Professor for timber construction and building preservation at the University of Kassel
Professional background
- 2020: Hessian University Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2nd prize for the module “Building Construction”.
- 2016: Guest scientist at the FCBA Bordeaux and at the EFPL Lausanne
- 2008: Visiting Professor at the University of Britsh Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- 2006: Wood Construction Prize “Baden-Württemberg” (together with the architect’s office Evaplan) for the project “Cube Houses” in Karlsruhe
- since 2004: ö.b.u.v. expert for building constructions and supporting structures
- since 2003: Head of the department “Building Conservation and Timber Construction” at the University of Kassel
- since 1999: Professorship for “Building Construction and Building Preservation” at the University of Kassel
- 1998: one-year research fellowship of the German Research Foundation at the University of California, San Diego with Prof. Frieder Seible
- 1994 – 1999: Team member in the office for structural engineering – Wenzel Frese Pörtner Haller – in Karlsruhe, junior partner since 1996 (on leave 1998)
- 10/1994: Doctorate at the University of Karlsruhe with Prof. Fritz Wenzel (co-instructors: Prof. Karl Schweizerhof and Prof. Bruno Thürlimann)
- 1989 – 1994: Research assistant of Prof. Fritz Wenzel at the Institute of Structural Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe
- 02/1989 – 10/1989: Employee of Gruner AG, engineering company in Basel, structural engineering department
- 10/1988: Diploma at the University of Stuttgart
- 1987 – 1988: Scholarship holder of the German Academic Exchange Service at the ETH Zurich
- 1983 – 1987: Studies of civil engineering at the University of Stuttgart
Essays, Lectures and Publications
An up-to-date overview of all publications can be found on the Homepage of the Department of Building Conservation and Timber Construction.
Committees, Memberships
- since 2009: Member of the German mirror committees for EC6 (Masonry construction) and EC8 (Earthquake) as well as the expert committee “Adhesive reinforcement” of the DIBt
- since 2004: Member of the Standing Commission of the Faculty Association for Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Geodesy

Contact data
Prof. Dr.-Eng. Werner Seim
E-Mail: wseim@uni-kassel.de
Web: www.uni-kassel.de/holzbau
Tel.: +49 (0)561 804 2625
Universität Kassel
Fachgebiet Bauwerkserhaltung und Holzbau
Kurt-Wolters-Straße 3
D-34125 Kassel