Remembering Professor H. H. Bolotin

Abstract

Herb Bolotin was an excellent physicist and educator with a sense of fun and unique humor. He came to Australia as the Chamber of Manufacturers Professor of Physics at the University of Melbourne in 1971, a position he held until retirement in 1995. He established nuclear structure research using the new 5U Pelletron accelerator in Melbourne, and his group became regular users of the 14UD Pelletron Accelerator at the Australian National University (now part of the Heavy Ion Accelerator Facility). Upon retirement in 1996 Herb changed direction and worked successfully on bone densitometry as Emeritus Professor at Melbourne and then as Adjunct Professor at RMIT. He published in this field until 2009. He died suddenly on July 8th 2020.