2009
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2036
Full Professor of Timber Engineering and Building Construction
Hochschule Mainz | University of Applied Sciences
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Holzbauforschung Mainz | Timber and Plastics Research Group
Research
- Timber composite constructions,
- High-performance plastics in construction,
- Bio-composites and wood adhesives,
- Bonding of timber in connections and interface technology,
- Component development from innovative and sustainable materials,
- Energy-optimized construction in wood,
- Numerical modeling of wood-plastic systems,
- Simulation-based optimization of coupled heat-moisture processes
- Classification and grading of wood as raw material,
- Multi-storey residential and industrial timber construction,
- Assessment of the residual load-bearing capacity of wooden structures,
- Practical solutions for strengthening and rehabilitation of existing structures.
Previous administrative functions and positions
- Member of Faculty Council, School of Engineering
- Director of Civil Engineering Studies
- Director of Industrial Engineering Studies in Construction
2012
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2012
Visiting Professor at LTH, Lund University, Sweden
Faculty of Engineering
Devision of Structural Mechanics
Lund University, Sweden
2009
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2009
Professor of Timber Engineering and Sustainable Construction
Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Civil Engineering
2002
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2009
Full-time Research Fellow in Timber Engineering
Bauhaus-University of Weimar
Chair of Timber and Masonry Structures
Research in timber-concrete composite design, timber reinforcement, polymer material mechanics
2008 Doctorate in Timber Engineering and Composites (Dr.-Ing.) with the distinction magna cum laude
1999
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2001
University Assistant for Structural Design
Dortmund University of Technology
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Chair of Structural Design
since 1994
Self-employed professional work as Structural Engineer
Planungsbüro Schober ¤ Architektur- und Tragwerksplanung (Lichtenstein/Dortmund)
Planungsbüro Schober ¤ Tragwerksplanung, Statik (Mainz/Erfurt)
Schober + Partner, Planungsgesellschaft im Bauwesen
1989
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1994
Studies in Civil Engineering, specialization Structural Engineering
Dresden University of Technology
Diploma Degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in Civil Engineering / Structural Design
