IP: Southern California IPers: MEMORIAL FOR WALTER KARPLUS

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: UCLA Engineering [mailto:UCLAEngineering () SUPPORT UCLA EDU]
> Subject: Memorial Service for Professor Walter Karplus
>
> A campus memorial service for Walter J. Karplus, interim dean of the
> UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, will be
> held at the James West Alumni Center at 3:00 pm on Sunday, November 25.
> (Directions to campus - http://www.summer.ucla.edu/Resource/direct.htm.
> Campus map - http://www.ucla.edu/map/)
>
> Professor Karplus died Sunday, November 11 after an extended battle with
> cancer, at the age of 74.
>
> He made many contributions to UCLA during his more than 40 years of
> distinguished service, including acting as chair of the Computer Science
> Department from 1972 to 1979.  He was head of the Computer Simulation
> Laboratory and served for many years as director of the Center for
> Experimental Computer Science at UCLA.
>
> Professor Karplus successfully employed virtual reality to allow doctors
> to observe how blood flows through aneurysms deep inside the human
> brain. He also used virtual audio to sort out critical information from
> the cacophony of voices in NASA's mission control room.
>
> He is survived by his wife, Takako, and two children, Maya and Tony. The
> family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the American
> Cancer Society.
>
> Please join with us in extending condolences to the Karplus family at
> this difficult time.
>
> For additional information about the memorial service, please call
> Candice Shamia in the Office of External Affairs at 310/206-0678.
>
> Please feel free to distribute this announcement to others.


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