Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe
K.J. Bathe, photo taken in February 2016
Klaus-Jürgen Bathe
Born (1943-05-26) May 26, 1943
Berlin, Germany
Nationality German
Fields Computational mechanics
Finite element method
Institutions Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Alma mater University of Cape Town
University of Calgary
University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral advisor Edward L. Wilson
Known for Finite element method
Subspace iteration method
Bathe method
ADINA software

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and founder of ADINA R & D, who specializes in computational mechanics.[1] Bathe is considered to be one of the pioneers in the field of finite element analysis and its applications.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Berlin, Bathe had his high school education in Oldenburg i. O. in the Federal Republic of Germany. He then went to South Africa, where he earned his graduate degree in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from the University of Cape Town in 1967. Bathe received his M.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Calgary, Canada in 1969. Thereafter, he received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1971.[3] His thesis was on numerical solution of large eigenvalue problems, where he developed the subspace iteration method.

Career

During his time as a post-doctoral fellow (1972–1974) at UC Berkeley, Bathe et al. developed the finite element programs SAP IV and NONSAP, which have been used by thousands of individuals and organizations in research and practice and had a major impact in advancing the finite element method. In 1974 he started the development of the ADINA system. Soon after, he joined the department of mechanical engineering at MIT.

In 1986, he founded ADINA R&D, Inc.[4]

Major contributions

Bathe has made fundamental contributions in the finite element analysis of structures, heat transfer, field problems, CFD, and fluid-structure interactions. These contributions are widely used in commercial software codes. Specifically, the following contributions for reliable, accurate and efficient finite element analyses are widely employed:[5][6]

Bathe is widely recognized to bridge the worlds of academia and industry in computational mechanics.[7]

Honors and awards

Bathe has received many honorary doctorates from institutions around the world: Slovak Academy of Sciences and Technical University of Zilina, Slovakia; Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany; Technical University of Rzeszow, Poland; Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain; University of Bucharest, Romania; University of Miskolc, Hungary; University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; University of Cape Town, South Africa; and Sorbonne Universités - Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France.[1][7]

Bathe has been listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Engineering by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific Company.[8]

Editorial activities

Bathe currently serves as the Co-Editor of the Journal of Computers & Structures.[9] He is also the editor of the Springer's book series on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics.[10] He has organized the twelve bi-yearly conferences “Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis and ADINA”, at M.I.T., 1977–1999, and the seven bi-yearly conferences "Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics" [11] at M.I.T., 2001-2013.

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Leadership Program

The goal of this Program is to produce graduates coming from any faculty of the University of Cape Town, South Africa with outstanding leadership qualities and a strong sense of social justice, who will go on to play leading and significant roles in business, government, industry and civil society in South Africa and on the African continent.[12]

Books

Video Courses on Finite Element Methods

References

  1. 1 2 "K.J. Bathe at Massachusetts Institute of Technology".
  2. ↑ Anwar Bég, O. (2003). Giants of Engineering Science. Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-899293-52-0.
  3. ↑ Klaus-Jürgen Bathe (2008). To Enrich Life. Klaus-Jürgen Bathe. ISBN 0979004926.
  4. ↑ "ADINA Finite Element Analysis Software". adina.com.
  5. ↑ J.W. Tedesco and J. Walczak, Preface, Computers & Structures, 81: 455-462, 2003
  6. ↑ Klaus-Jürgen Bathe (2014). Finite element Procedures (2nd ed.). Klaus-Jürgen Bathe. ISBN 978-0-9790049-2-6.
  7. 1 2 "Bridging the world of academia and industry". University of Cape Town News.
  8. ↑ "ISI Highly Cited Author, K.J Bathe, 2001 HCR as of September 8 2015".
  9. ↑ "K.J. Bathe Co-Editor of Journal of Computers & Structures". Retrieved 2009-10-16.
  10. ↑ "K.J. Bathe Editor of the Springer's book series on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics". Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  11. ↑ "Seventh MIT Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics".
  12. ↑ "Klaus-Jürgen Bathe Leadership Program".
  13. ↑ "MIT Video Lectures: Finite Element Procedures for Solids and Structures - Linear Analysis".
  14. ↑ "MIT Video Lectures: Finite Element Procedures for Solids and Structures - Nonlinear Analysis".

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