Edward L. Wilson Explained

Edward L. Wilson (born 1931) is an American civil engineer and academic known for his contributions to the development of finite element method. He was the T. Y. and Margaret Lin Professor in Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley and is professor emeritus, civil and environmental engineering, UC Berkeley.[1] [2] Wilson is a member of the National Academy of Engineering[3] and a recipient of the John von Neumann Award.[4]

Wilson is considered to be one of the early pioneers in the field of finite element analysis and its applications.[5] He is credited with having written the first widely accepted computer package for structural analysis (SAP)[6] and co-authored the widely cited book in FEM, "Numerical Methods in Finite Element Analysis", with Klaus-Jurgen Bathe.[7]

Born September 5, 1931, in Ferndale, California, Wilson received his B.S., M.S., and D.Eng. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley in 1955, 1959, and 1963, respectively. He earned the master's and a doctoral degree under Ray W. Clough.[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/faculty/faculty.php?name=Wilson Edward L. Wilson
  2. Web site: Edward L. Wilson Hensolt SEAONC Legacy Project . 2023-05-15 . en-US.
  3. Web site: CEE Faculty - Selected Awards . . 2009-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100617225920/http://www.ce.berkeley.edu/faculty/faculty_awards.php?name=Wilson . June 17, 2010 . dead .
  4. Web site: Award Recipients . United States Association for Computational Mechanics . 2009-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090420144514/http://www.usacm.org/hon_awards.htm . April 20, 2009 . dead .
  5. Book: Giants of Engineering Science . Anwar Bég, O. . Troubador Publishing Ltd . 2003 . 9781899293520 . 2010-11-20.
  6. Book: Application of the Finite Element Method in Implant Dentistry . Jianping Geng . Weiqi Yan . Wei Xu . Springer . 2008 . 2009-09-02 . 978-7-308-05510-9.
  7. Web site: SLAC Library Catalog . SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory . 2009-09-02 . September 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924102747/http://www.slac.stanford.edu/spires/find/books?irn=67741 . dead .
  8. Web site: Early Masters of the Mesh . Carrabine . Laura . ASME International . 2009-09-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918055346/http://www.memagazine.org/supparch/medesign/mesh/mesh.html . September 18, 2008 . mdy-all .

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