Robert C. O'Handley, former research scientist, dies at 70
Was a longtime researcher in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Robert Bishop, MIT economist and dean, dies at age 96
A member of the MIT community for seven decades, he was a scholar of microeconomic theory, an innovative teacher, and a dean who helped expand the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.
Nevin S. Scrimshaw, pioneer in nutrition research, dies at 95
Institute Professor emeritus and recipient of the World Food Prize was the founder of MIT’s former Department of Nutrition and Food Science.
Pioneering applied mathematician Chia-Chiao Lin dies at 96
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
President Reif urges members of the community to support one another.
Nuclear physicist Peter T. Demos dies at 94
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 A. Gould, EECS emeritus professor, dies at 85
Joined MIT faculty in 1953; studied control problems and dynamic modeling.
Jay K. Lucker, former director of the MIT Libraries, dies at 82
Longtime library director remembered as a mentor and consultant.
Melvin H. Rodman, former medical director at MIT Medical, dies at 90
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.
Angus MacDonald, longtime MIT Corporation member, dies at 86
Alumnus’ wide-ranging MIT interests included neuroscience, aeronautics, political science and the arts and humanities.
Professor emeritus Elias P. Gyftopoulos dies at 84
Longtime faculty member in nuclear and mechanical engineering was among the foremost thermodynamicists of his time.
