Position
- Full professor of Steel and Light Metal Structures
- Joint Head of “Versuchsanstalt für Holz, Stahl und Steine”
- Checking engineer for structural designs, specialized in metallic and concrete structures
- Consulting engineer in the partnership “Peil, Ummenhofer und Partner”
- Technical Expert for the “Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik” (DIBt) for metal and composite structures
- Examiner of stability checks for receiving general building authority approvals for BSV of “Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik” (DIBt)
- Guiding adviser to the “Deutsche Materialeffizienzagentur”
Short biography:
Education:
| Elementary school, Schwäbisch Gmünd/Rechberg, Baden Württemberg | |
| Parler – Grammar school, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden Württemberg | |
| Basic military service, Ellwangen, Jagst | |
| Academic studies of civil engineering at Karlsruhe University |
Academic career:
| Academic Staff at “Versuchsanstalt für Stahl, Holz und Steine” of Karlsruhe University | |
| Award of the title Dr.-Ing. | |
| 2000 | Assistant Professor for steel bridge structuresat the department of civil engineering, University of Braunschweig |
| 2002 | Offer of full professorship in construction maintenance and structures at the department of civil engineering at Braunschweig University |
| June 2003 | Full professor in the area of construction maintenance and structures at Braunschweig University |
| 2008 | Offer of full professorship in Steel and Light Metal Structures at the “Versuchsanstalt für Stahl, Holz und Steine”, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| April 2009 | Full professor in the department of Steel and Light metal Structures and joint head of “Versuchsanstalt für Stahl, Holz und Steine” at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Relevant professional experience:
| 1996 -1997 | Own engineering consultancy in Karlsruhe |
| 1997 | Formation of the partnership “Peil, Ummenhofer und Partner” in Braunschweig and Managing Partner until 2003 |
Focuses of work and research:
- Steel and composite structures
- Steel bridge structures
- Structures for wind energy plants
- Tank and container structures
- Silo structures
- Adhesive bonding in steel construction
- Monitoring of adhesive bonds
- Control and monitoring of structures
- Damage processes in structural materials made of iron and steel
- Residual service life under fatigue loaded steel structures
- Maintenance and repair of bridges and other structures
- Historical steel- and iron structures
- Post -weld treatment methods
- Lockin-Tehrmography for damage detection
- Research and development in steel- and light-weight structures
- Research and development of hybrid structures
- Casr steel components
- Weight optimization of structural steel components, topology optimization
