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THEODORE H. H. PIAN
THEODORE H. H. PIAN
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H P I A N 1919–2009 Elected in 1988 "For pioneering research and continued development of hybrid finite element methods for the analysis of structures." BY PIN TONG SUBMITTED BY THE NAE HOME SECRETARY THEODORE HSUEH HUANG PIAN, a prominent aeronautics and astronautics professor and researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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His 1964 seminal article published in the AIAA Journal broke new ground for the hybrid and mixed finite element methods. His contributions to the understanding of structural mechanics and finite element methods are legendary and prolific.
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Pian continued to give Chinese graduate students advice, host memorable and lively Thanksgiving dinners, and provide students a gathering place over holidays and a regular place for an unscheduled drop by and unpretentious chat.
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Dr. Pian is survived by his wife Iris Rulan Chao Pian, his daughter Canta of Washington, D.C., his son-in-law Michael Lent, his granddaughter Jessica, his brothers in Tianjin and Australia, numerous nephews and nieces, and a large extended family of accomplished scholars and professionals.
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