James C. Wyant Celebration of Life

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James C. Wyant, professor emeritus and founding dean of the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, passed away on Dec. 8.

James C. Wyant, professor emeritus and founding dean of the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, passed away on Dec. 8.

Jacob Chinn / University of Arizona

When

3 p.m., Feb. 9, 2024

The Wyant Family and the UA Wyant College of Optical Sciences will be hosting the James C. Wyant Celebration of Life in the Lunar & Planetary Laboratory (LPL), in the Gerard P. Kuiper Space Sciences Building, Rm 308 and 312, on Friday, February 9, 2024. The program begins at 3 p.m. Cannot attend in person? Please join us online (viewing only) using this link.

A reception will follow the program, across the street in the James C. Wyant College of Optical Sciences, Meinel Building, third floor lobby and patio. 

Where

Celebration of Life, 3pm

Celebration of Life Address

Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
Gerard P. Kuiper Space Sciences Building, Rm 308 and 312
1629 E. University Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85721

Cannot attend in person? 

Please join us online (viewing only) using this link.

Reception, 4:30 pm

Reception Address

Wyant College of Optical Sciences
Meinel Building, 3rd Floor Patio & Lobby
1630 E University Blvd
Tucson, AZ 85721

More about Dr. James C. Wyant

Founding dean and namesake of the College, Dr. James C. Wyant, passed away Friday morning, Dec. 8, 2023. Dr. Wyant was truly an extraordinary figure in our field, and in our community, whose impact and legacy will live on in perpetuity. Read more here.