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- From: Ralf Röhlsberger <ralf.roehlsberger AT desy.de>
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- Subject: [Mix] Passing of Gerhard Wortmann
- Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2026 23:33:09 +0100
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Dear colleagues,
It is with great sadness that I inform you about the passing of Gerhard Wortmann, a well-known and long-standing member our community, on 3 February 2026 at the age of 83.
Prof. Wortmann’s scientific work at the University of Paderborn, Germany, was dedicated to understanding matter under extreme conditions, in particular to employ high pressure to reveal the fundamental mechanisms governing magnetism, electronic structure, lattice dynamics, and structural transformations in condensed matter. For these studies he combined local, high-resolution probes and synchrotron radiation sources in a unique way, leading to many seminal contributions, for example, connecting fundamental solid-state physics to conditions relevant for planetary interiors.
We thankfully remember Gerhard Wortmann with gratitude and respect. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and all who worked with him.
An obituary and a funeral notice are attached to this mail.
Sincerely,
Ralf Röhlsberger
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Prof. Dr. Ralf Röhlsberger
Helmholtz Institut Jena and Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena
Max-Wien-Platz 1
07743 Jena
Tel: +49 3641 947900
and
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Notkestr. 85
22607 Hamburg
Germany
Tel: +49 40 8998 4503
FAX: +49 40 8998 2787
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- [Mix] Passing of Gerhard Wortmann, Ralf Röhlsberger, 02/19/2026
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