Thomas J.R. Hughes

Summary

Thomas Joseph Robert Hughes (born 1943) is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and currently holds the Computational and Applied Mathematics Chair (III) at the Oden Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.[2][3] Hughes has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Engineering by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific Company.[4]

Thomas Joseph Robert Hughes
Thomas J.R. Hughes 2014
BornJuly 25, 1943[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPratt Institute
University of California, Berkeley
Known forComputational mechanics
Finite element method
AwardsASME Medal (2018)
Timoshenko Medal (2007)
Theodore von Karman Medal (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsComputational mechanics
Finite element method
InstitutionsThe University of Texas at Austin

A leading expert in computational mechanics, Hughes has received numerous academic distinctions and awards for his work. He is a research fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the American Academy of Mechanics, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM), the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM), the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has been elected as a foreign member of The Royal Society. He is a founder and past President of USACM and IACM, and past chairman of the Applied Mechanics Division of ASME.

Career edit

Hughes began his career as a mechanical design engineer at Grumman Aerospace, subsequently joining General Dynamics as a research and development engineer. After receiving his Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley,[3][5] he joined the Berkeley faculty, eventually moving to California Institute of Technology. He then moved to Stanford University before joining The University of Texas at Austin. At Stanford, he served as chairman of the Division of Applied Mechanics, chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and chairman of the Division of Mechanics and Computation, where Hughes occupied the Mary and Gordon Crary Chair of Engineering. While at Stanford, he served as a member of International Advisory Committee, ICTACEM (2001).[6]

Hughes has developed computational methods for understanding solid, structural and fluid mechanics. He recently has applied this expertise to develop customized models of blood flow for patients using their individual imaging records such as CT scans and MRIs.

Hughes was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1995 for contributions to the development of finite element methods for solid-structural and fluid mechanics.

Books edit

  • Thomas J. R. Hughes and Jerrold E. Marsden, A Short Course in Fluid Mechanics, Mathematics lecture series, v. 6, Boston: Publish or Perish, 1976.
  • Thomas J. R. Hughes, D. Gartling, Robert L. Spilker, Applied Mechanics Division, Vol. 44: New Concepts in Finite Element Analysis, ASME, 1981.
  • Thomas J. R. Hughes, A. Pifko, A. Jay, Applied Mechanics Division, Vol. 48: Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Plates and Shells, ASME, 1981.
  • Thomas J. R. Hughes, Stress-point algorithm for a pressure-sensitive multiple-yield-surface plasticity theory, Unknown Binding, Available from National Technical Information Service, 1982.
  • Computational methods for transient analysis, edited by Ted Belytschko and Thomas J.R. Hughes, Computational methods in mechanics, Volume 1: Mechanics and mathematical methods, New York: Elsevier Science Pub. Co., 1983.
  • Thomas J. R. Hughes and Englewood Cliffs, The finite element method: linear static and dynamic finite element analysis, NJ: Prentice-Hall, (1987), 1985.
  • Thomas J. R. Hughes, Ernest Hinton. Finite Element Methods for Plate and Shell Structures, Volume 1: Element Technology, Pineridge Press Ltd, 1986.
  • Thomas J. R. Hughes, Ernest Hinton. Finite Element Methods for Plate and Shell Structures, Volume 2: Formulation and Algorithms, Pineridge Press Ltd, 1986.
  • Jerrold E. Marsden and Thomas J. R. Hughes, Mathematical Foundations of Elasticity, Dover Publications, 1994.
  • J.C. Simo and T.J.R. Hughes, Interdisciplinary applied mathematics, Volume 7: Computational inelasticity, New York: Springer, 1998.
  • Thomas J. R. Hughes, The Finite Element Method: Linear Static and Dynamic Finite Element Analysis, Dover Publications, 2000.
  • Erwin Stein, René de Borst, Thomas J.R. Hughes, Encyclopedia of Computational Mechanics, Volume 1: Fundamentals, Wiley, 2004.
  • Erwin Stein, René de Borst, Thomas J.R. Hughes, Encyclopedia of Computational Mechanics, Volume 2: Solids and Structures, Wiley, 2004.
  • Erwin Stein, René de Borst, Thomas J.R. Hughes, Encyclopedia of Computational Mechanics, Volume 3: Fluids, Wiley, 2004.
  • J. Austin Cottrell, Thomas J. R. Hughes, Yuri Bazilevs, Isogeometric Analysis: Toward Integration of CAD and FEA, Wiley, 2009.

Awards and honors edit

Videos edit

  • Together with the Texas Advanced Computing Center, he developed the video "Simulating Patient-specific Nanoparticulate Drug Delivery for the Treatment of Vulnerable Plaques".

References edit

  1. ^ "News Items (since 2014) | Thomas J.R. Hughes". users.oden.utexas.edu. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Thomas J.R. Hughes - Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics". University of Texas at Austin. Archived from the original on December 6, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics". University of Texas at Austin. Archived from the original on December 23, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  4. ^ ISI Highly Cited Author - T. J. R. Hughes
  5. ^ "Thomas J.R. Hughes, Ph.D. - UC Berkeley". Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, ICES. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "T. Hughes - International Advisory Committee". International Conference on Theoretical, Applied, Computational and Experimental Mechanics, ICTACEM. Archived from the original on September 2, 2000.
  7. ^ "Worcester Reed Warner Medal". ASME. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ ASME Timoshenko Medal asme.org. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Honorary Doctors". www.ntnu.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
  10. ^ "Foreign Members". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  11. ^ "A.C. Eringen Medal". Society of Engineering Science. Retrieved 10 September 2020.

External links edit

  • T.J.R. Hughes webpage
  • T.J.R. Hughes Faculty, Directory Page, The University of Texas at Austin