PITTSBURG, March 17, 2021
/PRNewswire/ --
/ Key Highlights
- Zoltan Cendes, former Ansys
Chief Technology Officer and founder of Ansoft, was elected to the
National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
- The NAE cited Cendes' contributions to theory, development and
commercialization of electromagnetics simulation software, all of
which also led to the creation of Ansys HFSS
Former Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) Chief Technology
Officer and the founder of Ansoft Corporation, Zoltan Cendes, was elected to the National
Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his pioneering work in the theory,
development and commercialization of electromagnetics simulation
software. His efforts in this space led to the development of Ansys
HFSS, the industry-leading software for designing and
simulating high-frequency electronic products.
Election to the NAE is among the highest professional
distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership
honors those who have made outstanding engineering contributions,
pioneered new and developing fields of technology and made major
advancements in traditional fields of engineering.
From 1996 to 2008, Cendes served as Chairman of the Board and
Chief Technology Officer at Ansoft Corporation, which he founded in
1984. Ansoft was acquired by Ansys in 2008. Prior to these roles,
he was a professor of electrical engineering at McGill University and Carnegie
Mellon University. Throughout his career, Cendes made
significant developments in the area of finite element modeling of
electromagnetic devices.
He was instrumental in the development of new types of finite
elements, called edge elements, that eliminate the problem of
spurious modes. This invention led to Ansys HFSS, a
first-of-its-kind simulator for any shape and any material. Used by
engineers worldwide, Ansys HFSS is the preeminent software for
designing and simulating high-frequency electronic products such as
antennas, antenna arrays, RF or microwave components, high-speed
interconnects, filters, connectors, IC packages and printed circuit
boards.
Cendes also introduced the Delaunay mesh generation algorithm
and adaptive mesh refinement procedures to finite element analysis,
along with the transfinite element method and model order reduction
procedures to high-frequency electromagnetics.
"Election to the NAE is a prestigious honor, and I am proud to
join this esteemed group of engineers," said Zoltan Cendes, former CTO, electronics business,
Ansys. "My election recognizes the work my colleagues at Ansys and
I accomplished in electromagnetic numerical methods that led to the
creation and success of Ansys HFSS, a simulator that revolutionized
design in microwave circuits, communications electronics, and
antennas."
In addition to his election to the NAE, Cendes is a life fellow
of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE),
having received the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (IEEE
AP-S) Distinguished Achievement Award in 2008 and the IEEE
Microwave Theory and Techniques (IEEE MTT-S) Microwave Application
Award in 2012. He has also served on the editorial board of IEEE
Spectrum, on the International Steering Committee of the COMPUMAG
Conference, and as an IEEE AP-S Distinguished Lecturer.
"Ansys is proud to congratulate Zoltan
Cendes on his recognition from the NAE, which is a testament
to his incredible efforts and accomplishments throughout his
career," said Shane Emswiler, senior
vice president, Ansys. "His work was instrumental in the creation
and success of Ansys HFSS, alongside many other inventions that
have advanced the modeling of electromagnetic devices that continue
to have a lasting impact on today's innovative electronic
devices."
Cendes, along with 127 other new members, will be inducted
during a ceremony at the NAE's annual meeting on October 3, 2021.
/ About Ansys
If you've ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane,
driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a
bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you've used a
product where Ansys software played a critical role in its
creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation.
Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help
the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better
products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest
portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve
the most complex design challenges and create products limited only
by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
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