Classmate Dariush Arasteh, an efficient windows expert in the Environmental Energy Technologies Department at the , passed away on February 3 after an eight-year battle with cancer. He was 51 years old. A 30-year veteran of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California, Arasteh was involved in all aspects of research on energy-efficient windows, with a focus on the development and experimental analysis of highly insulating “superwindows,” creating a suite of computer tools to analyze window-heat transfer, leading industry to develop a rating system for the thermal performance of windows. The windows research led to other innovations such as the development, patenting and licensing of gas-filled panel insulation.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday March 3rd at 2 pm at St. John’s Presbyterian Church located at 2727 College Avenue in Berkeley, California. To see a memorial page and post memories of Dariush, click here.
Dariush leaves his wife Nancy Hendrickson and son Jasper Arasteh, his sister Roya Arasteh as well as his extended family in the United States including his uncle and aunt Dr. Ahmad and Mrs. Mahin Arasteh, and his cousins Nahid, Mashid, and Megan Arasteh all of Safety Harbor Florida, cousin Bibi Arasteh and her husband Osama Othman of McLean, Virginia; as well as a worldwide network of friends and colleagues. For information about the memorial service or memorial gifts, email remember.dariush@gmail.com.
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