In Memoriam

2025

• Linda L. Paquay, former administrative staff member - obituary
• Professor James A. Gaidos
• Randy Schnepp, Lecture Demo Supervisor - obituary
• Professor Norman Howard Fuchs - obituary

2024

• Professor Anant Ramdas - obituary
• Professor Ian Shipsey - obituary
• Professor Sherwin Love
• Professor Virgil E. Barnes, II - obituary
• Ken Mueller, Accelerator Engineer - obituary

2023

• Dr. Virendra V.K. Saxena
• Professor Paul Simms
  • His obituary
  • Purdue Exponent: Retired professor reflects on student-oriented profession
• Nancy Schnepp - obituary
• Professor John P. Finley - obituary
• Professor Jorge Rodriguez - tribute from colleagues
• Patricia Metcalf - obituary

2022

• Bruce Poer
• Professor Sol Gartenhaus - obituary

2021

• Yok Chen, Distinguished Alumni - obituary
• Professor Robert “Bob” Willmann - obituary
• Professor Duane Carmony - obituary

2020

• Professor Jay Melosh - tribute from colleagues and memorial site
• Professor Sergio Rodriguez - obituary
• Professor Yeong Kim - obituary

2019

• Professor Earl Prohofsky - obituary
• Professor Ed Shibata - obituary

2018

• Professor William (Marty) Becker - obituary
• Professor Roberto Colella - obituary
• Professor Everett Klontz - obituary
• Professor John Mackay - obituary

2017

• Professor Arthur Garfinkel - obituary
• Professor Zbignew Grabowski - obituary
• Professor James Mullen - obituary

2012

• Jason Cartwright - 1st-year physics graduate student
  • Obituary - "In Memory of Jason Cartwright" (PDF) by Richard Brosius
  • Read the article about Jason's passing as it appeared in the Exponent. 
• Professor Gabriele Giuliani
  • Read the article about Prof. Giuliani's passing as it appeared in the Exponent.
  • Obituary in Physics Today
• Professor Norman Pearlman
  • Read his obituary on legacy.com.
• Professor Ronald Sladek
  • Read his obituary online at Physics Today or legacy.com.

2011

Professor Albert Overhauser

• Read his biography in our About Us: History section.
• Read his obituary at Physics Today or legacy.com. 

2009

Professor Alexander Gerritsen

Read the article about Alexander's passing as it appeared in the Exponent.

2008

Professor Frank Loeffler - Read his full obituary here (PDF).

2003

Professor Frank Rickey - obituary

2000

Professor Louis A.P. Balazs - read about him in the Purdue Exponent and AP News.

1995

• Professor Gianni Ascarelli - obituary
• Professor Lonnie Lee VanZandt