{"id":4484,"date":"2022-02-24T10:15:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T09:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sednet.org\/?p=4484"},"modified":"2022-02-24T14:54:33","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T13:54:33","slug":"in-memoriam-wim-salomons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sednet.org\/in-memoriam-wim-salomons\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam &#8211; Wim Salomons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4484\" class=\"elementor elementor-4484\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0ba2718 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ba2718\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e042612\" data-id=\"e042612\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-804e2a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"804e2a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/sednet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/In-memoriam-wim-.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4486\" alt=\"In Memoriam Wim Salomons\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8ffc26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8ffc26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b03d8c8\" data-id=\"b03d8c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11c9da6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11c9da6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It is with great sadness that we became aware that Prof. Dr. Wim Salomons passed away on Thursday the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> of February 2022:<\/p><p>In memoriam for Wim Salomons, an <a href=\"https:\/\/memories.net\/timeline\/willem-salomons-12548\">online memorial<\/a>\u00a0was created to collect all our memories of Wim in a single place.<\/p><p>Wim was of extraordinary importance for SedNet. He was one of its founding pillars.<\/p><p>Wim was the coordinator of the workshop in Geesthacht in the year 2000 where the idea for SedNet was born <a href=\"https:\/\/sednet.org\/news\/newsletter\/newsletter-february-2022\/\">(s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sednet.org\/news\/newsletter\/newsletter-february-2022\/\">ee our last e-newsletter<\/a>).<\/p><p>Furthermore, Wim was the 1<sup>st<\/sup> author of the SedNet booklet \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/sednet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Sednet_booklet_final_2.pdf\">Contaminated Sediments in European River Basins<\/a>\u201d which provides an excellent summary of the findings of the first 3 years (2002-2004) of SedNet. Conclusions in that booklet are still very valid to day and thus inspired the WFD CIS sediment document which is about to be launched (<a href=\"https:\/\/sednet.org\/news\/newsletter\/newsletter-february-2022\/\">see our last e-newsletter<\/a>).<\/p><p>Thank you very, very much Wim for what you have done for SedNet! We will never forget that.<\/p><p>SedNet would not have been what it is today without your crucial support in kick-starting it!<\/p><p>We assure you that your legacy will remain vivid in our network.<\/p><p>Dear Wim rest in peace!<\/p><p>SedNet Steering Group<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f48c7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f48c7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15cb74e\" data-id=\"15cb74e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is with great sadness that we became aware that Prof. Dr. Wim Salomons passed away on Thursday the 3rd of February 2022: In memoriam for Wim Salomons, an online memorial\u00a0was created to collect all our memories of Wim in a single place. 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