<<<<<<<<<<<<<< CRC News 2021年 10月 23日 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> CRC会員 各位 　　　　　　　　　　　CRC事務局　 ****************＜訃報:Klaus Pinkau氏＞**************** マックスプランクのKlaus Pinkau氏が逝去されたことを 伊藤公孝様 中部大学　先端研究センター より伺いました。 Pinnkau氏と親しくしておられた方や、お世話になってきた方も多いと思いお知らせ申 し上げ、 ご冥福をお祈り致します。 西村　純 Dear Colleagues, It is my sad duty to inform you that our former Scientific Director, Professor Dr. Drs. h.c. Klaus Pinkau, passed away on 15 October. Klaus Pinkau studied mathematics and physics in Tübingen and Hamburg, obtained his doctorate in Bristol and subsequently habilitated in Kiel in 1963. He then went to Louisiana State University as a professor and was appointed Scientific Member and Director at the MPI for Extraterrestrial Physics in 1966, at the age of only 35. Klaus Pinkau's broad field of activity ranged from nuclear physics to astronomy and fusion research to advising on science policy. At the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, which he headed as managing director from 1972 to 1977, he established the research branch of high-energy astronomy, which was new in Germany. In 1981, he switched from plasmas in space to fusion plasmas at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Garching, which he headed as Scientific Director until 1999. One of his first activities at IPP was to initiate the discussion of a future programme for the Institute. The result of these discussions between the Board of Directors, members of the Wissenschaftlerrat and scientists who had submitted proposals was a paper entitled "The Aims of IPP". The proposals formulated at that time still determine the programme of IPP today. They included an ambitious tokamak programme, first with an upgrade of the already existing ASDEX experiment and then with a new tokamak, our current ASDEX Upgrade. In parallel, the stellarator programme was laid down for the future of IPP, ultimately resulting in the proposal to build Wendelstein 7-X. Defining such ambitious goals was, of course, only the first step. It is thanks to Professor Pinkau's political skill that these plans could also be implemented. In particular, achieving the funding for the construction of the W7-X stellarator in the process of German reunification was largely due to him. In addition to his duties as a scientist and science manager, Klaus Pinkau was also involved in the German Science Council, as chairman of the advisory committee of the European Space Agency (ESA) and as head of the review committee "Major Projects in Basic Research" of the Ministry of Research. Professor Pinkau was a member of the Senate and Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Max Planck Society. Klaus Pinkau has received many awards for his achievements. Among others, he received the Bavarian Order of Maximilian for Science and Art, the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon, the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class as well as the Bavarian Order of Merit. Klaus Pinkau will always be remembered with gratitude and honour at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. The IPP - and with it all of fusion research in Germany - owes him a great deal. On behalf of the Directorate and the Board of Directors Sibylle Günter