01-03 2023 13:16
wrote:
It has been extremely difficult to accept John’s passing since we met virtually a few days before. John was my supervisor and a constant source of support from the first day I started my PhD. We talked almost every week. He always insisted that he was sensitive to my needs and wanted me to get the best out of this PhD experience. He was kind and advocated strongly for me in the department. He treated me as an equal and always asked for ways he could be a better supervisor to me. Despite the challenges, I enjoyed my PhD journey because John had a way of making challenging problems trivial and always had a solution. I remember how he helped me set up a lab in South Kensington and then in a new country Uganda when I was just in my first year and partly funded some of the equipment. He believed in me when I doubted myself, and talking to him was always a pleasure. I used to brag to my colleagues about excellence of John. Every time I think he is no more, I feel this overwhelming sadness. Over the years, John became almost like my academic father, a friend, and I am genuinely grateful for that. I know there is no perfect human, but John came dangerously close to perfection. I feel fortunate to learn from and worked with him, and I will miss him. Go well, John.
01-03 2023 13:16
wrote:
It has been extremely difficult to accept John’s passing since we met virtually a few days before. John was my supervisor and a constant source of support from the first day I started my PhD. We talked almost every week. He always insisted that he was sensitive to my needs and wanted me to get the best out of this PhD experience. He was kind and advocated strongly for me in the department. He treated me as an equal and always asked for ways he could be a better supervisor to me. Despite the challenges, I enjoyed my PhD journey because John had a way of making challenging problems trivial and always had a solution. I remember how he helped me set up a lab in South Kensington and then in a new country Uganda when I was just in my first year and partly funded some of the equipment. He believed in me when I doubted myself, and talking to him was always a pleasure. I used to brag to my colleagues about excellence of John. Every time I think he is no more, I feel this overwhelming sadness. Over the years, John became almost like my academic father, a friend, and I am genuinely grateful for that. I know there is no perfect human, but John came dangerously close to perfection. I feel fortunate to learn from and worked with him, and I will miss him. Go well, John.
