Briefs: Eddie Leonardi

The IIR was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Prof. Eddie Leonardi in December 2008. Eddie was Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and taught refrigeration, air conditioning, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer and computing. Besides being a member of Commission B1 and a private member of the IIR, he was also Technical Editor of AIRAH Journal for many years and member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. The IIR extends its sincerest condolences to Eddie's family.