Israeli Professor Dies Bravely, Defends Students from VT Killer

Liviu Librescu was an Israeli scientist and educator whose major research fields were Aeroelasticity and Aerodynamics. His most recent position was Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech. The 76 year-old Holocaust survivor was shot and killed in the Virginia Tech massacre while holding off crazed gunman Cho Seung-hui at his lecture hall entrance so his students could escape.