Announcement of the passing of Xie Ming

cai 贴于2004/09/14 09:47 （武汉大学校友论坛）

Dear Friends,

With great sorrow and deep grief, I am here to announce that our dear
friend, Xie Ming, passed away in China on August 23 after a year-long battle
with cancer. The world of physics has lost a brilliant explorer; our alma
mater, Wuhan University, has lost a distinguished alumnus; our CUSPEA family
has lost a prominent member; and we have lost a beloved friend. I am utterly
speechless after hearing this mournful news.

Ming entered our Department of Space Physics of Wuhan University in 1977. As
his friends at Wuda, we vividly remember his genuine kindness towards
others, his soft voice but convincing arguments, his interesting and
sparkling ideas in tackling problems, his generosity in lending his helping
hands to his fellow cohorts, his superb athletic ability in swimming and
fields, and his pleasant and humorous companionship. He distinguished
himself as one of the best in our Class 77. In 1982, he took the exams for
the CUSPEA program and passed with flying colors. He ranked the highest
among the CUSPEA students from Wuhan University and was admitted into
Stanford University. Upon obtaining his doctorate in 1989, he joined
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory as a postdoc and then as a Staff
Scientist. His flourishing career can be illuminated by his proliferation of
publications and conference speeches.

Over the years, our families shared numerous vacations together in the US.
Although he had been naturally low-key, everyone could feel his amiable
presence and his earnest friendship. He made our gathering events joyful,
fun, assorted, interesting, and memorable. Many precious photos recorded the
touching moments, and more importantly the fond memories deeply dwell in our
hearts.

We all thought Ming was invincible, we all believed Ming could climb to new
heights in his already successful career, and we all held prayers that Ming
could recover quickly after knowing his illness. Ming chose not to tell his
friends to relieve them from worries; not to inform his colleagues to
alleviate them from anxieties, and not to see people during his
hospitalization to leave an untarnished image to the world. We respect his
choice and even more his dignity, esteem, and integrity.

Our hearts also go to Ming's wife Wu Jin, son Sagi, and parents. The loss
they are feeling now is a loss many other hearts are sharing.

May Ming rest in peace.

Yu Gang
September 13, 2004
Austin, Texas
USA

Ming Xie, a Physicist in the AFRD division, passed away in China on August
23 after a year-long battle with cancer.

Born in Beijing in 1959, Ming obtained his BS in physics from Wuhan
University in 1982. He then came to the US for a graduate education under
the China-US Physics Examination and Application Program, obtaining both his
MS (1984) and PhD (1989) from Stanford University, the latter degree under
the supervision of Professor John Madey. Following his graduation, he came
to LBNL as a postdoc, and was promoted to Staff Scientist shortly
thereafter, a position he held until his untimely death. In addition, he
held the position of Guest Professor at Beijing University since 1998.

Beginning with his Ph. D. dissertation work, Ming's life-long interest was the
theory of free-electron lasers, to which he made important contributions that
brought him wide recognition. This work led him naturally to contribute to other
areas such as: laser acceleration theory and its connection with
electromagnetic radiation; gamma-gamma interactions; physics of the
interaction point of future high-energy colliders; and charged-particle
cooling for muon colliders.

Despite his too brief career, Ming authored or co-authored some 70 papers in

refereed journals and conference proceedings, and contributed to the design
reports on three new accelerators. In recognition of his work, he was chosen to
play major roles at important meetings, including organizer and/or session
chairman of the International Free-Electron Laser Conference every year
since 1996.

Ming's interactions with his colleagues were friendly and sometimes intense,
but were always guided by his independent thinking, deep technical
knowledge, and scientific integrity. He is survived by his wife, a
16-year-old son, a sister, and his parents. His absence is deeply felt by
his colleagues at the Center for Beam Physics, who are planning a memorial
service.

Miguel Furman
September 10th, 2004

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