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.
William F. Brace, professor emeritus in EAPS, dies at 86
Geologist helped develop systematic descriptions of key physical properties of rocks.
Lois Craig, former associate dean in the School of Architecture + Planning, dies at 82
A trusted and valued adviser and colleague
Development economist Alice Amsden dies at 68
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
Developed many of the experimental techniques that are now standard practice in high-energy physics
Robert Whitman, longtime CEE professor, dies at 84
World-renowned geotechnical engineer and earthquake expert worked at MIT for more than 40 years.
‘A young man who was so spectacularly gifted’
Family and friends recall MIT junior Brian G. Anderson.