Ole Sigmund

Ole Sigmund
Born (1966-05-28) 28 May 1966
Alma mater
Known forTopology optimization
Awards
  • Gorm Pedersens Memorial Prize (1996)
  • ISSMO/Springer Prize for Young Scientists (1999)
  • Statoil Prize (2000)
  • Grundfos Prize[1] (2002)
  • European Young Investigator Award[2] (2004)
  • EliteForsk Prize[2] (2008)
  • Villum Kann Rasmussen Prize[3] (2010)
  • VILLUM Investigator[4] (2017)
  • Fellow of ISSMO[5] (2025)
Scientific career
Fields
Workplaces
ThesisDesign of Material Structures using Topology Optimization (1994)
Martin P. Bendsøe, Pauli Pedersen, Jon Juel Thomsen
Websitewww.topopt.dtu.dk

Ole Sigmund (born 28 May 1966) is a Danish mechanical engineer and professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).[6] His research focuses on topology optimization and has also extended to photonics and third medium contact formulations.[7][8][9] He co-authored the 2003 book Topology Optimization: Theory, Methods, and Applications with Martin P. Bendsøe.[7] He served as president of the International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (ISSMO) from 2011 to 2015 and was named to the inaugural class of Fellows of ISSMO in 2025.[10][5]

Education

Sigmund received an MSc in 1991, a PhD in 1995, and a Dr.Techn. degree in 2001, all from DTU.[11]

Career

After research positions at the University of Essen and Princeton University, Sigmund continued his academic career at DTU, where he became professor in 2010.[10][11] He was a visiting researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2012.[11]

From 2004 to 2010 he chaired the Danish Center for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (DCAMM), and from 2011 to 2015 he served as president of ISSMO.[10] He is a VILLUM Investigator supported by the Villum Foundation, a member of DTU's Board of Governors, and a member of the EUROMECH Council.[12][13][14]

His later work has also included photonics, including photonic inverse design, as well as co-authored extensions of the third medium contact method for topology optimization, including frictional formulations and three-dimensional contact problems.[8][9][15][16]

A 2022 National Academies Press workshop volume described Sigmund, together with Noboru Kikuchi and Martin Bendsøe, as one of the founders and main contributors to the development of topology optimization methods in academia and industry.[10]

Honors and recognition

Sigmund received the European Young Investigator Award in 2004, the EliteForsk Prize in 2008, and the Villum Kann Rasmussen Prize in 2010.[2][3] He was elected to the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences in 2003 and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in 2008.[10]

Selected works

  • Topology Optimization: Theory, Methods, and Applications (with Martin P. Bendsøe, 2003)[7]
  • "Giga-voxel computational morphogenesis for structural design" (with Niels Aage, Erik Andreassen, and Boyan S. Lazarov, 2017)[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Grundfos Prize for young Danish scientist". Grundfos. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ole Sigmund". Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet (in Danish). Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  3. 1 2 "Previous recipients of the annual award". VELUX Foundations. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  4. ↑ "InnoTop". TopOpt, Technical University of Denmark. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  5. 1 2 "Fellows of ISSMO". International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  6. ↑ "Ole Sigmund". DTU Orbit. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  7. 1 2 3 Bendsoe, Martin Philip; Sigmund, Ole (2004-04-13). Topology Optimization: Theory, Methods, and Applications. Springer-Verlag. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  8. 1 2 "Impact of figures of merit in photonic inverse design". DTU Research Database. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  9. 1 2 "Internal contact modeling for finite strain topology optimization". DTU Research Database. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Appendix D: Biographical Information". Exploiting Advanced Manufacturing Capabilities: Topology Optimization in Design: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: National Academies Press. 2022. doi:10.17226/26362.
  11. 1 2 3 "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Technical University of Denmark. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  12. ↑ "Grants of 89 million Danish kroner for three DTU researchers". Technical University of Denmark. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  13. ↑ "Board of Governors". Technical University of Denmark. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  14. ↑ "Members of the Council". EUROMECH. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  15. ↑ "Adding friction to Third Medium Contact: A crystal plasticity inspired approach". DTU Research Database. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  16. ↑ "Improved Third Medium Formulation for 3D Topology Optimization with Contact". DTU Research Database. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  17. ↑ Aage, Niels; Andreassen, Erik; Lazarov, Boyan S.; Sigmund, Ole (2017-10-13). "Giga-voxel computational morphogenesis for structural design". Nature. 550 (7674): 84–86. Bibcode:2017Natur.550...84A. doi:10.1038/nature23911. PMID 28980645. S2CID 205260273.
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