The former associate director of Stanford’s Food Research Institute, Gotsch was a technology evangelist best known for his research on irrigation development in South Asia and use of mathematical models to study agricultural policy.
Noddings, best known for her groundbreaking theory on the ethics of care, was the first woman to serve as dean at any of the professional schools at Stanford.
Roger Shepard, pioneer in research on mental imagery, has died
Shepard, professor emeritus of psychology and a National Medal of Science winner, introduced techniques for quantifying mental processes and contributed to the fields of computer science, AI, linguistics, robotics, and physics.
William Tiller, materials engineer, expert in materials solidification, has died
Known for his theoretical and experimental research into the physics of materials solidification, Tiller investigated the relationships between the crystallization process and the resulting material structures and their physical properties.
Stanford Asian Studies professor and educator Tom Rohlen has died
Rohlen’s career spanned the intersection of research, teaching, and policy, and he was a foundational figure in the formation of multiple programs and research centers at Stanford.
Atilla Aydin, geologist, musician, chef, and devoted Cardinal fan, has died
Aydin was a field geologist who loved nothing more than leading teams of researchers and students into remote locations – the Valley of Fire, Point Reyes, Zion National Park, a Hawaiian volcano, Sicily – to study prehistoric rock formations.
Baylor, former chair of the Department of Neurobiology, gained international recognition for discovering the electrical language used by the retina to translate light from the outside world into signals that the brain reads.
Samuel Strober, pioneering transplantation immunologist, dies at 81
Strober, a professor and former chief of immunology and rheumatology, found a way for transplant recipients to reduce or abandon immunosuppressive drugs yet avoid organ rejection.
Evan Reed, leader in computational materials science, has died
Using the data-crunching power of supercomputers, Reed (left) transformed his expertise in physics and artificial intelligence into a place at the forefront of a promising new field.
The Stanford pediatric radiologist, after noticing a new and disturbing pattern among lung X-rays of premature infants, forever altered treatment for the smallest babies.
Sculptor Aristides ‘Aris’ Demetrios, maker of ‘The Claw,’ dies at 89
Aristides “Aris” Demetrios designed and fabricated White Memorial Fountain, known to generations of Stanford students, faculty and staff as The Claw after his proposed design won a national sculpture competition in 1963.
Douglass Wilde, expert in engineering optimization and design, has died
Wilde, a professor emeritus of chemical engineering and of mechanical engineering, was also a beloved teacher who worked to draw more minority students to the field.
