Senior research scientist emeritus Alan Lazarus dies at 82
Career at MIT spanned more than 50 years, focusing on space plasma and the solar wind
Family and friends recall graduate student Hadi Kasab
From Cambridge to Lebanon, those who knew the MIT graduate student offer tributes.
Patrick McGovern, founder of McGovern Institute for Brain Research, dies at 76
$350 million gift in 2000 aimed to broaden neuroscientists’ understanding of the human brain.
MIT community mourns the loss of graduate student Hadi Kasab
President Reif urges members of the MIT community to support one another.
Howard Brenner, professor emeritus of chemical engineering, passes away at 84
Fluid dynamics researcher profoundly influenced his field
Wayne Andersen, pioneer in visual arts at MIT, dies at 85
Art historian joined the Department of Architecture in 1965.
Robert Alberty, professor emeritus of chemistry and former dean of science, dies at 92
Chemist’s seminal contributions to the thermodynamics and kinetics of biochemical reactions still shape the field, colleagues say.
James K. Roberge, professor of electrical engineering, dies at 75
A member of the MIT faculty since 1967, Roberge spent nearly his entire professional career at MIT.
Elizabeth Johnson, widow of former MIT president Howard Johnson, dies at 92
Known for her ‘warmth, kindness, and gracious good sense’ during campus upheaval in the late 1960s, Johnson helped lead MIT at a divisive time.
Biologist Boris Magasanik dies at 94
Pioneer in gene regulation transformed MIT’s Department of Biology as department head from 1967 to 1977.
Theodore Madden, EAPS professor emeritus, dies at 88
A MIT faculty member for more than 40 years, Madden is remembered for his contributions to earth science research.
Stephen H. Crandall, professor emeritus in MechE, dies at 92
Crandall remembered for his pioneering work in the field of solid mechanics and random vibrations.