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Comment on In memoriam- Dr. Garret N. Vanderplaats by Marc Halpern

Marc Halpern — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 00:13:03 +0000

I am very sorry to hear of Dr. Gary Vanderplaats passing. I have known Dr. Vanderplaats . He was a pioneer and thought leader in the field of mechanical optimization. His vision extended beyond optimization in engineering practice to changing the way engineers think about design. We will miss him. Personally, he was one of the kindest, humblest, and gracious people I have known in the field

Comment on In memoriam- Dr. Garret N. Vanderplaats by Dennis Nagy

Dennis Nagy — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:45:08 +0000

So sad to learn (via Monica Schnitger’s newsletter) of the recent passing of Gary Vanderplaats. I first met Gary in the late 1980s when I worked at MSC and admired him every since. I echo Ted Rose’s comments. RIP, Gary.

Comment on In memoriam- Dr. Garret N. Vanderplaats by Nikolaos Tzannetakis

Nikolaos Tzannetakis — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 21:55:22 +0000

The “Optimization Community” (be it “design”, “structural”, “mathematical”) lost one of its pillars with the passing of Dr. Vanderplaats. Many of us that worked in Optimization were taught by and had him like the beacon he was. He will live long through his pioneering and voluminous work.

Comment on In memoriam- Dr. Garret N. Vanderplaats by Ted Rose

Ted Rose — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 19:35:51 +0000

I knew and admired Gary – he was a true pioneer of structural optimization. He was one of the most honest and knowledgeable people I knew, which normally would prevent him from succeeding in business, but he was not only a pioneer, but a successful businessman. I have nothing but admiration for Gary and will miss him.

Comment on In memoriam- Dr. Garret N. Vanderplaats by Sarah Palfreyman, Marketing Manager Structures

Sarah Palfreyman, Marketing Manager Structures — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:49:30 +0000

Dr Vanderplaats, was a pioneer and chief architect of MSC Nastran Design Optimization (SOL 200) & is fondly remembered by our team for his contributions which were both strategic & impactful to industry. We will remember him fondly, keep his family in our best wishes and never be done optimizing!

Comment on Ford Motor Company Uses Digimat for NVH Optimization by shashikant Sharma

shashikant Sharma — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:17:02 +0000

Hi,

We’re interested in learning more about this study. Can someone plz contact me?

thanks,
Shashi

Comment on Adams on a Roll by mike brown

mike brown — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 04:39:33 +0000

Adams,

Love the theory and the free-body diagram did bring back shivers of university studies. I wish to ask how this might relate to rolling along a flat surface with a hollow cylindar and solid cylinder both given the same push, would the solid roll further due to its moment of intertia.
i’m an inline speed skater (learning) and thinking if spoked wheel or solid hub would be faster/more efficient. Thanks. Would love to see the simulation of this.

Comment on Explore the Virtual Test Drive free online conference by Elizabeth Yeh

Elizabeth Yeh — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:42:38 +0000

In reply to Ramesh.

Hello! Please register at the link here: https://www.vtdthefuture.com/registration/

Looking forward to having you!

Comment on Explore the Virtual Test Drive free online conference by Ramesh

Ramesh — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:45:59 +0000

Please send me the invite

Comment on Remembering Dr. Richard MacNeal – Co-Founder of MSC Software and MSC Nastran by DOSA Adam Stefan

DOSA Adam Stefan — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:57:18 +0000

“Our policy, conceived in fear and sustained by ignorance…”(Richard H. MacNeal, Finite Elements:Their Design and Performance, 1994)
Thank you Ricard MacNeal.