ðə zɪˈɛŋkjuːˌɪkz nuːmˈɛɹɪkəl mˈɛθədz ɪn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ pɹˈaɪz wʌz ˈɪnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐ doʊnˈeɪʃən baɪ dʒˈɑːn wˈaɪli ænd sˈʌnz lˈɪmɪɾᵻd tə kəmˈɛmɚɹˌeɪt hɪz wˈɜːk ɪn nuːmˈɛɹɪkəl mˈɛθədz ɪn ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ.
The Zienkiewicz Numerical Methods in Engineering Prize was instituted in 1998 following a donation by John Wiley & Sons Ltd to commemorate his work in Numerical Methods in Engineering.