In Memoriam: Dan Luci
It was with great sadness that the NYU Tandon community learned of the passing of Dan Luci, who graduated from our school with a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in 2017.
He worked closely with Professor Ryan Hartman in the Flow Chemistry with Microsystems Lab and was passionate about applying computer science principles to the study of chemical engineering. His master’s thesis represented some of the chemical engineering world’s earliest work on the combined use of microfluidics and artificial intelligence, and his aim was to make chemical processes faster and greener.
“He was an exceptionally bright and committed student,” Professor Hartman recalls. “Those were not his only fine attributes, however. Dan was exceptionally good-natured and kind, and he could be counted on to lend a hand wherever it was needed. He was admired not only in our department but throughout the entire school.”