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MIT [nuclear science] professor shot and killed in his Brookline home

3 days ago
  • #MIT
  • #Science
  • #Homicide
  • MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro was shot and killed in Brookline.
  • Loureiro was the director of MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and a professor of nuclear science and engineering and physics.
  • Originally from Portugal, his death was announced by the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs.
  • In January, Loureiro received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from Joe Biden.
  • The investigation into the homicide is ongoing with no further details released.