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Theodore Pian, former AeroAstro professor, 90Theodore H.H. Pian, who taught in MIT's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics for more than 40 years and was a pioneer in the stress analysis of materials in aircraft and other stuctures, died on June 20 in Cambridge after a long illness. He was 90. July 2, 2009 Thomas Lyons, longtime LNS employee, 70Thomas F. Lyons, a longtime employee of the MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS), died on Sunday, May 3, in Flagler Beach, Fla. He was 70. June 19, 2009 Louis Smullin, former electrical engineering department head, 93Louis D. Smullin, former head of the electrical engineering department who helped to create MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), died peacefully at his residence at Lasell House on Thursday, June 4. He was 93. June 8, 2009 Leonard Sudenfield, former member of CMSE staff, 83Leonard Sudenfield, who worked at MIT for nearly half a century, died April 25 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 83. June 8, 2009 MIT community mourns loss of Professor David Schauer, 48David Schauer, a professor of biological engineering and comparative medicine at MIT, died Sunday, June 7, two weeks after suddenly falling ill. He was 48. June 9, 2009 Swami Sarvagatananda, former chaplain for MIT Hindu students, 96Swami Sarvagatananda, a former chaplain for Hindu students at MIT who touched the lives of thousands of community members during his 45 years at the Institute, died on May 4. He was 96. May 21, 2009 Sharon Trohon, AO in mechanical engineering, 62H. Sharon Trohon, administrative officer of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, died May 11 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 62. May 13, 2009 Phokion Karas, 88, RLE staff photographerA memorial service will be held Saturday, May 16, for Phokion Karas, a noted architectural photographer and a staff photographer who spent 18 years at the Research Laboratory of Electronics at MIT. May 13, 2009 |
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