Tayfun E. Tezduyar

James F. Barbour Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Rice University
Professor
Waseda University
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 1978
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Caltech, 1982
Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Engineering)
Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Computer Science)
Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Cross-Field)
Researcher ID: F-6134-2012
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Brief History:
6/82 -   1/83Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
1/83 -   9/87Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston
9/87 -   9/91 Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota
9/91 -   6/97 Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota
1/94 - 10/98 Director, Army High Performance Computing Research Center
6/97 - 10/98 Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota
7/98 - James F. Barbour Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University
1/99 -   6/04 Chairman, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Rice University
2/01 -   5/01 Visiting Professor, University of Tokyo
4/04 -   7/04 Visiting Professor and Chair of International Cooperation, Tokyo Institute of Technology
11/08 - 1/09 Visiting Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
5/16 Visiting Fellow, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Tokyo
4/17 -   7/17 Professor, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
7/17 -   8/17 Visiting Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
11/17 - Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

Honors and Awards:
1986Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation
1994Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
1996Best Paper in High Performance Computing Session, 20th Army Science Conference
1996Commander's Educational Award for Excellence, US Army Soldier Systems Command
1997Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota
1997Computational Mechanics Award, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
1997Computational Fluid Dynamics Award, US Association for Computational Mechanics
1998Endowed Chair, James F. Barbour Professor, Rice University
1998Computational Mechanics Award, International Association for Computational Mechanics
1998Best Paper in High Performance Computing Session, 21st Army Science Conference
1999Fellow, US Association for Computational Mechanics
2000Visiting Fellowship, Science and Technology Agency, Japan
2001Visiting Professorship, University of Tokyo, Japan
2001Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa), Slovak Republic
2002Fellow, International Association for Computational Mechanics
2002Member, Executive Council, International Association for Computational Mechanics (2002-2014)
2004Visiting Professorship and Chair of International Cooperation, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
2004Editor, Computational Mechanics, Springer
2004Fellow, American Academy of Mechanics
2006Member, Executive Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME (2006-2011)
2007Fellow, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan
2009Samuel D. Conte Distinguished Lecturer, Purdue University
2010Chair, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME
2012AMCA Prize to the International Scientific Career, Argentine Association for Computational Mechanics
2012First Place Prize, Rice University Centennial Ken Kennedy Institute Research Nugget Competition (with T*AFSM)
2013Eminent Engineer, Tau Beta Pi, The Engineering Honor Society, Colorado Zeta at US Air Force Academy
2013Computational Mechanics Award, Japan Association for Computational Mechanics
2014Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Engineering) (Computer Science)
2015Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Engineering) (Computer Science)
2016Visiting Fellow, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study, Tokyo, Japan
2016Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Engineering) (Computer Science)
2017Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Engineering) (Computer Science)
2018Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2018Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Cross-Field)
2019Computational Mechanics Award, Asian Pacific Association for Computational Mechanics
2021Honorary Member, Japan Association for Computational Mechanics
2023John von Neumann Medal, US Association for Computational Mechanics

National and International Committees:
Chair, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2010-2011.
Executive Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2006-2011 (Chair, 2010-2011).
Timoshenko Medal Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2006-2016 (Chair, 2010-2011).
Warner T. Koiter Medal Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2006-2016 (Chair, 2010-2011).
Daniel C. Drucker Medal Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2006-2016 (Chair, 2010-2011).
Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2006-2016 (Chair, 2010-2011).
Thomas J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2006-2016 (Chair, 2010-2011).
Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2007-2016 (Chair, 2010-2011).
Program Chair, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2008-2009.
Vice Chair, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2009-2010.
Basic Engineering Group Operating Board, ASME, 2009-2011.
Executive Council, International Association for Computational Mechanics, 2002-2014.
Awards Committee, International Association for Computational Mechanics, 2002-2014.
ERC Advanced Grant Panel 2017, European Research Council.
ERC Advanced Grant Panel 2019, European Research Council.
Ted Belytschko Applied Mechanics Award Committee, Applied Mechanics Division, ASME, 2019-2024.
Thomas J.R. Hughes Medal Committee, US Association for Computational Mechanics, 2023.

Editorial Positions:
Editor,Computational Mechanics, Springer, 2004-.
Editor,Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology, Springer, 2016-.
Editor,Surveys in Mathematical Sciences, European Mathematical Society, 2013-.
Managing Editor,Computational Mechanics, Springer, 1995-1999.
Associate Editor,Journal of Applied Mechanics, ASME, 2000-2010.
Associate Editor,Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, World Scientific, 2004-.
Associate Editor,Journal of Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, 2014-.
CFD Editor,Computational Science and Engineering, IEEE, 1993-1997.
Series Advisor,Computational Mechanics Series, Wiley, 2010-.
Advisory Board,Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology, Springer, 2013-2016.
Editorial Board,Computational Mechanics, Springer, 1989-1999.
Editorial Board,International Video Journal of Engineering Research, Wiley, 1990-1994.
Editorial Board,International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Wiley, 1992-.
Editorial Board,Visualization of Engineering Research, Wiley, 1995-1997.
Editorial Board,Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Elsevier, 1997-.
Editorial Board,Journal of Visualization, IOS Press, 1998-2011.
Editorial Board,Parallel Computing, Elsevier, 2000-2006.
Editorial Board,Journal of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2003-2013.
Editorial Board,Journal of Fluid Science and Technology, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2008-.
Editorial Board,International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, Wiley, 2010-.
Editorial Board,Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Springer, 2015-.
Editorial Board,Engineering with Computers, Springer, 2021-.

Publications Summary:
2Books 1Book Translation38Edited Volumes
284Journal Articles Indexed by the Web of Science
26Other Journal Articles 70Book Chapters
172Invited Conference Papers 48Contributed Conference Papers
Web of Science Citation Count (excluding self-citations): 12,591, h-index: 81
Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Engineering)
Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Computer Science)
Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher (Cross-Field)
Researcher ID: F-6134-2012
Google Scholar h-index: 105

Complete Publication List

Research:

T*AFSM Team for Advanced Flow Simulation and Modeling

T*AFSM Journal Publications

T*AFSM Featured


Tayfun E. Tezduyar
Mechanical Engineering
Rice University - MS 321
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005

Email: tezduyar@gmail.com   Phone: 713-348-6051