Carl Garland, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies at 87
Physical chemist and MIT professor for over 40 years was “part of a golden age of physical chemistry at MIT.”
Physical chemist and MIT professor for over 40 years was “part of a golden age of physical chemistry at MIT.”
An MIT humanities and literature faculty member for 36 years, Gurney was known as an outstanding teacher and inspiring mentor.
Former director of the MIT Clinical Research Center and professor in health sciences and technology contributed novel techniques and tools to cardiovascular research.
Lauded director of the MIT Thermal Hydraulics and Materials in Extreme Environments Laboratory was a consummate experimentalist and passionate teacher.
Former Laboratory for Nuclear Science and Center for Theoretical Physics director made important contributions to the study of nuclear structure and reactions.
Longtime MIT professor and author of two influential texts was a leader in geotechnical engineering.
Termeer built Genzyme from a startup into a biotech powerhouse, while becoming an innovator in rare-disease drug development.
Longtime Department of Physics professor assisted in nuclear bomb projects in England and Los Alamos, and was a leader in physics education.
Longtime professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering patented over a dozen inventions and inspired generations of engineers.
Longtime MIT professor was known for key contributions to aircraft and spacecraft designs.
Ross, who joined the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1997, relished the practical use of finance theory.
“Queen of carbon science” and recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom and National Medal of Science led US scientific community, promoted women in STEM.
Innovative mathematician and longtime professor made key contributions to representation theory and Lie theory.
A leader in the development of advanced satellite communication systems, Morrow led Lincoln Laboratory for 21 years.
Longtime Nuclear Research Lab director made advances in nuclear and condensed-matter physics, nuclear materials, reactor technology, and nuclear medicine.