In Memoriam: Betzalel Avitzur, MS&E Professor Emeritus, Metal Forming Pioneer, Inaugural Loewy Chair and First Director of the Institute for Metal Forming at Lehigh
Lehigh’s inaugural Loewy Chair, Dr. Avitzur, passed away at age 96 on January 19th, 2022. Dr. Avitzur founded Lehigh’s Institute for Metal Forming (IMF), which is now known as The Loewy Institute. Throughout his life, Dr. Avitzur’s research and teaching made numerous, substantial contributions to metal forming in both industry and academia. A detailed […]