Friends and family will gather at M. Jack Ohanian's memorial service on Saturday to honor the former associate dean for research and administration and a professor of nuclear engineering at UF.
Ohanian, who retired in 2001, died Oct. 31. He was 78. His family has not released the cause of death.
His friends said he was passionate about nuclear engineering.
He was active in showing the need for the country to use nuclear power in light of various oil problems, said Gene Hemp, who knew Ohanian for 40 years through working together in the nuclear engineering department at UF.
When not devoting his time to work, Ohanian traveled to other countries, mainly in Europe, and spent time with his wife in their timeshare in Fort Myers.
The memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church, 3146 NW 13th St.
