Obituaries
Pioneering applied mathematician Chia-Chiao Lin dies at 96
January 14, 2013
An Institute Professor since 1966, he was an active member of the MIT faculty for 40 years.
MIT community mourns the loss of Sloan graduate student Heng ‘Nikita’ Guo
October 30, 2012
President Reif urges members of the community to support one another.
Nuclear physicist Peter T. Demos dies at 94
October 9, 2012
Longtime faculty member guided MIT’s Bates Linear Accelerator from a groundbreaking idea to a globally renowned center for the study of nuclear structure and reactions.
Leonard Lerman, former senior lecturer at MIT, dies at 87
September 28, 2012
Leonard A. Gould, EECS emeritus professor, dies at 85
September 13, 2012
Joined MIT faculty in 1953; studied control problems and dynamic modeling.
Jay K. Lucker, former director of the MIT Libraries, dies at 82
September 5, 2012
Longtime library director remembered as a mentor and consultant.
Melvin H. Rodman, former medical director at MIT Medical, dies at 90
September 4, 2012
As medical director, Rodman shaped MIT Medical into its present form, most notably in leading its 1982 move from Building 11 to its current home in Building E23.
Also labeled: MIT Medical, Staff
Angus MacDonald, longtime MIT Corporation member, dies at 86
July 9, 2012
Alumnus’ wide-ranging MIT interests included neuroscience, aeronautics, political science and the arts and humanities.
Professor emeritus Elias P. Gyftopoulos dies at 84
June 27, 2012
Longtime faculty member in nuclear and mechanical engineering was among the foremost thermodynamicists of his time.
George Gardner, longtime MIT Corporation member, dies at 94
May 31, 2012
Also labeled: Memorial services, MIT Corporation
William F. Brace, professor emeritus in EAPS, dies at 86
May 8, 2012
Geologist helped develop systematic descriptions of key physical properties of rocks.
Yaron Segal dies while in custody in Colorado
April 19, 2012
Postdoc worked in Photovoltaics Research Laboratory
Also labeled: Staff
Lois Craig, former associate dean in the School of Architecture + Planning, dies at 82
April 19, 2012
A trusted and valued adviser and colleague
Development economist Alice Amsden dies at 68
March 16, 2012
MIT professor was a prolific scholar who wrote extensively about industrialization in emerging economies.
Louis S. Osborne PhD ’50, longtime MIT physicist, dies at 88
March 5, 2012
Developed many of the experimental techniques that are now standard practice in high-energy physics
Also labeled: Alumni/ae, Education, teaching, academics, Faculty, History of MIT, Memorial services, Physics, Research
Robert Whitman, longtime CEE professor, dies at 84
March 1, 2012
World-renowned geotechnical engineer and earthquake expert worked at MIT for more than 40 years.
‘A young man who was so spectacularly gifted’
February 29, 2012
Family and friends recall MIT junior Brian G. Anderson.
Also labeled: Memorial services, Students
MIT community mourns the death of junior Brian G. Anderson
February 20, 2012
An investigation is under way.
Also labeled: Students
Historian of science Charles Weiner dies at 80
February 1, 2012
Longtime faculty member was a pre-eminent analyst of the political, social and ethical dimensions of contemporary science.
Gene Chamberlain, longtime MIT staff member, dies at 91
December 15, 2011
Worked in MIT’s International Students Office for 32 years
Professor emeritus Adel Sarofim SM ’57, ScD ’62 dies at 77
December 8, 2011
David Staelin, longtime professor in EECS and RLE, dies at 73
November 15, 2011
Researcher led a career distinguished by abundant accomplishments, widespread impact in his 55 years at MIT.
Gobind Khorana, MIT professor emeritus, dies at 89
November 10, 2011
Nobel-winning biochemist made seminal contributions to genetics, was a loyal teacher and mentor.
Remembering Satto Tonegawa
November 4, 2011
Friends and family say MIT freshman was the consummate scientist, with a sense of humor and kindness to match.
Also labeled: Students
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