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John Silcox, emeritus engineering professor, dies at 88
May 14, 2024
ITHACA, New York, May 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news:

John Silcox, the David E. Burr Professor of Engineering Emeritus who twice served as director of the School of Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP) in Cornell Engineering, died April 25 in Ithaca. Silcox was 88.

A member of the Cornell faculty for 48 years, Silcox served as director of the Cornell Materials Science Center (now the Cornell Center for Materials Research) from 1989 to 1997, and as v . . .

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