David Weaver, a professor of physics, passed away on the evening of Apr. 4.
Students in Weaver's Physics 52 class, Thermal Physics, were informed of Weaver's death by Physics Department Chair William Oliver when they appeared for their class yesterday at 3 p.m.
The Daily did not learn of Weaver's passing until late in the evening and was unable to reach the Physics Department or its chair for comment by press time.
Students who heard Oliver's announcement said that Weaver's death was very unexpected, and that the cause of death had not been determined.
Junior and Physics and Electrical Engineering major Michael Iannucci said that Weaver had been recovering from a stroke he suffered in the spring of 2004.
A temporary replacement has not yet been found, senior and physics major Seamus Riley said: "They're trying to find someone to replace his classes right now."
According to his profile in the Tufts Faculty Guide, Weaver earned his Bachelor's in Chemistry from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1958 and his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Iowa State University in 1963.
Weaver's area of expertise was in computational molecular biophysics, globular protein folding, protein modeling and diffusion-collision kinetics.
"He had been teaching here for decades," Riley said. "He really knew his stuff. He was a really sweet guy."
More information on Weaver will be published in tomorrow's Daily.
