Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sven Klinkel

Academic education with degree

Scientific degrees

2007 Habilitation (habil.) in the field of Structural Mechanics at the University of KarlsruheReviewers: Prof. Dr.-Ing. W. Wagner, Prof. Dr.-Ing. K. Schweizerhof, Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Schröder.
2000 PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in the field of Structural Mechanics at the University of KarlsruheReviewers: Prof. Dr.-Ing. W. Wagner, Prof. Dr.-Ing. F. Gruttmann

Professional career since graduation

Since 2023 Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
2022 – 2023 Vice Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
2016 – 2022 Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, RWTH Aachen University
Since 2012 Professor, Chair of Structural Mechanics and Dynamics, RWTH Aachen University
2009 – 2012 Professor, Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics, TU Kaiserslautern
2008 Visiting Professor, Institute of Mechanical Systems, ETH Zurich
2002 – 2008 Senior Academic Councillor (Akademischer Oberrat) at the Institute of Structural Mechanics, University of Karlsruhe
2001 –2002 Research Associate at the University of California, Berkeley, USA
1996 – 2001 Freelance Employee in the engineering offices: Vogel und Partner, Engineering Office for Structural Mechanics; Wagner und Partner, Engineering Office for Structural Mechanics, Karlsruhe
1995 – 2001 Research Associate at the Institute of Structural Mechanics, University of Karlsruhe

Since 2025 Chairman of the Executive Board, 4ING - Umbrella Association of the Faculty Days of Engineering and Computer Science
Since 2024 Co-Editor of the journal "Archive of Applied Mechanics"
Since 2023 Spokesperson of the DFG Research Unit FOR5492 "Polytope Mesh Generation and Finite Element Analysis Methods for Problems in Solid Mechanics"
Since 2023 Editor of the journal "Bauingenieur" (Civil Engineer)
Since 2022 Chairman of the Executive Board, Forschungsvereinigung Baustatik & Baupraxis (Research Association for Structural Mechanics & Construction Practice)
2022 Member of the scientific board, World Congress of Computational Mechanics (WCCM2022)
Since 2020 Member of the Fachkollegiat (Review Board) 410-05 Applied Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics, DFG (German Research Foundation)
2020 Teaching Award in the "Lecturers" category, RWTH Aachen University
Since 2017 Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Acta Mechanica
2016 Member of the scientific board, World Congress of Computational Mechanics (WCCM2016)
Since 2014 Member of the European Mechanics Society (Euromech)
Since 2013 Member of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
Since 2012 Member of the German Association for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (DEGB)
Since 2010 Member of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sven Klinkel

Project leader

Lehrstuhl für Baustatik und Baudynamik (LBB)
Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen, RWTH Aachen University Mies-van-der-Rohe Str. 1
52074 Aachen