I’m sad to report that Vladimir Ukraintsev died last Saturday. He was 64. I knew Vladimir from his long involvement in the Metrology conference of SPIE’s Advanced Lithography Symposium. He was conference chair this year, but his illness kept him from attending.

I enjoyed his rigorous mind and kind demeanor. Here are the details from his SPIE profile:

Vladimir Ukraintsev has PhD in Solid State Physics. Before joining Qorvo, Inc. Vladimir founded Nanometrology International, Inc., directed Technical Marketing at Veeco Instruments and developed metrology solutions for 6 technologies at Texas Instruments. Vladimir published over 85 articles focusing on development of metrology and characterization solutions for industrial applications.