Special Issue: In memory of Professor Jean Phalippou, one of the pioneers of the Sol-Gel Science and Technology
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Jean was a model for numerous PhD students and researcher colleagues because of his scientific and human qualities. He has always been very modest and humble, passionate, and lovely, taking care of his students and helping them accomplish their dreams. Those of us who had the great pleasure to work with Jean will always remember him as an outstanding teacher, a distinguished scholar, but also as a most gentle, humble, and collaborative colleague. We are all in his debt for the enormous contribution he made to the Sol-Gel field of Science and Technology, and he will be deeply missed.