ALVIN H. LARSEN

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Alvin H. Larsen, 65, who passed away in his sleep on june 23, 2004. A Fellow of the AIChE, Larsen was one of the founders of the AlChE's Design Institute for Physical Properties (DIPPR�), which came into being in 1980, and was very active in its subsequent operations.

He served as the first Steering Committee Chairman of the Data Compilation Project (801) and was the prime mover in its organization. The path that he established for it is still being followed today. Larsen also was a member of several other Project Steering Committees, as well as Chairman of the Liaison and Dissemination Committees. In addition, he was a productive member of the strategic planning process which resulted, among other things, in the revision of DIPPR's bylaws, and of the committee which rewrote the Dissemination Agreement. Larsen's facility with words, language, organization of documents, and attention to detail made him an ideal person for this sort of work.

He demonstrated his creativity in writing "DIPPR 2000 - A Vision Statement" and "A New Paradigm for DIPPR."

Larsen was well-versed in chemical engineering and chemistry, and was highly respected for his technical expertise. DIPPR will miss him both as an extremely competent professional colleague and as a real friend.