In Memoriam: Mathieu Le Provost
Mathieu Le Provost, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, passed away unexpectedly on July 30 in France. Joining MIT in 2023, Le Provost was a member of the Uncertainty Quantification Group under Professor Youssef Marzouk. Previously, Le Provost received his PhD in mechanical engineering from UCLA in 2022 and was advised by Professor Jeff Eldredge. According to the Uncertainty Quantification Group website, Le Provost’s research interests focus on “exploiting structures of forward and inverse problems to develop robust and scalable methods.”
According to many of Le Provost’s peers, Le Provost was a great collaborator and friend. He not only was eager to help, but also fostered deep connections with many people. Outside of research, Le Provost had various interests that included hiking and pottery.
In an obituary published in MIT News, Le Provost was described as a “creative and dedicated researcher,” whose “enthusiasm for discovery was infectious.” He will be remembered and dearly missed by his friends and colleagues at MIT.
The cause of death was not reported.