Message sent on behalf of Prof J Bonet

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.

I will try to make contact with the family as soon as possible to extend
our condolences and find out about funeral arrangements. 

Best regards,

Javier


Prof. Javier Bonet
Head of School
School of Engineering
Swansea University
Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK
Tel (+44)(0)1792 295689
Fax (+44)(0)1792 295676