ACME News
Next annual ACME meeting at University of Southampton
ACME's next annual meeting will take place at the University of Southampton, 29-31 March 2010
www.civil.soton.ac.uk/ACME2010/
Professor O.C. Zienkiewicz 1921-2009:
Dear Colleague, I have recently learned about the sad news of the death
of Prof. O.C. Zienkiewicz on Friday the 2nd at 17.00. Olek was very
close to many of us, especially in the old Civil Engineering Department.
He was a figure of outstanding worldwide prestige and recognition who
made a huge contribution in the area of computational mechanics and in
particular finite elements. The continued success of Civil Engineering
at Swansea owes much to his long standing leadership from the late 60's
to the late 80's. Many of us currently in the School were once his PhD
students and were tremendously inspired by his original ideas and
imagination. We were also touched by his constant kindness and
friendship over the years. Our thoughts are with the family, Helen, his
children and grandchildren.
Prof. Javier Bonet, School of Engineering, Swansea University