Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Claßen
Academic education with degree
2011 | Civil engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Diploma.
Scientific degrees
2016 | PhD, Civil engineering, RWTH Aachen University, supervisor: Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Josef Hegger
PROFESSIONAL CAREER SINCE GRADUATION
Since 09/2021 | University Professor for Structural Concrete (W3), Director/ Head of Institute, Chair and Institute for Structural Concrete, Faculty of Civil Engineering, RWTH Aachen University.
01/2021 | Offered professorship at Leibniz University Hannover for "Concrete Structures" (W3), not accepted.
12/2020 | Offered professorship at RWTH Aachen University for "Massivbau" (W3), accepted.
07/2020 | Offered professorship at TU Dresden for "Carbonbeton" (W2), not accepted.
2020–2021 | University professor at KU Leuven, Department of Civil Engineering, Hybrid Structures
09/2019 | Offered professorship at KU Leuven for "Hybrid Structures", accepted.
02/2019 | Offered professorship at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar for "Complex Structures" (W1), not accepted.
2018–2019 | Visiting scientist at Ghent University, Belgium, Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, (scholarship from Ghent University).
2017–2020 | Postdoctoral researcher and research group leader at the Institute of Structural Concrete, RWTH Aachen University.
2011–2017 | Research associate at the Institute of Structural Concrete, RWTH Aachen University.
Since 01/2011 | Freelancer in structural design in the architecture and engineering office H. Claßen, Mönchengladbach
Others
Since 04/2021 | BBRI-SECO/E25002 "Structural Eurocodes - Eurocode 2 - Design of concrete structures", member of the Belgian working committee.
2019 | Rüsch Research Prize awarded by the German Concrete and Structural Engineering Association (DBV) for a particularly outstanding scientific work.
Since 04/2019 | IK-Bau member (NRW), Chamber of Civil Engineers North Rhine-Westphalia.
Since 02/2019 | IALCCE member, International Association for Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE).
2018 | Scholarship from Ghent University for research stay at the Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research.
2018 | German Building Research Young Investigator Award (3rd place) awarded by the Institut für Bauforschung e.V. (IFB) in recognition of particularly successful scientific architectural and engineering achievements in the field of construction research.
Since 01/2018 | fib member, International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib).
2017 | Friedrich Wilhelm Award of RWTH Aachen University for outstanding scientific achievements during doctoral studies.
2017 | Borchers-Plakette for doctorate with "summa cum laude" award.
2012 | Josef und Eugen-Pirlet-Preis für Promotion mit „summa cum laude“.
2012 | Springorum-Denk-Münze of the RWTH Aachen University for the best graduates of the year of all faculties.
2012 | Friedrich Wilhelm Award of RWTH Aachen University for outstanding achievements during the diploma studies.
2009 | Bilfinger-Berger Award for student research project
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Project leader
Institute of Structural Concrete (IMB)
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 1
52074 Aachen
- Telephone: +49 241 80-25170
- mclassen@imb.rwth-aachen.de
- Go to website: https://www.imb.rwth-aachen.de/institut/team/17-professoren/47-classen-martin