Dr. Bauchau holds the following degrees

  1. Université de l'État à Liège (Belgium): Ingénieur Civil Physicien degree awarded in July 1977. Thesis under Prof. B. Fraeijs de Veubeke entitled “Influence of Warping on the Natural Frequencies of Vibration of Box-Beams.”
  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA.): Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics degree awarded in June 1978. Thesis under Prof. T.H.H. Pian entitled “Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Structures Using the Equilibrium Finite Element Method.” Awardee of the Rotary Foundation of the ROTARY INTERNATIONAL 1977–78.
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA.): Doctor of Philosophy degree in the field of Structural Dynamics awarded in July 1981. Thesis under Prof. J.W. Mar entitled “Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of High-Speed Rotating Graphite/Epoxy Shafts.”