It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Jean-Claude Berset on 1 October at the age of 81.

Jean-Claude arrived at CERN in 1970 and was assigned as an electronics technician in Electronics Group of the NP Division, developing “front-end” electronics. He participated in the development and construction of systems for various experiments at CERN, from his early days on the PS and ISR, then SPS, LEP and finally the LHC, where he worked on the development of the readout electronics for the ALICE Time Projection Chamber, a system that was in operation until very recently. Jean-Claude retired from CERN in 2005.

His colleagues remember Jean-Claude as not only an expert and competent engineer, highly skilled, analytical, meticulous and always ready to help, but also a real colleague and friend of whose modesty and fine human qualities we will treasure fond memories.

We send our sincere condolences to his family.

His colleagues and friends in the ALICE Collaboration