Obituaries
Michel Boudart, Stanford chemical engineer and expert in catalysis, dies at 87
Professor Boudart taught at Princeton and Berkeley but was best known for his five decades at the heart of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford. His influence shaped catalysis during the post-war period when energy, defense and space industries demanded a deeper understanding of chemical reactions.
Walter F. W. Lohnes, Stanford professor emeritus of German Studies, dies at 87
Walter Lohnes, author of the book that became the standard for beginning German language textbooks, changed the way German is taught in the United States and abroad.
Helmut Krawinkler, expert on structural design and earthquake engineering, dies at 72
Helmut Krawinkler, professor emeritus in civil and environmental engineering, and a leading expert in structural design and earthquake engineering, died April 16. Krawinkler fundamentally changed the process of evaluating seismic safety and damage potential.
Stanford vascular surgeon Weesam Alkhatib dies at 34
Weesam Kassim Alkhatib, a clinical instructor in surgery at the School of Medicine, died April 14 of a rare form of cancer. He was 34. Alkhatib was appointed a clinical instructor in 2010 after doing a surgery fellowship at Stanford.
Thomas Cover, acclaimed information theorist and electrical engineer, dies at 73
Cover, who loved sports and betting, made landmark contributions in information theory, statistics, data compression, pattern recognition and investment strategy.
4.6.12
Stanford undergraduate Cady Hine dies at 24
Marsha Friberg Shinkman, former assistant director of Stanford in Washington, dead at 69
As assistant director of the Bing Stanford in Washington Program for a decade, Shinkman organized field trips and cultural events for students, and served as an adviser to students on life in the nation's capital.
2.27.12
Athletics mourns the passing of equipment manager Ron Yamaguchi
Members of the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation (DAPER) are mourning the passing of Ron Yamaguchi, an assistant equipment manager.
Elliott Levinthal, Stanford professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, dead at 89
In a career that ranged from radar to medicine to outer space, Elliott Levinthal played an instrumental role in the schools of Engineering and Medicine, and in the rise of Silicon Valley.
Robert Osserman, noted Stanford mathematician, dies at 84
In addition to his important research, Bob Osserman brought math to a broad audience through public conversations with comedian Steve Martin, among others.
