electron microscopy. He >> made numerous contributions also to his new field, in such a broad spectrum >> of techniques, that it would be embarrassing to attempt to enumerate them >> here. I will only mention that one piece of his work even became a museum >> exhibit at the Leiden museum of natural history. >> >> Raimond has been recently appointed Full Professor of Structural Biology, at >> Maastricht University, last November. His inauguration speech (Oratie) was >> simply remarkable. I warmly recommend to anyone to watch it at >> https://youtu.be/Gv3pKRp5S2Y?t=667 <https://youtu.be/Gv3pKRp5S2Y?t=667> . It >> radiates his enthusiasm for science and is inspiring for all, in a way that >> only he himself knew how to do. >> >> Raimond was an accomplished rowing athlete, a formidable cyclist, and a >> hiking enthusiast. >> >> For the many of us who have been his friends it has a been a privilege and >> an inspiration. 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