“He was passionate about JILA and the future of JILA. He was a strong advocate for hiring {{w|Deborah S. Jin|Debbie Jin}} [a leading researcher in {{w|Bose–Einstein condensate|ultracold physics}}]. He had a great sense of the qualitative understanding of a lot of physics, especially {{w|classical mechanics}}. I remember talking to him about the design of an experiment and him having good suggestions. He was a big advocate for the instrument shop. I think part of it is because he admired those guys for building and designing things.”