Iowa State professor Jeffrey C. Huston passed away from complications from cancer on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Huston was only 46 when he died.

He was hospitalized at Iowa Methodist Medical Center at the time of his death.

Huston was a professor in the aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics department. Fellow faculty members described him as someone who was very involved with his undergraduate students.

He taught engineering mechanics dynamics courses and graduate courses, and was also an advisor to undergraduate and honors students.

One of the projects for which Huston was most noted was his work in prosthetics. He worked closely with the biomedical program to develop prosthetic knee joints and hip padding.

Huston served as a consultant in vehicle dynamics. He was an expert witness in court cases involving primarily 3-wheel off-road vehicles.

In 1972, Huston received his bachelor’s degree in engineering science from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He then got his master’s from West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va. in theoretical and implied mechanics. In 1975 he also got his Ph.D from West Virginia in mechanical engineering.

Huston was well recognized in the engineering field.

Some of the honors Huston received include: Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, 1993, 1995, 1997; Who’s Who Among Young American Professors, 1991; Who’s Who in the Midwest, 1991, 1993, 1995; Order of the Engineer, 1986; ASEE Mickol Award, 1984; honorable mention for the Ben Dosher Award, 1983; Engineering Science Outstanding Professor Award, 1983; SAE Teetor Award, 1980; Vehicle Design Association of the International Association of Vehicle Design, 1980, and special recognition by the American Men and Women of Science, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1989, 1993.

The memorial service will be held on Sunday, Oct. 26, in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union from 2 to 4 p.m.