About Arnold (1932-2026)

Arnold Tubis was internationally respected origami designer and scholar, educator, and a retired physics professor and faculty member at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana from 1960 to 2000 (nine years as department head). He passed away on June 7th, 2026. Origami had been an avocation of his since the early 1960s, and his models have been exhibited in the USA, Japan, Europe, and Israel. He was the author or co-author of nine books on origami and over 50 articles and papers in origami print and online media.

He designed models that require, at most, an intermediate folding level, and can be used to enrich the teaching and learning of geometry in middle school and high school. He was the co-coordinator of the Greater San Diego Origami Group in California, and a member of CFC Origami.

In Memoriam Links:

https://origamiusa.org/memoriam-arnold-tubis

https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/zs7y023W

https://origamiusa.org/thefold/article/remembering-arnold-tubis-through-his-contributions-fold