Albert Overhauser

I was a close friend of his daughter, Teresa, who later changed her name to Alova. I went over to their house often when I was young, and Mr. Overhauser was always kind to me. May he rest in peace.

It's only one week ago when I teached my students the topic "NOE". I told them that the discoverer, Albert Overhauser, is alive and doing fine. Just by accident I learned today about his passing away. I was deeply saddened by these news. The NMR community has lost a great personality and researcher, he laid the basis for so many highly important applications. I spent a large part of my lifetime in the application of the (hetero)nuclear Overhauser effect. Rest in Peace, Albert, and thank you...

I am saddened by the passing of a great and unique colleague. From my thesis work at Berkeley (ca.1970) to our latest experiments at Illinois, Al impacted my thinking in unexpected and exciting ways. It was always a great pleasure to interact with him personally and hear his unconventional and provocative ideas. Condolences to his family and his colleagues at Purdue. Sincerely, Jim Wolfe

NOE is my bread and butter...
Thanks Professor!

Rest In Peace NOE man!

Back in 1955, when I was a student at the Summer School of Theoretical Physics (Les Houches, France), Anatole Abragam gave a memorable lecture on the extraordinary effect that had just been predicted by Albert Overhauser, and subsequently observed by Charles Slichter. This induced me to leave my initial research topic on liquid mixtures and dive into Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. It was a great pleasure when Albert Overhauser was recently awarded the Russell Varian Prize in 2009, for the...

Your name has been and will continue to be etched in the annals of history. I salute you for your great contribution to this field. May your great soul rest in peace.

Although I never knew him personally his work has effected in so many ways. His passing is a great loss to the scientific community. My condolences to his family I'm sure you will miss him more than anyone.

In 1996 Prof. Overhauser gave a marvelous after dinner speech at the 37th ENC at Asilomar. I was a young postdoc at the time and it impacted me greatly. Directly after the conference I was visiting Purdue and Prof. Overhauser and his wife Margaret were on my flights. Despite a very long day of travel, they insisted upon getting me to my hotel and making sure I was settled in. I will never forget their kindness to a stranger and fellow scientist.