RIP, Dr, Liviu Librescu, Scientist & Hero 1932 - 2007.

One of the people who died in the horrible shooting at Virginia Tech was an engineering professor and internationally-known researcher in aerodynamics who died holding off the gunman while his students escaped through the window.

Dr. Librescu authored several books (one came out only last year). He was joint-editor of 7 journals, winner of over a dozen awards, and a holocaust survivor. He was to have given a keynote address in June in Korea at a scientific conference.

Thanks to user moosehead-beer over on the scientists of LJ, for the lead and most of this info.

Some of the other professors and students who were shot dead are listed here.