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Thomas J. Hughes

 
Title:Professor Emeritus
Department(s):Mechanical Engineering
Phone:650.723.2040       
E-mail: tjr_hughes@hotmail.com

Research Statement

Computational methods in solid, structural and fluid mechanics. Dr. Hughes has published over 300 works on computational mechanics.

Degree Discipline Year School
PhD Engineering Science 1974 UC Berkeley
Publication TitleAuthor(s)/Speaker(s)Open Document
The Multiscale Formulation of Large Eddy Simulation: Decay of Homogenous Isotropic Turbulence T.J.R. Hughes; L. Mazzei; A.A. Oberai...
Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Channel Flows by the Variational Multiscale Method T.J.R. Hughes; A.A. Oberai; L. Mazzei
The Continuous Galerkin Method is Locally Conservative T.J.R. Hughes; G. Engle; L. Mazzei...
On Modelling Thermal Oxidation of Silicon 1: Theory V.S. Rao; T.J.R. Hughes
On Modelling Thermal Oxidation of Silicon II: Numerical Aspects V.S. Rao; T.J.R. Hughes; K. Garikipati
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Membership in National Academies

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering

Academic Honors & Awards

Elected Fellow of 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) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Co-editor of the international journal Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Founder and past President of USACM
Founder and current President of IACM
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from ASCE
The Melville Medal from ASME
The Computational Mechanics Award from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
The von Neumann Medal from USACM
The Gauss-Newton Medal from IACM
The Worcester Reed Warner Medal from ASME
Member of the National Academy of Engineering
Honorary Doctorate, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium