K. J. Bathe
| Klaus-Jürgen Bathe | |
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Klaus-Jürgen Bathe in 2016
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| Born | 1943 Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality |
 German
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| Alma mater |
University of Cape Town University of Calgary University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for |
Finite element method Subspace iteration method MITC elements Bathe time integration ADINA software |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields |
Computational mechanics Finite element method |
| Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward L. Wilson |
Klaus-Jürgen Bathe is a civil engineer, professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and founder of ADINA R&D, who specializes in computational mechanics. Bathe is considered to be one of the pioneers in the field of finite element analysis and its applications.
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. His thesis was on numerical solution of large eigenvalue problems, where he developed the subspace iteration method.
During his time as a post-doctoral fellow (1972–1974) at UC Berkeley, Bathe participated in the development of 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.
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:
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