Crystallographic Community: It is with deep regret that I must report the untimely passing of a valued member of the crystallographic community, Professor John J. Stezowski. John was a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Nebraska from 1991 up until the time of his passing. John began his academic career at the University of Stuttgart where he was a faculty member for many years before moving to Nebraska. While at Stuttgart, John spent many summers at Fox Chase Cancer Center as a sabbatical scientist. As a leader in the crystallographic community, John (along with Bill Duax and Judith Flippen-Anderson) established the IUCr Commission on Small Molecules (now called the Commission on Chemical Crystallography) and served as its first chair. He also lead a group that arranged a special IUCr symposium in China in 1986 that featured Dorothy Hodgkin, Bill Lipscomb, Herb Hauptman, and Jack Dunitz as plenary lecturers at John's request. While at Nebraska, John launched a highly successful program in chemical and protein crystallography.
I apologize for the off-topic post, but this bulletin board has become the most effective way to get in touch with the crystallographic community at large. I am in the process of trying to compile a tribute to John for the ACA Reflexions newsletter, and would appreciate any input of John's accomplishments or any personal reflections. For example, I know he was editor of a european crystallography journal for some time, just not sure which one. I would encourage those who knew John to leave a message on his guestbook linked from here: http://www.chem.unl.edu/dept/stezowskimemorial.shtml If anyone has any info for me, please contact me directly at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, -Tom Tom J. Brett, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Washington University School of Medicine Campus Box 8052, 660 S. Euclid Saint Louis, MO 63110
