Prof. dr. ir. Roman Wan-Wendner

Name: Roman Wan-Wendner
Title: Prof. dr. ir.
Function: Professor
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Overview

Roman Wan-Wendner is professor in the field of Concrete Structures at Ghent University (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Structural Engineering).

Research interests

Time-dependent response of concrete structures
Creep and shrinkage
Curing and Aging phenomena
Continuum and discrete element based nonlinear analysis techniques
Time-dependent analysis of concrete structures
Assessment of existing structures subject to deterioration and damage
Life-time of fastening systems
Behavior of thermoset polymers in structural engineering

Degrees

Habilitation (Thesis: ‘Mechanics of Aging Concrete Structures’), University of Natural Resources and Life-Sciences Vienna, Austria, 2009
PhD in Civil Engineering (Grade: Summa cum laude / Highest Distinction, Thesis: ‘Modal Stiffness Identification for the Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures’), University of Natural Resources and Life-Sciences Vienna, Austria, 2009
Austrian ‘Diplom-Ingenieur’ degree equivalent to Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Grade: Summa cum laude / Highest Distinction), University of Natural Resources and Life-Sciences Vienna, Austria, 2006

Awards

Vienna Consulting Engineers Innovation Price for excellent research in structural engineering, awarded for the habilitation thesis ‘‘Mechanics of Aging Concrete Structures’, 2017
Teaching Award, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria, 2011
Award of Excellence by the Austrian ministry of economy and science for the exceptional performance during the PhD studies, 2009
IABSE Young Engineering Outstanding paper award, 2008
Klaus Fischer Price for the master dissertation ‘Probabilistic Methods and Vibration Based Approaches for the Performance Assessment of Concrete Bridges’, 2007
Appreciation Award by the Austrian Ministry of Science and Art for exceptional performance during the Master studies, 2006
Julius Kar Price for one of the best master students, 2006

Career

Professor (100% hoofddocent), Department of Structural Engineering, Ghent University, since October 2018
Director Christian Doppler Laboratory, Institute of Structural Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life-Sciences Vienna, Austria, since Jan 2014
Post-Doctoral Fellow and Erwin Schrödinger Fellow at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA, April 2011-August 2013
Post-Doctoral Research, Institute of Structural Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, May 2009-March 2011
Research Assistant, Institute of Structural Engineering, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria, May 2006-April 2009

Committees and working groups

Vice-Chair of ACI 209 (Creep and Shrinkage)
Vice-Chair of ACI 446 (Fracture Mechanics)
Chair of ACI 209D (Numerical Methods and 3D Analyses)
Member of EOTA WG Anchorage
Member of ACI 447 (Finite Element Analysis) and 355 (Anchorage)
Member of fib TG 2.1 (Serviceability), fib TG 2.6 (Composite Structures), fib TG 2.8 (Safety and Performance), fib TG 2.9 (Fastenings)
Member of IABSE WG 1.4 (Probabilistic Non-Linear Analysis)
Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Member of EMI properties of materials committee
Member of Central European Association of Computational Mechanics (CEACM)