Timeline

  1. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia on March 22, 1926.

    Parents are architect Milan Babuška and Marie Babuška.

  2. Teenage years under Nazi occupation.

    Universities close, but father hires a math tutor for Ivo.

  3. Earns engineering degree from Czech Technical University.

    Awarded fellowship to study at the Institute of Mathematics.

  4. Receives Ph.D. (Dr. Tech.) in Civil Engineering.

    Begins research in applied mathematics.

  5. Receives Ph.D. (CSc.) in Mathematics.

    Later awarded prestigious Doctor of Science in 1960.

  6. Department Head for Constructive Methods of Mathematical Analysis.

    Works on Orlik Dam project and develops early FEM theory.

  7. Flees Communist Czechoslovakia after Soviet invasion.

    Boards a boat to the U.S. With Renata, Vit, and Lenka.

  8. Professor, University of Maryland.

    Retires as a distinguished professor at the age of 69.

  9. Joins the Oden Institute (then ICES) at UT Austin.

    Holds the Robert B. Trull Chair in Engineering.

  10. Elected to National Academy of Engineering.

  11. Receives Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement.

  12. Retires (for the second time) at the age of 92.

  13. Publishes Finite Element Analysis, 2nd edition.

  14. Passes away on April 12, 2023 at age 97.