Philip O. Jarvinen ’55

Philip O. Jarvinen ’55, of Nashua, N.H.; Sept. 7. He earned a master’s from MIT and another master’s from Northeastern University. By age 16 he had acquired his solo pilot’s license and began a lifetime career in the aeronautics and aerospace industry with positions at Boeing and Sanders Associates. For the final 26 years of his career, he was a researcher with MIT’s Lincoln Lab. He received numerous honors and awards, including a Medal of Excellence in math and science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), a graduate fellowship from the National Science Foundation, and an innovative research grant from MIT. He served as the director, program chair, secretary, and chairman of the New England section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was the holder of 15 U.S. patents and published more than 70 professional articles. He enjoyed traveling and is survived by his wife, Claire Fernandes Jarvinen ’56; four children, including son Christopher ’87; three grandchildren; a daughter-in-law and her son; and a son-in-law.