Manfred Curbach

Prof. Manfred Curbach © Ulrich van Stipriaan

Institute's Director | Chair of Concrete Structures

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Mr Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Manfred Curbach

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Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of concrete structures

Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of concrete structures

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ABS, Floor 05, Room 009 August-Bebel-Straße 30/30A

01219 Dresden

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TUD Dresden University of Technology Institut für Massivbau

01062 Dresden

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TUD Dresden University of Technology Institut für Massivbau Helmholtzstr. 10

01069 Dresden

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Curriculum Vitae

Personal details
28.09.1956  

Born in Dortmund
School years
04/1963–07/1967   Dietrich-Bonhoeffer elementary school in Dortmund
08/1967–06/1976   Einstein-Gymnasium in Dortmund
06/1976  

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University studies
10/1977–08/1982   Studies in the Department "Structural Engineering", Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dortmund
02/1980   Admission to the German National Academic Foundation
08/1982   Diploma
09/1982–10/1982  

Study visit to Princeton University, New Jersey, USA, with Prof. David Billington, focusing on "Bridge Building in the USA" and "Maillart", as a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation.
Professional activity
11/1982–12/1983   Research assistant at the Chair of Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Construction at the University of Dortmund under Prof. Josef Eibl
01/1984–10/1988   Research assistant at the Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Material Technology at the University of Karlsruhe with Prof. Josef Eibl
07/1987   Doctorate
11/1988–07/1994   Project manager at the engineering office Köhler + Seitz, Nuremberg / Dresden / Munich
04/1994–07/1994   Lecturer in solid construction at the TU Dresden
08/1994–06/2004   Partner in the engineering office Köhler + Seitz, Nuremberg / Dresden / Munich
since 08/1994   University professor (C4), holder of the Chair of Concrete Structures at TU Dresden
since 12/1997   Test engineer for structural analysis, specialization in solid construction
07/1999–06/2011   Spokesperson of Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 528 "Textile Reinforcements for Structural Strengthening and Repair" (DFG)
02/2000–08/2002   Expert reviewer of the German Research Foundation (DFG)
08/2002–06/2008   Member of the Senate of the DFG
since 01/2005   Partner in the engineering office Curbach Bösche Ingenieurpartner, Dresden
12/2006–08/2010   Vice-Rector for University Development
07/2011–03/2022   Speaker of DFG Piority Program SPP 1542: Concrete Light
02/2012–04/2020   Review board member of the DFG
07/2013–09/2022   Spokesperson of the BMBF consortium C³ - Carbon Concrete Composite
07/2020–06/2024   Spokesperson of Collaborative Research Center/Transregio 280 "Design Strategies for Material-Minimised Carbon Reinforced Concrete Structures—Principles of a New Approach to Construction"
Memberships and committees
  • Chairman of the Board of the VDI Society for Civil Engineering (01/2003–12/2008)
  • National delegate of fib for Germany, until May 1998 of the predecessor association CEB
  • Head of the German delegation (Head of Delegation) of the International Concrete Federation fib (Fédération internationale du béton) (since 01/2010)
  • Convenor of the fib Task Group 1.6 History of Concrete Structures
  • Convener der fib Task Group 2.10 Textile Reinforced Concrete – Construction and Design
  • Member of ACI, ASCE, DAfStb, IngKammer, PCI, RILEM, VDI, VPI
  • Member of the DAfStb research advisory board
  • Chairman of the Executive Board of the DAfStb (02/2004-03/2012)
  • Member of the DIN working committee "Design and Construction"
  • Member of the scientific advisory board of the journal "Beton- und Stahlbetonbau" (since 01/1999)
  • Member of the Research Advisory Board of the TU Kaiserslautern (since 01/2015)
  • Member of the Standing Commission for Research and Early-Career Researchers of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) (04/2016–05/2024)
  • Member of the Thuringian Program Commission (TMWWDG) (since 06/2011)
  • Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Institute for Hydraulic Engineering (BAW) (since 03/2011)
  • Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Federal Institute for Hydraulic Engineering (BAW) (since 04/2014)
  • Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Civil Engineering Design (Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn)  
  • Member of the Advisory Board von structure – Zeitschrift für Tragwerksplanung und Ingenieurbau
  • Corresponding member of the Class for Engineering Sciences of the Braunschweig Scientific Society 
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Bundesstiftung Bauakademie (since 09/2023)

  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the German Museum Munich (since 05/2024)
Awards
11/2011   Awarded an honorary doctorate by the TU Kaiserslautern
since 06/2013   Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
09/2014   Awarded the Wolfgang Zerna Medal of Honor by the VDI Society for Construction and Building Technology
since 02/2016   Full member of the Technical Science Class of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig
02/2016   Awarded the George Sarton Medal of the History of Science Society, University of Ghent
11/2016   Winner of the German Future Prize 2016, Federal President's Prize for Technology and Innovation
11/2018   Presentation of the Dresden Congress Award
11/2018   Presentation of the Wackerbarth Medal
03/2019   Awarded the Emil Mörsch Memorial Medal of the DBV
05/2019   Awarded the Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal of the Braunschweig Scientific Society (BWG)
since 12/2019   Full member of acatech – German Academy of Science and Engineering
02/2022   Award as fib-fellow 2022 of the fib – Fédération internationale du béton
05/2023   Awarded the Medal of Merit of the fib – Fédération internationale du béton
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