Steffen Marx

Personal background

1969

Born in Nordhausen

School days

08/1988

Abitur and vocational training as a skilled construction worker

University studies

09/1990-10/1995

Weimar University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Studies in the Civil Engineering degree program

10/1995

Diploma

Professional activity

08/1988-10/1988

VEB WBK Dresden, concrete worker

02/1990-07/1990

VEB Denkmalpflege Dresden, special craftsman stone

10/1995-08/1999

Bauhaus University Weimar; Chair of Concrete Structures
Research Associate

10/1999-06/2001

BGS Ingenieursozietät Dresden, planning engineer and project manager

08/2001-12/2003

DE-Consult GmbH and DB ProjektBau GmbH,
Southeast Branch, Team Leader Structural Engineering

01/2004-01/2005

DB ProjektBau GmbH, Southeast Branch,
Project controller in the Dresden project center

02/2005-02/2007

DB ProjektBau GmbH, Southeast Branch,
Head of Engineering and Building Construction

04/2007-08/2010

TUD Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Concrete Structures, Honorary Professor for Measurement and Testing Technology

09/2010-05/2011

University of California San Diego, Visiting Professor,
(Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship)

since 2011

Founder and shareholder of the company MKP GmbH

01/2011-01/2020

Leibniz University of Hanover,
Head of the Institute of Concrete Structures

since 02/2020

TUD Dresden University of Technology, Institute of Concrete Structures,
DB Netz AG - Endowed Chair of Civil Engineering

"Construction strategies for material-minimized carbon concrete structures - foundations for a new way of building" (DFG, 1st funding phase)

"Construction strategies for material-minimized carbon concrete structures - foundations for a new way of building" (DFG, 2nd funding phase)

Memberships and committees

since 2005

German Committee for Reinforced Concrete

since 2005

Jury member in various competition commissions
in bridge construction and for engineering prizes, e.g. German Bridge Construction Prize

10/2006-06/2007

Project manager for bridge strategy at DB AG

2006-2010

University Council of the Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences

03/2007-03/2011

Managing Director of the DB AG Bridge Advisory Board

since 2007

Int. Association for Bridge and Struc. Engineering

since 2008

fib - fédération internationale du béton,
Member of Task group "Bridges",
Convener WP "High Speed Railway Bridges",
Member WP "Integral Bridges"

since 2009

Reviewer of the journals: Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Construction;
Structural Engineering, Steel Construction, Structural Concrete,
Engineering Structures, Structural Engineering International,
Cement and Concrete Composites and others.
Editor of several special issues on bridge construction.

since 2010

Scientific Advisory Board "Structural Engineering"

since 2011

Scientific expert activities (selection):
DFG, DAfStb, Hessen Agentur, Universite' du Luxembourg,
University of Cape Town

since 2014

Advisory board of the Federal Foundation of Baukultur

2014-2019

Pre-Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy at Leibniz Universität Hannover

since 2017

Scientific advisory board "Detail Structure"

since 2019

Editorial Advisory Board "Structural Concrete"

since 2019

Chairman DAfStb UA "Evaluation of existing structures",
Collaboration DAfStb TA Design and Construction,
Collaboration CEN/TC 250/SC2/WG1/TG3

2019-2020

Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy at the
Leibniz University of Hanover

Prizes and awards

2012

German Bridge Construction Prize (team member):
Scherkonde Valley Bridge

2018

German Bridge Construction Award (team member):
Repair of the swing bridge, Park an der Ilm, Weimar