Celebrating the life of Allan Richard Robinson

A celebration honoring the life of Allan Richard Robinson, the Gordon McKay Professor of Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Emeritus in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, will be held at the Memorial Church on May 7 (2 p.m.). Robinson, a longtime member of the Harvard community who received his A.B. ’54, M.A. ’56, and Ph.D. ’59 degrees in physics from Harvard, died on Sept. 25, 2009, at the age of 76.

The celebration will be hosted by his family, and a reception at Loeb House (the entrance is at 17 Quincy St.) will follow at 3:30 p.m. All who knew Robinson are welcome to attend the event.

For details and to RSVP, visit the SEAS Web site.