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Dr Andres Goeta

(10 August 2011)

We're sorry to announce that Dr Andres Goeta died suddenly on Friday 29th July.  Andres was a highly valued colleague and friend to all in the Department.  He was a talented scientist, excellent teacher and generous and warm-hearted person.  He will be sorely missed. 

Andres joined Chemistry Department in the University in 1995 as a PDRA in crystallography and was appointed to the new post of X-ray Service manager in 1998. He was promoted subsequently to Senior Research Officer and became a key figure in the department, collaborating with many staff, running the X-ray service, leading his own research group, working on innovative instrumentation projects in crystallography and lecturing to graduate and undergraduate students. He was a co-editor for Acta Crystallographica, co-organiser of the Durham Crystallography Schools and a member of the Council of the British Crystallographic Association.

Our thoughts are with his young family at this difficult time.