Dr. Shahrdad G. Sajjadi

Birth date: Feb 1, 1961 Death date: Jan 6, 2020

Dr. Shahrdad G. Sajjadi, 58, of Palm Coast passed away suddenly on January 6, 2020 in Palm Coast with his family by his side. He was born in Tehran, Iran on February 1, 1961 to the late Shamsoddin and Parirokh (Badi) Sajjadi. He g Read Obituary

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Mason Bray

266w ago

Dr. Sajjadi convinced me that I was good at math when he taught me in a partial differential equations class in spring 2013. I was supposed to graduate that spring with a degree in meteorology, but he convinced me to stay on for a degree in computational math on one our walks after class from the portables at ERAU to his office. On those walks we would talk about everything from math to oceanography and meteorology to Pink Floyd and I will always cherish those memories. I was able to pursue my capstone project under his advisement and he was always willing to right me a letter of recommendation to advance my studies. Last September he wrote me a letter of recommendation to get into a PhD program in statistics and I was accepted in part because of his words for me. Dr. Sajjadi has been one of the biggest influences on my academic life and even though it has been months since his passing I wanted his family to know how much he meant to me and how much he helped me get to where I am and where I will go. My condolences to his family, but I would like them to that I will never forget how he changed my life just by believing in me when a lot of people didn't. I am eternally grateful to have known this man, even if it was for just a short time and I will miss him.

Thank you for sharing such a wonderful man with this world,
Mason Bray

B.S. Computational Mathematics ERAU '13

Andy Ludu

302w ago

in honor of Shahrdad.

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Ruth, Mark, John & Anne Nee Longuet-Higgins

302w ago

Sent a Crystal Cross Bouquet to the Sajjadi family.

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Bahram Foroughi

302w ago

Dr. Shardad G. Sajjadi

Just as the sun will set then rise with each and every dawn, the souls of those who lived life well eternally live on....Now that the sun has seemed to set on one so very dear Shahrdadr, please know a soul who lived so well remains forever near.

With Heartfelt Sympathy

Bahram And Shala Foroughi

Louisville Kentucy

Julian Hunt

302w ago

Message from Julian and Marylla Hunt to Saj's wife Lu and all their friends and colleagues.
I should like to share some memories of Sajjadi , my good friend and academic colleague,who died so tragically this week. It was only 2 weeks ago that Saj was in Trinity College ,Cambridge where he made his last visit. We were completing our last study of how the wind blows over waves, whether in the lab or over the ocean. We have been working on this project for the last 10 years and have discussed our ideas with colleagues in the USA and Europe. The work was sponsored in part by Trinity College and also by University College London. We presented our work in several international conferences .

The critical scientific problem that we have been considering has been to understand
how the shear layer varies-and especially how recirculating eddies form over the tops . bottoms and the slopes of the waves. There were many other aspects such as bubbles , sand movement etc were of great interest to him.
He worked with many leading fluid dynamicists , especially Prof Longuet Higgins , whose obituary he then wrote very carefully . It was widely regarded for the science he reviewed and also the excellence of his prose. He organised a pioneering conference at Salford in 1997 on wind over waves and the mathematical issues that were raised. He was very generous in helping to organise with Prof Joe Fernando a festshrift conference in my honour at Kings College Cambridge . As you would expect , there was a mixture
of humorous and debunking speeches and excellent science in the presentations.

Marylla and I enjoyed a happy visit to see him and Lu in Florida a few years ago. Saj was not a great navigator , so when he met Marylla and talked all the way from Orlando airport , it was not surprising that they were lost and ended up at Cape Canaveral , The guards suggested that he reverse and head off to Daytona !

Saj was proud of his musical compositions , which included a piece that he called Beethoven's Tenth symphony -a very powerful piece, that needs some understanding.
We will all miss him greatly. But we should be grateful to have had such a great friend.
We shall keep thinking about him.

Anonymous

302w ago

Sent a Simply Elegant Spathiphyllum to the Sajjadi family.

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John Aldridge

302w ago

Only now, with Shahrdad so suddenly gone do I realise what I have lost. I met Shahrdad when we applied for work at the same place in industry as part of our degree course in England. That was nearly forty years ago. I didn’t know then that this bespectacled boy, with a shy smile, clutching a copy of a science magazine, I met at the interview would become a life-long friend.

We have been best men at each other’s weddings and have been in touch, and visited each other over many years, still (sadly) retelling the same jokes from years before. His humour was unique, deriving from an amusing take on the foibles of those around him and also a love of the films of Peter Sellers, especially his beloved Inspector Clouseau.

Even so, Shahrdad seemed a lost soul in many ways, struggling to make sense of the world and how he fitted in it. Perhaps this also gave him an understanding of others’ problems and a desire to help them, he would always help where he could and, as I think back now, this was an endearing and noble part of who he was. He also had a respect and love of animals, sharing his life, for nearly as long as I have known him, with a succession of cats as well as his dog Clyde.

He achieved much in his life, certainly with his work in science and academia, but also in his friendships and his marriage to LuAnn.

Now, all the things I thought we might do as we retired, science projects we talked about but never had time or funding to do when we were working, those will not happen and in this, and many other ways, my life will be the poorer and I feel sad he didn’t get that time to spend in retirement.

All that I can do now is say goodbye to a dear friend. I will always miss him.

Cecelia Gallico

302w ago

You were such a sweet soul. I always loved our music talks. My Led Zeppelin cds will always be cherished. I will certainly miss you. God bless.

Kevin, Taraneh, Manijeh, Nicole And Nina

302w ago

Sent a Sentiments of Serenity Spray to the Sajjadi family.

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Donna Ferrell

302w ago

We both started at ERAU in 2005 and he had that charm and laughter that resonates into ones memory. It will be greatly missed.

Julian Hunt

302w ago

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