http://www.eceee.org/community_news basesyndication http://www.eceee.org/logo.png http://www.eceee.org/community_news http://www.eceee.org/community_news/Schipper http://www.eceee.org/community_news/Schipper The master of number crunching and of unexpected, but -often brilliant associations and conclusions, Lee Schipper, is not among us anymore. He passed away on 16 August after a brief but intensive battle with pancreatic cancer. We have lost a dear friend, an inspirer, and an educator, an eye-opener and a visionary. Yes, h e was all that - and more. Driven by his many talents, and his boundless energy, Lee was, in short, an institution. And many of us already have a feeling of emptiness, not only in our hearts and minds but also, very noticeably, in our e-mail-boxes. To Lee, being the social being and socialising person he was, the advent of e-mail was heaven-sent. Being among the first to apply e-mail on a broad scale, Lee communicated virtually 24/7, and in as many languages as his correspondents wished. In the beginning, we actually thought that the internet invention was called Lee-mail and not e-mail. Lee´s sister has pointed out that he must have had an e- mail implant to be able always to handle so much mail so quickly. Lee was also a true cosmopolitan. He felt at home in any part of the world, not least in Europe. He was with us from the beginning, when we formed the eceee and he has honoured us by being a panel leader, a plenary speaker and a contributor at many Summer Studies. In fact, we were actually planning for the eceee Summer Study 2013 to include Lee returning as panel leader for transportation. Even if this will not be possible now, we are sure that his spirit and his legacy will be very noticeable and present in the focus and in the analysis of this panel and its presentations. We will also miss Lee as the entertainer he was at the eceee Summer Studies. It was always a pleasure when he brought his vibraphone to lighten up the party with some good jazz-music. Occasionally, we also had the good fortune to hear Lee together with some of his fellow musicians in the group “Lee Schipper and the Mitigators”. To recall Lee as a lecturer and musician . You can also download his album Jazz meeting 1 where he plays his own tune “Phunky Phycisist”. Lee may have left us, but his work, his many achievements, his music, his humor and our fond memories of him, will always be with us. Hans Nilsson            Randall Bowie            Hal Wilhite A fellowship fund in the memory of Lee is currently being set up. For more info, please see: http://www.lee-schipper.org admin Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:40:00 +0200 http://www.eceee.org/community_news/heindler http://www.eceee.org/community_news/heindler Professor Manfred Heindler, a former eceee board member, died in May 2006 in Graz, Austria. Convinced of the importance of giving energy efficiency a voice at European level, he was one of eceee’s first board members 1998–2001, and continued as an advisor until his death. A critical mind and pioneer spirit, able to get excited and delighted by smallest things, coupled with an almost endless working capacity. Often the oldest of a group in age but rather among the youngest in spirit and intensity. That was Manfred. After his studies he worked as nuclear physicist in Graz, as well as in Geneva, Cadarache and Toronto before becoming a professor at the Technical University of Graz in 1983. In all his work the impact of technology on the society played an important role – in his research on nuclear energy as well as in his work on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. When Austria debated about opening its first nuclear power plant in 1978, he was among the few nuclear scientists who warned about the risks. 12 years later, in 1990 he temporarily left the university to become director of E.V.A., the Austrian Energy Agency, which he led for nine years, to move sustainable energy systems into the center of his activities. Manfred was member of several expert committees advising governments, administrations and other policy-makers in Austria as well as internationally, e.g. the EU and the IAEA. In the middle of life, a leukemia hit him and became his last battle on earth. But as it was said at his funeral, knowing Manfred, wherever he might be now, some will have a hard time answering all his questions.… Manfred, thank you for inspiring us. We will miss you. admin Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.eceee.org/community_news/henderson http://www.eceee.org/community_news/henderson Shetland recen tly lost one of her most talented sons when George Henderson B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc died peacefully in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, after a short illness. He had a distinguished career in physics and instrumentation, becoming a world authority on energy use in buildings. The results of his work are now becoming increasingly important in the light of the rising price of energy and environmental concerns such as global warming. George Henderson was the eldest of three children of Maud and the late James Henderson of Longfield, Dunrossness. He grew up in Shetland and attended the Anderson High School before going to the University of Aberdeen in 1963 to study Physics or ‘Natural Philosophy’ as it was then known. He was a gifted student and graduated B.Sc. with First Class Honours in 1967. He was invited to stay on for a further year to complete a M.Sc. in ‘Principles of Instrument Design.’ This was a new course that had been established by the head of department, Prof R.V. Jones whose teaching of instrumentation was to prove invaluable to George in his subsequent career. After university, George moved to St Albans and worked for Marconi Instruments for a number of years before joining the instrumentation section of the Building Research Establishment (BRE) at Garston. He was involved in pioneering work on measuring the energy efficiency of buildings and went on to develop a Standard Assessment Procedure (SAP) that is now carried out on all newly built homes in the UK. In recognition of the importance of this work, George and two colleagues were awarded the Esso Energy Award by The Royal Society in 1995. George was very active in Europe and was one of the founder members of the eceee. After having served on the board, he was a highly regarded member of the group’s advisory committee. When eceee opened up for individual memberships in 1999, George was the very first person to sign up. Apart from his technical skills, his people skills were highly valued by all who worked with him. He was a quiet, sensitive and very modest person - a typical Shetlander. He was an excellent mentor, particularly good at helping those who were struggling. He was active in the social side of BRE, taking part in sports such as running, football, table tennis and volleyball. George is survived by his wife Kay (also from Shetland) daughter Anne, son John, daughter-in-law Alma and granddaughter Kaira. A large congregation of family, friends and former colleagues attended his funeral on 17 August at Garston, close to BRE. George asked for his ashes to be scattered in Colsay Sound, thereby completing the circle back to Shetland, the place that he held so dear. J.T.M. 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