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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">I am deeply saddened to inform the campus community of the recent death of Dr. Mahsa Zakeri, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Mechanical Engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dr. Zakeri was working on a new class of materials, MagnetoElectroElastics, for advanced applications in electronics. She completed her Ph.D. at UCLA in the Department of Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering under the supervision of Dean Christopher Lynch. The theory she developed supports a new technology based on parametric amplification. Upon completion of her Ph.D. at UCLA, Dr. Zakeri joined UCR on July 1, 2022, as a postdoctoral
scholar to fabricate and demonstrate this new technology. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On July 28, 2022, she suffered a tragic accident and passed away from complications at home on January 28, 2023. Dr. Zakeri was an enthusiastic scientist, a passionate animal
lover, and an avid dancer. Her lively demeanor and warm smile will be greatly missed. She is survived by her father Ali, mother Fatemeh, brother Mohammad, sister Mitra, and husband Scott Keller.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please keep Dr. Zakeri’s family, friends, and colleagues in BCOE in your thoughts during this time of sorrow. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Liz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Elizabeth Watkins, PhD
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">(she / her / hers)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Professor of History</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of California, Riverside</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">951.827.1129 |
<a href="mailto:Elizabeth.Watkins@UCR.edu">Elizabeth.Watkins@UCR.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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