sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

[John Haggerty <haggerty AT bnl.gov>]

It is indeed sad that we will no longer have the wise counsel, the 
gentlemanly manner, and the incisive intelligence of Satoshi Ozaki to 
draw on.  He was indeed among the most accomplished physicists I have 
been privileged to work with, but as so many others have noted, he was a 
man who treated all his colleagues with respect, with concern, and with 
the same curiosity that drove his scientific accomplishments.  He was a 
true leader of the RHIC project, leading not only the physicists, but 
the engineers and technicians as well on a multi-year effort to innovate 
and succeed in constructing an accelerator complex as well as four new 
experiments.

I came to know him as Sam's Deputy in the early PHENIX years, at a time 
when he could easily have decided that we couldn't afford PHENIX, that 
technical and financial challenges were just too much for a new 
accelerator complex coming on to build four brand new experiments as 
well.  Satoshi never deviated from his support for striving to help make 
all the experiments succeed, and particularly for  PHENIX be there on 
Day 1 at RHIC.  PHENIX owes him a particular debt of gratitude for this 
support.

On 7/23/17 1:43 PM, David Morrison wrote:
> Dear collaborators,
>
> It saddened me to learn of Satoshi Ozaki's death.  I think everyone
> knows that RHIC exists in large part thanks to Satoshi's wisdom and
> untiring work as head of the project to design and build it.  That would
> be enough for most people, but in fact it's only a small part of what he
> accomplished over his career.  In addition, he was a genuinely nice and
> funny person and I always enjoyed talking with him.
>
> Regards,
> Dave
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject:        The passing of Satoshi Ozaki
> Date:   Sun, 23 Jul 2017 13:01:04 +0000
> From:   Ma, Hong <hma AT bnl.gov>
> To:     Physics Personnel <PhysicsPersonnel AT bnl.gov>
>
>
>
>
> With great sadness, we learned Satoshi Ozaki passed away on Saturday,
> July 22.   In his long and distinguished career, Satoshi made leading
> contributions to nuclear and particle physics and major facilities,
> including TRISTAN, RHIC, NSLS-II.  He will be dearly missed.
>   The family has arranged a service for those who wish to attend at the
> Alexander Rothwell (formerly Alexander Tuthill) Funeral Home, 6447 Rt.
> 25A, in Wading River on Monday July 24th , between  1 to 2pm.  Following
> the service, there will be a private cremation.
> Hong.
>
> Hong MaTel:631-344-2919
> Physics Dept, 510AFax:631-344-5078
> Brookhaven National LabEmail: hma AT bnl.gov <mailto:hma AT bnl.gov>
> Upton, NY 11973


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