1926-2025
Today, the NUCL Division pauses to honor the life and legacy of ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐บ๐ฎ๐ปโa pioneering radiochemist, inspiring mentor, and strong leader in our field. Darleaneโs career reshaped nuclear and radiochemistry, from groundbreaking discoveriesโincluding her role in confirming the discovery of Seaborgiumโto decades spent mentoring and building the community. As one of the most prominent ๐ณ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐, […]
1923-2017
Donald Orth passed away on Sunday April 9, 2017 at the age of 93. A student of Seaborg, and an early scientist at SRS, Westinghouse later created an award named for him. Don was an ACS and NUCL division member, and an at-large member of the ACS Executive Committee from 1967-69 and 1976-78. The full obituary can be read online.
1922-2016
Raymond K. Sheline, 93, died on Feb. 10 in Fort Myers, Fla. C&EN has published an obituary, as has the Tallahassee Democrat.
1927-2015
Greg Choppin, 87, passed away October 21, 2015, surrounded by his family. Born November 7, 1927 in Eagle Lake, Texas. Gregโs undergraduate studies at Loyola University Chicago were interrupted by service in the Army during the post-WW2 occupation of Japan. Greg returned to study chemistry at the University of Texas, earning a Ph.D. before completing a post-doc and working as […]
1923-2015
David Karraker, 91, passed away Friday, February 27, 2015. Born August 17, 1923, in Anna, Illinois, to the late Wallace and Margaret Browne Karraker. His undergraduate studies at Southern Illinois University were interrupted by service in the US Army during World War II, but he returned to complete his bachelorโs degree in chemistry. David continued his studies at the University […]
1922-2014
John R. Huizenga passed away at the age of 92, peacefully, in his sleep. He had lost strength during the prior months but until last was able to enjoy communication, love and care by his family gathering around him in La Jolla, CA. You are aware of Johnโs seminal scientific contributions to nuclear physics, starting from his early involvement in […]
1940-2014
The NUCL division has lost a good friend and patron. Lester R. Morss, Ph.D., passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2014. Lester was Chair of the division in 1999, and served as Secretary from 1990-1992. Lester was also a strong advocate for the Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer Schools program, which have been sponsored by the NUCL division since 1984. Lester […]
1949-2014
Heino Nitsche, a long-time senior scientist with the Nuclear Sciences Division and a professor with the University of California Berkeley Chemistry Department, passed away quietly and unexpectedly at home in his sleep on July 15, 2014. His death was reported by his wife Martha Boccalini. A native of Germany, Nitsche joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 1980 after earning his […]