Barry H.V. Topping | |
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Born | |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | City University London |
Known for | Computational Mechanics |
Awards |
Telford Premium by the
Institution of Civil Engineers Best Paper Award by the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computational mechanics |
Barry H.V. Topping FIMA (born 14 February 1952) is a British authority on computational mechanics. [1] [2] [3] He was Professor of Computational Mechanics at the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University where his work was mainly concerned with parallel computing, genetic algorithms, neural networks, finite element methods and fluid-structure interaction. [4] [5] He is now Emeritus Professor at Heriot-Watt University and an Honorary Professor at the University of Pécs in Hungary. [6] [7]
Barry Hilary Valentine Topping [8] was born in Manchester on 14 February 1952. [3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and City University London where he obtained a PhD in Civil engineering in 1978. [6] [9]
Between 1978 and 1988, Topping was Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Edinburgh and during that time was also made a Von-Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Stuttgart between 1986 and 1987. [6] After the University of Edinburgh he continued his career at Heriot-Watt University becoming Senior Lecturer between 1988 and 1989, Reader and then Professor of Structural Engineering between 1990 and 1995 and Professor of Computational Mechanics between 1995 and 2006. [4] He is now Emeritus Professor at Heriot-Watt University and an Honorary Professor at the University of Pécs in Hungary. [8]
Topping has two main research fields. The first is related to ‘applied algorithms in structural design’: parallel computing, genetic algorithms, neural networks and finite element methods. [4] The second is concerned with structural analysis: ‘design of cable membrane structures, structures subject to transient dynamic loading’ and fluid-structure interaction. [4]
Topping is the author or editor of over 100 technical publications covering various aspects of engineering computation, [5] [10] and was the Founding Editor of two publications: Structural Engineering Review and the International Journal of Computing Systems in Engineering. [4] He is co-editor of the International Journal of Computers and Structures and the International Journal of Advances in Engineering Software, both published by Elsevier Science. [5] [11]
In 1990 Topping was awarded a Telford Premium by the Institution of Civil Engineers for his paper Theorems Of Geometric Variation For Engineering Structures. [5]
In 2001 Topping received the Best Paper Award by the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering ( American Society of Civil Engineers) in respect of his paper Transient Dynamic Nonlinear Analysis Using MIMD Computer Architectures. [4]
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Barry H.V. Topping | |
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Born | |
Nationality | English |
Alma mater | City University London |
Known for | Computational Mechanics |
Awards |
Telford Premium by the
Institution of Civil Engineers Best Paper Award by the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computational mechanics |
Barry H.V. Topping FIMA (born 14 February 1952) is a British authority on computational mechanics. [1] [2] [3] He was Professor of Computational Mechanics at the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences at Heriot-Watt University where his work was mainly concerned with parallel computing, genetic algorithms, neural networks, finite element methods and fluid-structure interaction. [4] [5] He is now Emeritus Professor at Heriot-Watt University and an Honorary Professor at the University of Pécs in Hungary. [6] [7]
Barry Hilary Valentine Topping [8] was born in Manchester on 14 February 1952. [3] He was educated at Bedford Modern School and City University London where he obtained a PhD in Civil engineering in 1978. [6] [9]
Between 1978 and 1988, Topping was Lecturer in Civil Engineering at the University of Edinburgh and during that time was also made a Von-Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Stuttgart between 1986 and 1987. [6] After the University of Edinburgh he continued his career at Heriot-Watt University becoming Senior Lecturer between 1988 and 1989, Reader and then Professor of Structural Engineering between 1990 and 1995 and Professor of Computational Mechanics between 1995 and 2006. [4] He is now Emeritus Professor at Heriot-Watt University and an Honorary Professor at the University of Pécs in Hungary. [8]
Topping has two main research fields. The first is related to ‘applied algorithms in structural design’: parallel computing, genetic algorithms, neural networks and finite element methods. [4] The second is concerned with structural analysis: ‘design of cable membrane structures, structures subject to transient dynamic loading’ and fluid-structure interaction. [4]
Topping is the author or editor of over 100 technical publications covering various aspects of engineering computation, [5] [10] and was the Founding Editor of two publications: Structural Engineering Review and the International Journal of Computing Systems in Engineering. [4] He is co-editor of the International Journal of Computers and Structures and the International Journal of Advances in Engineering Software, both published by Elsevier Science. [5] [11]
In 1990 Topping was awarded a Telford Premium by the Institution of Civil Engineers for his paper Theorems Of Geometric Variation For Engineering Structures. [5]
In 2001 Topping received the Best Paper Award by the Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering ( American Society of Civil Engineers) in respect of his paper Transient Dynamic Nonlinear Analysis Using MIMD Computer Architectures. [4]
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