As the holder of the chair “Materials of Construction” at the TU Dortmund University, the preservation of our building fabric is particularly important to me. We are developing new needs-based repair methods with modern materials and are concerned with the durability of our measures. Textile concrete is of central importance in this context.
Career
- seit 04/2015: University professorship at the Technical University of Dortmund, Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chair of Materials in Civil Engineering
- 2005-2011: Head of the SFB 532 subproject D5 “Service Properties and Durability”, funded by the DFG
- 2001-2012: Head of the working group “Preservation and Maintenance” at the Institute of Building Research, RWTH Aachen University
- Habilitation: Habilitation thesis “On the durability of surface protection systems for the preservation of concrete structures”, RWTH Aachen University, 2012
- Promotion: Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.), grade: “With distinction”, RWTH Aachen University, 2004
- 02/1999: Degree in civil engineering
- 09/1993-02/1999: Studies at the RWTH Aachen University, Civil Engineering
Essays, Lectures and Publications
