James Ransom Heirtzler: A Tribute

Sir James Lighthill and modern fluid mechanics: A memorial tribute

This memorial tribute commemorates Sir James Lighthill the man and the mathematical scientist. A brief biographical information is presented with my personal reminiscences. His major contributions to fluid mechanics with special reference to nonlinear dispersive waves are discussed. By any standards, his legacy of research and publications of six books and one hundred fifty papers will remain f...

Ransom for rainforests

Throughout history, mankind has regarded the wilderness as an unlimited resource that can be plundered for food, firewood, and expansion of arable land. While some island nations (including, as we have learned from recent news, Haiti) have already suffered dire consequences from deforestation, the consequences of the loss of wilderness on a global scale were only recognised late in the twentiet...

A Tribute to Late Professor Mahlagha Ghorbanli

This edition of IJPP celebrates ten years of steady publication of Iranian Journal of Plant Physiology. The story of IJPP is that of a journey that started from a local forum where the researchers and scholars mainly from the Islamic Azad University could share findings of their studies, gradually developing into an international peer-reviewed jour...

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Susan Lindquist: a tribute

When I learned that Susan Lindquist had passed away at the age of 67 from cancer, my heart broke. This fierce flame for science and for women had been extinguished, and for a moment the world became a little dimmer. I first met Susan Lindquist in 1994 when I was a postdoc interviewing for a faculty position at the University of Chicago. Wemet for breakfast at a local diner.We talked about our s...