Dr. Corcoran was killed in a bicycle accident on February 3, 2017. Dr. Corcoran was the 2008 recipient of UW Physics Department’s Distinguished Scientist award in recognition of her work at UW-Madison with Prof. Albert Erwin.

• http://news.rice.edu/2017/02/03/rice-mourns-loss-of-professor-corcoran/
• http://news.fnal.gov/2017/02/in-memoriam-marjorie-corcoran/
• http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Beloved-Rice-scientist-dies-in-bicycle-accident-10907787.php

Marv passed away January 28, 2017. Prof. Ebel was the 2016 recipient of the department’s Distinguished Service Award, recognizing his years of service in the Department and as an Associate Dean in the Graduate School.