New VP to Lead Altair’s Virtual Wind Tunnel Solutions
February 13 2018 - 7:30AM
Dr. Paul Stewart has joined Altair (Nasdaq:ALTR) as VP, Automotive
Aerodynamics Modeling and Visualization. He will lead
Altair’s Virtual Wind Tunnel solutions operations, focusing on
fluid dynamics for ground transportation vehicle design. Dr.
Stewart was most recently at Exa Corporation, acquired by Dassault
Systemes in 2017, where he was Senior Director, Design and
Visualization.
During his 30+ year career developing design technologies, Dr.
Stewart has pioneered the application of shape morphing to
automotive aerodynamic design. He holds a Ph.D. in Naval
Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of
Michigan, where his doctoral research on the mathematics of faired
curves and surfaces for vehicle design was sponsored by
Chrysler. Industry positions have included 15 years at Exa
and 11 years at Ford Research. Professional
accomplishments of note include a process-driven meshing and
parametric shape modification tool, ground-breaking work using
statistical analysis and response surfaces to understand and
optimize the aerodynamic performance of styling surfaces
parameterized with free-form character features, and technologies
to better visualize and understand complex three-dimensional fluid
flow including immersive virtual 3D visualization.
“While working on the deep mathematics underlying advanced
computational fluid dynamics (CFD), it has always been a priority
to support the design studio”, said Dr. Stewart.
“Successfully applying interdisciplinary simulation can help
designers in their mission to capture the OEM’s brand and the
vehicle buyer’s imagination.”
With the unprecedented capabilities of CFD software enabled by
High-Performance Computing, simulation-driven design for
market-leading aerodynamic performance is achievable with great
savings in time and cost versus physical testing. In his new
role Dr. Stewart will help broaden Altair’s footprint within
vehicle development processes from up-stream design interaction and
functionality to downstream integration with Altair’s solvers in
the HyperWorks suite for vehicle dynamics and structural
optimization.
James Dagg, CTO, Modeling and Visualization at Altair, states
that, “Bringing Paul on board underscores Altair’s commitment and
continued investment in the rapidly growing CFD market.
Building on the commercial release of Altair’s GPU based Lattice
Boltzmann Method (LBM) technology platform for CFD, which offers
unprecedented turn-around-time and accuracy at a fraction of the
cost of other LBM and Navier-Stokes based CFD technologies, Paul
will help guide further optimization of Altair’s process
tools”.
About Altair (Nasdaq:
ALTR)Altair is focused on the
development and broad application of simulation technology to
synthesize and optimize designs, processes and decisions for
improved business performance. With more than 2,000 employees,
Altair is headquartered in Troy, Michigan, USA and operates 69
offices throughout 24 countries. Altair serves more than 5,000
customers across broad industry segments. To learn more, please
visit www.altair.com.
Media Contacts Altair:
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