▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁On s ager ▁retired ▁from ▁Y ale ▁and ▁became ▁emer it us . ▁He ▁then ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁The oret ical ▁Studies , ▁University ▁of ▁Miami , ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Dist ingu ished ▁University ▁Professor ▁of ▁Physics . ▁At ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Miami ▁he ▁remained ▁active ▁in ▁gu iding ▁and ▁insp iring ▁post do ctor al ▁students ▁as ▁his ▁teaching ▁skills , ▁although ▁not ▁his ▁lect uring ▁skills , ▁had ▁improved ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁developed ▁interests ▁in ▁sem icon duct or ▁physics , ▁bi oph ys ics ▁and ▁radiation ▁chem istry . ▁However , ▁his ▁death ▁came ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁produce ▁any ▁break through s ▁compar able ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁his ▁earlier ▁years . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁remained ▁in ▁Florida ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁from ▁an ▁an eur ys m ▁in ▁Cor al ▁G ables , ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁On s ager ▁was ▁buried ▁next ▁to ▁John ▁Gam ble ▁Kirk wood ▁at ▁New ▁H aven ' s ▁Gro ve ▁Street ▁C emetery . ▁While ▁Kirk wood ' s ▁tomb stone ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁list ▁of ▁awards ▁and ▁positions , ▁including ▁the ▁American ▁Chem ical ▁Society ▁Award ▁in ▁P ure ▁Chem istry , ▁the ▁Rich ards ▁Medal , ▁and ▁the ▁Lewis ▁Award , ▁On s ager ' s ▁tomb stone , ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁form , ▁simply ▁said ▁" N ob el ▁La ure ate ". ▁When ▁On s ager ' s ▁wife