Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Bernhard Middendorf

• 10/2018-10/2021: Dean of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Kassel
• seit 2012: Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Structural Engineering (IKI) and the Official Materials Testing Institute (AMPA) of the University of Kassel
• seit 2012: University Professor (W3), Head of the Department Materials of Civil Engineering and Construction Chemistry, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Kassel
• 2005-2012: University Professor (W3), Chair of Materials in Construction and Member of the Institute for Construction Research, Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, TU Dortmund University of Technology
• 1995-2005: Academic councilor/senior councilor in the field of building Materials, University of Kassel, Faculty of Civil Engineering
• 1994: Doctorate, Chemistry of Construction and Materials, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, University of Siegen
• 1993-1995: Research associate at the Department of Materials in Civil Engineering, University of Kassel, Faculty of Civil Engineering
• 1989-1993: Research associate at the Laboratory for Construction and Materials Chemistry, University of Siegen
• 1983-1989: Studies in Mineralogy, University of Cologne; Degree: Diplom-Mineraloge (Mineralogist)

Selection of publications in publication organs with scientific quality assurance:

• Kuhnt, S., Becker-Emden, E.-C., Schade, T., Eden, W., Middendorf, B., 2021. Use of optimal mixture-process designs and response surface models to study properties of calcium silicate units. Quality and Reliability Engineering International Volume 37, S. 391–408, https://doi.org/10.1002/qre.2758
• Schade, T., Middendorf, B., Eden, W., Kuhnt, S., Becker-Emden, E.-C., 2020. Raising the quality of calcium silicate units with simultaneous reduction of production costs using Statistical Design of Experiments (DoE). ZKG INTERNATIONAL ISSUE 3, S. 35–42
• Salah Uddin, K.M., Middendorf, B., 2019: Reactivity of different crystalline surfaces of C3S during early hydration by the atomistic approach. Materials 2019, 12(9), 1514; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12091514
• Singh, N.B., Middendorf, B., 2020.Geopolymers as an alternative to Portland cement: An overview. Construction and Building Materials 237 (2020) 117455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117455
• Schleiting, M., Wetzel, A., Krooß, P., Thiemicke, J., Niendorf, T., Middendorf, B., Fehling, E., 2020. Functional microfibre reinforced ultra-high performance concrete (FMF-UHPC). Cement and Concrete Research 130, 105993. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.20105993
• Umbach, C., Middendorf, B., 2019. 3D structural analysis of construction materials using high resolution computed tomography. Materials Today: Proceedings 2019, 356–563. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2019.04.094
• Middendorf, B., Schade, T., Kraus, K., 2019. Quantitative Analysis of Historic Mortars by Digital Image Analysis of Thin Sections. Restoration of Buildings and Monuments 23, 83–92. https://doi.org/10.1515/rbm-2016-0011
• Scheffler, B., Wetzel, A., Sälzer, P., Middendorf, B., 2019. Regenerated cellulosic fibers to enhance the stability under cyclic thermal stress. Beton- und Stahlbetonbau / Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Structures 114, 674–682. https://doi.org/10.1002/best.201900027
• Arend, J., Wetzel, A., Middendorf, B., 201 In-situ investigation of superplasticizers: From fluorescence microscopy to concrete rheology. Cement and Concrete Research 2018, 178–185.
• Middendorf, B., Umbach, C., Wetzel, A., 2018. Multi-functional Concretes for Structural Wall Elements. Materials Today: Proceedings 2018, 15236 – 15242.
• Singh, N.B., Middendorf, B., 2008. Chemistry of blended Portland cements; part 1: Natural pozzolanas, fly ashes and granulated blast-furnace slags. Cement International 4, 76–91.
• Middendorf, B., Singh, N.B., 2009. Chemistry of blended Portland cements; part 2: silica fume, metakaolin, reactive ash from agricultural wastes, inert materials and non-Portland blended cements. Cement International, 78–93.

• Guest professorship at Hainan University (Haikou, China) (2017)
• Award: Appreciation for Excellent Work in Solid State Materials and life member of the Society for Indian Association of Solid State Chemists and Allied Scientists (ISCAS) (2015)
• “Premio Nacional CITMA 2005 Gold Medal” – for the successful scientific collaboration with the Cuban research group of Prof. Martirena (Santa Clara, Cuba) on Sustainable Building Materials. This award is considered Cuba’s most prestigious award. (2006)
• Guest Professorship “Professor Titular Adjunto” from the Universidad Central de las Villas, Santa Clara, Cuba (2000)

[1]           DE 10 2018 107 926 A1 2019.10.10, Microfiber-reinforced high-performance concrete, University of Kassel; Niendorf, Kross, Middendorf, Wetzel.

[2]      DE 10 2018 100 850 A1 2019.07.1, Solid mass for the production of a thermally stable and cyclically stressable ultra-high-strength concrete or high-strength concrete component or an ultra-high-strength or high-strength concrete component, University of Kassel; Piotrowski, Wetzel, Middendorf, Feldmann

[3]      DE 10 2015 101 342 A1 2016.08.04, Earth line bedding material and earth line area, University of Kassel; Simon, Middendorf

[4] DE 10 2006 045 091 B4 2013.04.25, Method for the production of a cellular concrete as well as cellular concretes produced according to the method; Middendorf, Just

[5] DE 103 32 491 A1 2005.02.17, Concrete mixture of aggregates and additives and cement for a high-strength, in particular ultra-high-strength concrete as well as concrete plant with a concrete mixture of aggregates and additives and cement, University of Kassel; Schmidt, Middendorf, Bornemann, Teichmann, Geisenhanslük