Memorial to Professor Sukant Tripathy

IN MEMORY OF

    There is never birth or death for the soul. Nor, having once been, does he ever cease to be.
          He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying and primeval. He is not lost when the body is lost

Sukant K. Tripathy (1952-2000)

Dedicated to the memory of Sukant Tripathy -- leading researcher,
inspirational teacher, and mentor to students and colleagues alike.

Dr. Tripathy was recognized as a world leader in research in the broad
area of polymers in electronics and optics.  He was awarded the 1993
Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award of the ACS Division of
Polymer Chemistry.  He published more than 200 refereed research
articles and held two dozen patents.

At the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Dr. Tripathy was Professor of
Chemistry, and founder and Director of the Center for Advanced
Materials.  He also served as Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs, 1994-1996.  Before joining the faculty, he was Manager of the
Organic and Polymer Materials Sciences Department at GTE.  Born in
Bihar, India, he was a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology
and received his doctorate from Case Western Reserve in 1981.