Department of Biochemistry and Center for Biophysics & Computational Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA,
Photosynth Res. 2014 May;120(1-2):9-26. doi: 10.1007/s11120-013-9948-5. Epub 2013 Nov 20.
Roderick K. Clayton passed away on October 23, 2011, at the age of 89, shortly after the plan for this dedicatory issue of Photosynthesis Research had been hatched. I had just written a lengthy letter to him to re-establish contact after a hiatus of 2 or 3 years, and to suggest that I visit him to talk about his life. It isn't clear whether he saw the letter or not, but it was found at his home in Santa Rosa, California. Fortunately, Rod has written two memoirs for Photosynthesis Research that not only cover much of his research on reaction centers (Photosynth Res 73:63-71, 2002) but also provide a humorous and honest look at his personal life (Photosynth Res 19:207-224, 1988). I cannot hope to improve on these and will try, instead, to fill in some of the gaps that Rod's own writing has left, and offer some of my own personal recollections over the more recent years.
罗德里克·克莱顿（Roderick K. Clayton）于 2011 年 10 月 23 日逝世，享年 89 岁，就在这期专题的策划工作开始不久。在与他中断联系两三年后，我刚刚写了一封长信给他，提议去拜访他，与他聊聊他的生活。目前还不清楚他是否看到了这封信，但这封信是在他位于加利福尼亚州圣罗莎的家中发现的。幸运的是，罗德里克为《光合作用研究》写了两本回忆录，不仅涵盖了他在反应中心（Photosynth Res 73:63-71, 2002）的大部分研究，还幽默而诚实地描述了他的个人生活（Photosynth Res 19:207-224, 1988）。我无法对这些内容进行改进，而将尝试填补罗德里克自己的作品留下的一些空白，并提供一些我自己在最近几年的个人回忆。
