Professor Douglas G. Stuart (October 5, 1931 - April 6, 2019)

Dear friends,

With deep sadness I have to announce that Professor Doug Stuart passed away on Saturday April 6 at the age of 87.  Douglas G. Stuart Ph.D. D.Sc., was a Regents’ Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physiology. He joined the faculty as an Associate Professor in 1967 and served as chair from 1988 – 91.  Doug was a proud Australian, a devoted family man and a highly accomplished scientist. He was known internationally for research on spinal motor mechanisms and their relation to tremors, locomotion, muscle fatigue, and the control of movement. Doug was a mentor long before the term became fashionable. He spent countless hours providing guidance to trainees and helped many early-career faculty members to establish an academic career. He also took pleasure in schooling university leaders. He left his mark on the discipline of neurophysiology, the University of Arizona and the Department of Physiology. He also left his mark on us, his friends.  It was an honor and privilege to know Doug. He will be greatly missed.  Please join me in passing along condolences to his family.

Nick D

Nicholas Delamere Ph.D.
Head, Department of Physiology
University of Arizona