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Hector Mireles

Left picture: Hector Mireles (right) poses with Mary Mogge Scholarship recipient Hector Salinas and Mary Mogge. Right picture: Hector (left) poses before speaking at the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics . He is joined by Physics and Astronomy Department co-chair Nina Abramzon (center) and Dean Alison Baski (right).

In Memoriam: Hector Mireles

Posted October 31, 2022 / Daniel Griggs

Physics and Astronomy Department Chair Hector Mireles died Sept. 16, after a 14-month battle with cancer. He was 56 years old. Mireles came to Cal Poly Pomona in 2002. In 2016, he stepped into the role of department chair. Like…