JOHN VON NEUMANN AWARD

2023, Tayfun Tezduyar, Rice University and Waseda University

For making pioneering contributions in computational FSI and enabling FSI analysis for some of the most challenging applications such as particle-laden flows, spacecraft parachutes, and car and tire aerodynamics.

2021, Jacob Fish, Columbia University

For his sustained and seminal contributions to the field of multiscale computational science and engineering and for its major impact on industry.

2019, Michael Ortiz, California Institute of Technology 

For pioneering and sustained contributions in developing computational methods to elucidate material behavior across length and time scales (atomistic to continuum), development of the quasi-continuum method and authorship of highly cited articles.

2017, J.N. Reddy, Texas A&M University

For pioneering and sustained contributions on shear deformation and layerwise theories of composite structures, development of finite element methods for solids, geophysical phenomena, incompressible fluids and authorship of highly-cited books.

2015, Anthony Jameson,Stanford University

For pioneering contributions to computational fluid dynamics, particular to advances in the study of compressible flow over aircraft and the optimal design of air foils.

2013, Mary F. Wheeler, The University of Texas at Austin

For significant achievements in computational mechanics, and her fundamental research contributions to numerical methods for partial differential equations, high performance computing, and computational geosciences.

2011, Mark S. Shephard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

For pioneering research on technologies for reliable simulation automation and parallel adaptive methods.

2009, Charbel Farhat, Stanford University

For outstanding and sustained contributions in high-performance computing, fluid-structure interaction, and computational acoustics and their impact on real-world engineering applications.

2007, Wing Kam Liu, Northwestern University

2005, G. Strang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

For his contributions to the mathematical foundations of the finite element method.

2003, E. L. Wilson, University of California, Berkeley

For his pioneering contributions to the finite element method and the development of the SAP codes that were disseminated throughout the world, providing hundreds of institutions with their first finite element software.

2001, T.B. Belytschko, Northwestern University 

For his numerous seminal contributions in nonlinear computational mechanics, including explicit time integration methods widely used in crash analysis and metal forming simulations, and his latest contributions in meshless methods.

1999, R.L. Taylor, University of California, Berkeley

For the development of innovative computational methods in solid and structural mechanics and constitutive theory and for the development and wide dissemination of computer programs embodying these procedures.

1997, T.J.R. Hughes, The University of Texas at Austin

For pioneering contributions to broad fields of computational mechanics and particularly for his work on stabilized methods for computational fluid dynamics.

1995, R.H. Gallagher

1995, I. Babuska, The University of Texas at Austin

1993, J.T. Oden, The University of Texas at Austin

In recognition of outstanding contributions and eminent achievement in the field of computational mechanics, including, but not limited to research, development, teaching and significant achievement of the state of the art.