Colleagues:

I am deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Prof. Chuck Sholer. Please see the message below from Jan.

Best.

From: Jan Olek <olek@purdue.edu>
Sent: Thursday, November 6, 2025 2:13 PM
To: Luna Lu <luna@purdue.edu>; Yining Feng <feng109@purdue.edu>; Maria Mirian Velay Lizancos <mvelayli@purdue.edu>; John E Haddock <jhaddock@purdue.edu>; Pablo D Zavattieri <zavattie@purdue.edu>
Cc: Rao S Govindaraju <govind@purdue.edu>; Alberto Castillo <castil38@purdue.edu>; Raikhan Tokpatayeva <rtokpata@purdue.edu>; Ayesha Shah <bano@purdue.edu>; Pablo Orosa Iglesias <porosaig@purdue.edu>; Jan Olek <olek@purdue.edu>
Subject: Prof. Chuck Scholer

I am deeply saddened to share that our colleague, Professor Emeritus Chuck Scholer, from the Materials area, passed away last night.

Chuck was a valued member of our department and made lasting contributions through his teaching, research, and service. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Jan