Memorial Service for Bob Silbey

Robert J. Silbey

A memorial service for Robert J. Silbey, former Dean of Science, and Class of 1942 Professor of Chemistry, will be held on Saturday, March 17 at 2 pm in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences atrium on the MIT campus.

Silbey was known for his leadership and political acumen as dean, his commitment to enhancing MIT’s education and research, and his work in condensed phase theory and quantum biology, fields that he helped to pioneer.

Silbey joined the MIT faculty in 1966, becoming head of the chemistry department in 1990 and director of the Center for Materials Science and Engineering in 1998. He took over as Interim Dean of Science in February 2000 and was named permanent dean the following year, a position he held until 2007 when he returned to his faculty position in the Department of Chemistry.

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