George W. Rathjens, professor emeritus of political science, dies at 90
MIT professor contributed to theory and practice of nuclear arms control and established the MIT Security Studies Program.
Klaus Biemann, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies at 89
Regarded as the father of organic mass spectrometry, longtime MIT professor solved many problems in protein structure.
Willem Malkus, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 92
Longtime MIT professor and pioneer in fluid dynamics made fundamental contributions to applied mathematics.
Professor Emerita Suzanne Corkin dies at 79
Over half a century at MIT, Corkin made lasting contributions to the biology of memory and cognitive disorders.
Sergeant John Carr, 25-year MIT Police veteran, dies at 52
Colleagues recall an officer who was dedicated, dependable, and never hesitated to assist others.
Koichi Masubuchi, professor emeritus of ocean engineering, dies at 92
Masubuchi, a leading expert on welding science and fabrication technology, also started the Japanese Language School.
Prominent MIT economist and dean Lester Thurow dies at 77
Scholar and public intellectual examined globalization and its consequences.
Frank Perkins, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, dies at 82
Longtime professor and former dean for graduate education had lasting impacts on civil engineering and teaching at MIT.
John Wyatt, longtime MIT professor and cofounder of Boston Retinal Implant Project, dies at 69
Dedicated researcher was a circuits expert developing a retinal implant to help the blind see.
Marvin Minsky, “father of artificial intelligence,” dies at 88
Professor emeritus was a co-founder of CSAIL and a founding member of the Media Lab.
Professor Stanford Anderson dies at 81
Noted scholar and founder of the History, Theory and Criticism Program led the Department of Architecture from 1991 to 2004.
Alan Davison, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies at 79
Longtime MIT professor was a "serial innovator" whose inventions included Cardiolite, an important tool in clinical nuclear cardiology.
Donald Stidsen, exhibitions manager at MIT Museum, dies at 63
Expert in creating museum exhibitions died suddenly on Oct. 28.
William Siebert, professor emeritus of electrical engineering and computer science, dies at 89
Siebert, an expert in long-range radar, helped shape EECS undergraduate curriculum.