Professor John J. Simpson FRSC, a highly distinguished member of the Physics department from 1969 to 2002, passed away in the Netherlands on August 23rd 2016. John was born in North Bay, Ontario in 1939. He leaves his wife Marianne, his son James and daughter Sarah and their families, and his sister Donna and her family.
Former resident of Guelph and; Waterloo died on the 18th of January 2015 at Parkwood Mennonite Home in Waterloo.. Dr. Peter Egelstaff was awarded the Ph.D. by the University of London in 1954. Peter was a pioneer of neutron scattering, the practice of bombarding selected material with a beam of neutrons to study the distinctive patterns they make when they bounce off. The patterns reveal information about the atomic and molecular structure and dynamics of the material. He began his professional career at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (A.E.R.E.) Harwell, UK.
Jackie Marsh worked in the Department of Physics for 29 years as a Biophysics Technician at the University of Guelph. She passed away yesterday at the age of 82 from ALS.
Friends and colleagues are invited to join in celebration of the life of Virginia Gray, beloved wife of Chris Gray. Virginia passed away May 17, 2010. The celebration will take place Nov. 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Cutten Club, 190 College Avenue East.
STINSON, Robert Henry, OAC '53 (Professor Emeritus; University of Guelph, Department of Physics)