I have the honourable but sad duty to give voice to the farewell of the Steering Committee of the Central European Group for Separation Sciences at the funeral of Professor Milan HUTTA.

A FAREWELL TO PROFESSOR MILAN HUTTA (July 18, 1955 –February 20, 2021)
IN HIS MEMORY

An eminent scientist and devoted teacher at university, Professor Milan HUTTA made substantial contributions to  the  field  of  separation  sciences  and analytical  chemistry.  His  inaugural  lecture  on Theoretical  and  practical  aspects of the separation of humic substances by combined methods of liquid chromatography given in 2012 evoked much attention. Milan HUTTA  was  appointed  Professor  of  Analytical  Chemistry  by  the  President  of  the  Slovak  Republic in  2013, becoming the guarantor of the master and doctoral study programmes, as well as the habilitation and inauguration procedures in analytical chemistry at the Comenius University in Bratislava.

Professor  Milan  HUTTA  was  a  great  colleague  and  a  good  friend  to  many  of  us,  with  a  kind  and  friendly personality,  always  available  when  someone  asked  for  support  and  never  short  of  a  good  word  of  encouragement for those around him.

As representative  of  the  Slovak  Chemical  Society  at  the  Central  European  Group  for  Separation Sciences, Professor Milan HUTTA developed a rich and fruitful scientific activity. His best remembered activity was  the  organization  of  the  24thInternational Symposium on Separation Sciences in Jasná – Low Tatras,  in  June 2018, organized with great commitment and much effort in such a beautiful place.

His colleagues and friends on  the Steering Committee of the Central European  Group  for Separation Sciencesgreatly appreciated his personal qualities, skills, character and attitude.

The success  of  this  symposium  as  well  as  the  entire  scientific  activity  and  permanent  cooperation  of  Professor Milan HUTTA were recognised by the Steering Committee of the Central European Group for Separation Sciences, awarding him with the Diploma and the Medal of Recognition of this Group at the next symposium held in Łódź, Poland, in September 2019.

We  have  lost  a  great  man  at  a  premature  age  when  he  was  in  the  full  force  of  scientific  creation. With  a  rich professional experience, he would still have had many ideas to realize in science, teaching, mentoring and advising the young generation.

Without knowing this at that time, the Jasná Symposium was a kind of farewell to all of us. We will remember him from this special and memorable event, with his smiling face and warm voice when we said goodbye. We will all miss him very much.

Rest in peace! Now he will have a place on the “In Memoriam” section of the CEGSS website.

In  deepest  sadness,  all  members  of  the  Steering  Committee  of  the  Central  European  Group  for  Separation Sciences express their sincere heartfelt condolences and sympathy to his colleagues and friends from the Comenius University  in Bratislava,  Faculty  of  Natural  Sciences,  Analytical  Chemistry  Department  and  particularly  also  to  his family, so hard tried by this great loss. The family lost a very kind and lovely member, wise and profound, who has always been their support and advice.

Dear  distinguished  Professor  Milan  HUTTA,  dear  family  members,  dear  colleagues  and  friends, the Steering  Committee  of  the Central  European  Group  for  Separation Sciences  says  to  you  “Goodbye”.

We will keep your memory alive

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