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Vita
- 1988–1993: Student of Civil Engineering, University of Stuttgart
- 1993: Diploma in Civil Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.)
- 1993–1999: Research Associate at the Institute of Structural Mechanics (Institut für Baustatik), Prof. Dr.-Ing. E. Ramm, University of Stuttgart
- 1999: Doctoral Degree from University of Stuttgart (Dr.-Ing.)
- 11/1999–10/2000: Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley
- 11/2000–03/2001: Postdoc at the Institute of Structural Mechanics, University of Stuttgart
- 04/2001–03/2006: Research Associate and Deputy Head of "Lehrstuhl für Statik", Technische Universität München, Prof. Dr.-Ing. K.-U. Bletzinger
- 03/2005: Habilitation (venia legendi for Statik)
- Since 04/2006: Full professor and Head of the Institute for Structural Mechanics (Institut für Baustatik und Baudynamik), University of Stuttgart
- Since 2006: Member of the admission committee for inspection engineers for building construction in the state of Baden-Württemberg
- 2008–2012: Member of the Executive Council of GACM
- 2013–2017: Member of the General Council of IACM
- 2014–2019: Member of the directorate of the collaborative research center "Biological Design and Integrative Structures" (SFB-TRR 141)
- Since 2016: Member of the Review Board of Architecture and Civil Engineering of the DFG, FK-410
- Since 2017: Member of the directorate of the collaborative research center "Adaptive Hüllen und Strukturen für die gebaute Umwelt von morgen" (SFB 1244)
- Since 2021: Deputy Speaker of the SFB 1244
- Since 10/2021: Vice Rector for Research and Early Career Researchers at the University of Stuttgart
Research
- Non-linear computational structural mechanics
- Theory of shells, modeling and analysis of shells with finite elements
- Finite element technology, isogeometric finite elements
- Non-linear stability analysis, path following methods
- Structural optimization
- Contact problems
- Biomimetics
- Adaptive structures
- Model reduction and reanalysis
Awards
- 2000: EUROMECH European Young Scientist Award
- 2008: IACM Award for Young Scientists
- 2012: Fellow Award der IACM
- 2015: Highly Commended Paper Award, Engineering Computations, Emerald Literati Network (with A. Sorg)
- 2017: Publication prize of the University of Stuttgart, Faculty for Civil and Environmental Engineering (with B. Oesterle and E. Ramm)
- 2019: Teaching prize of the Faculty for Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Stuttgart