In Memory of Professor Caro Lucas (1949-2010)

In July 8th , 2010 the scientific community of Iran lost one its most celebrated Fig.s. Prof. Caro Lucas is not only remembered as a scientist and engineer, but also as a man with a great soul, who inspired the life of many of his students, colleagues, and friends. Caro was born in September 5, 1949 in Isfahan during one of his family’s regular summer trips to this beautiful historic city in central Iran. He grew up in Tehran. Coming from Armenian heritage, he attended the Kooshesh high school in Tehran. Caro graduated from University of Tehran with a MS degree in Control Engineering in 1973. He received his PhD in 1976 from University of California at Berkeley in Control Systems. His minor was Financial Economics, which remained one of his research areas throughout his life. Dr. Lucas was simply brilliant in his school years. Many of his teachers and friends from those days described him as a genius. In his reference letter to UCBerkeley, Caro’s advisor at University of Tehran recommended Caro as follows: “you are crazy if you do not accept Caro in your school”. This is type of impression that Dr. Lucas put on many people around him.