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Barna Aladár Szabó
Born (1935-09-21) September 21, 1935 (age 89)
Martonvásár, Hungary
NationalityHungarian-American
Known forthe p-version of the Finite Element Method
Scientific career
FieldsPredictive Computational Science, Finite Element Method
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis, State University of New York at Buffalo

Barna A. Szabó (born September 21, 1935) is a Hungarian-American engineer and educator, noted for his contributions on the finite element method, particularly the conception and implementation of the p- and hp-versions of the Finite Element Method. He is a founding member and fellow of the United States Association for Computational Mechanics, an external member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and fellow of the St. Louis Academy of Sciences.

Life

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Barna Aladár Szabó was born in Martonvásár, Hungary, the son of József and Gizella (Iványi) Szabó. After graduating from the Franciscan High School in Esztergom in 1954, he was admitted to the Faculty of Mining Engineering of the Technical University of Heavy Industry in Miskolc (now University of Miskolc). Following the failed Hungarian uprising in 1956 he emigrated to Canada, where he resumed his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto, receiving his Bachelor of Science in 1960. In 1963 he began part-time studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he received his Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1966 and later his Doctorate of Philosophy in 1968.[1] His ideas on using high order polynomials in the Finite Element Method for controlling errors of discretization were outlined in his dissertation.[2]

Work

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Szabó's began his professional career as a mining engineer at International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) in Thompson, Manitoba in 1960. He subsequently joined Acres Consulting Services Ltd., in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Between 1966 and 1966 he pursued doctoral studies at the State University of New York at Buffalo while serving as instructor. In 1968 he was appointed to the faculty of the School of Engineering and Applied Science of Washington University in St. Louis. He was named The Albert P. and Blanche Y. Greensfelder Professor of Mechanics in 1975 and appointed Director of the Center for Computational Mechanics (CCM) in 1977, positions he held until his retirement in 2006.[1] Work at CCM focused on what later became known as the p-version of the finite element method.[3][4][5] In order to facilitate the transition of the results of his research to professional practice, Washington University, together with outside investors, formed Noetic Technologies Corporation.[6] Noetic's software product PROBE was designed to support strength calculations in connection with the design and certification of aerospace structures. Noetic Technologies was acquired by the MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation of Pasadena, California in 1989.[7][8] In 1989 Szabó co-founded Engineering Software Research and Development, Inc. (ESRD). He served as its president until 2011.[9] ESRD's software product StressCheck is the first commercial finite element software product designed to support verification and validation in computational solid mechanics. Szabó introduced the concept of Simulation Governance in 2011, the importance of which is now generally recognized.[10]

Publications

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Szabó is the principal author of three textbooks on the Finite Element Method:

  • Szabó B.A. and Babuška I. Finite Element Analysis. John Wiley & Sons: New York, 1991.[11]
  • Szabó B.A. and Babuška I. Introduction to Finite Element Analysis: Formulation, Verification and Validation. John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, 2011.[12] Chinese translation: 2013.
  • Szabó B.A. and Babuška I. Finite Element Analysis: Method, Verification and Validation. 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Hoboken NJ 2021.[13]

He published over 200 technical papers on the finite element method, its applications in the field of solid mechanics, and the formulation and validation of mathematical models.[14]

An autobiographical work, entitled “On Being 85 Years Young” is available in PDF format through the Hungarian Electronic Library (Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár) [15]

Honors

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  • Fellow, United States Association for Computational Mechanics, 1970[16]
  • Outstanding Engineer in Education, Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, 1985[17]
  • External Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1995[18]
  • Doctor honoris causa, University of Miskolc, Hungary, 1998[1]
  • Szabó was honored on the occasion of his 65th birthday by an international conference held in St. Louis in 2000, "p-FEM2000—International Conference on p and hp Finite Element Methods: Mathematics and Engineering Practice". Two journals issued special editions in connection with that conference.[19][20] He was similarly honored by scientific meetings organized by the Miskolc Academic Committee on the occasions of his 70th 75th and 80th birthdays
  • Honorary Citizenship, Martonvásár, 2015[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Baranyi, László; Páczelt, István; Szeidl, György (2015). "Preface" (PDF). Journal of Computational and Applied Mechanics. 10 (2): 105–112. doi:10.32973/jcam.2015.007. Retrieved 17 February 2022. The present issue of JCAM is dedicated to two excellent scientists: Professor Barna Szabó, who turned 80 in 2015 and Professor Imre Kozák, who is 85 this year
  2. ^ "Principles of discretization of continuous structures / by Barna A. Szabo". Search.lib.buffalo.edu. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  3. ^ Szabo, B. A.; Katz, I. N.; Rossow, M. P.; Rodin, E. Y.; Peano, A.; Lee, J. C. (31 May 1974). "Advanced Design Technology for Rail Transportation Vehicles". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Szabo, B. A.; Mehta, A. K. (1978). "p-convergent finite element approximations in fracture mechanics". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 12 (3): 551–560. Bibcode:1978IJNME..12..551S. doi:10.1002/nme.1620120313.
  5. ^ Babuska, I.; Szabo, B. A.; Katz, I. N. (June 1981). "The p -Version of the Finite Element Method". SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis. 18 (3): 515–545. Bibcode:1981SJNA...18..515B. doi:10.1137/0718033.
  6. ^ "Experience with the p-Version Program PROBE". 1989: 314–321. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ Katz, I. N.; Szabo, Barna A. (14 November 1994). "Research and Development of the P-Version of the Finite Element Method". Archived from the original on July 21, 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ Donald R. Ladwig. "Probe Utilization at the McDonald Aircraft Company" (PDF). Web.mscsoftware.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  9. ^ "About | ESRD | Engineering Software Research and Development, Inc". Esrd.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Barna Szabo - Topic Moderator for Simulation Governance". Revolutioninsimulation.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Finite Element Analysis". Wiley.com.
  12. ^ "Introduction to Finite Element Analysis: Formulation, Verification and Validation". Wiley.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Finite Element Analysis: Method, Verification and Validation". Wiley.com.
  14. ^ "Barna Szabo". Scholar.google.com. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  15. ^ Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár. Market Place Solutions Kft. 2022. ISBN 978-615-6517-01-2.
  16. ^ "History of USACM | USACM". old.usacm.org. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  17. ^ "SAINT LOUIS CHAPTER HISTORY : Professional Recognition Committee" (PDF). Mspe.org. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  18. ^ "MEMBERS FROM USA & CANADA". AHAA-AMAT. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  19. ^ Yosibash, Zohar; Suri, Manil (10 January 2002). "p-FEM2000—International Conference on p and hp Finite Element Methods: Mathematics and Engineering Practice". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 53 (1): 1–2. Bibcode:2002IJNME..53....1Y. doi:10.1002/nme.388.
  20. ^ Suri, Manil; Yosibash, Zohar (July 2003). "Preface". Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 46 (1): xiii. doi:10.1016/S0898-1221(03)90075-7.
  21. ^ "Díjazottjaink". Martonvasar.hu. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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