Thomas J.R. Hughes

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

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]

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.

  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. ^ "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