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Habilitation of Dr. Patrick Salcher
Dr. Patrick Salcher was awarded the "Venia Docendi" for the discipline "Structural Dynamics" after positive completion of his habilitation procedure on June 9, 2022.
June 13, 2022
Research award of the Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse for Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Furtmüller
Assoc.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Furtmüller was awarded the research prize for his habilitation „Contributions to analytical, experimental and computational problems in mechanics with emphasis on structural dynamics“ by the University of Innsbruck on behalf of the Stiftung Südtiroler Sparkasse. More information can be found here
OGE Prize 2021/22 for Gregor Joas
Gregor Joas was awarded the OGE Prize 2021/22 of the Austrian Numerical modeling approaches to the oscillation roller-subsoil interaction problem for Earthquake Engineering (OGE) for his Master´s Thesis „Austrian Association for Earthquake Engineering (OGE)“ supervised by Assoc.-Professor Furtmüller and Professor Adam.
April 12, 2022
OGE Prize 2021/22 for Thomas Wolf
Thomas Wolf was awarded the OGE Prize 2021/22 of the Austrian Association for Earthquake Engineering (OGE)
Award Ceremony of the Tiroler Wissenschaftsförderung (TWF) [Tyrolean Science Fund]
During the award ceremony of the Tiroler Wissenschaftsförderung (TWF), Paul König received funding for his research project at the Unit of Applied Mechanics.
Thesis Award for Dr. Benjamin Hirzinger
Dr. Benjamin Hirzinger was awarded the Thesis Award for his dissertation „Contributions to modeling and reliability assessment strategies in railway bridge dynamics“ by the Research Area Scientifc Computing of the University of Innsbruck. More information can be found here (in German).
December 7, 2021
OGE Prize 2021/22 for Immo lukas
Immo lukas was awarded the OGE Prize 2021/22 of the Austrian Association for Earthquake Engineering (OGE)
FCP Innovation Award for Dr. Nadia Gremer
Dr. Nadia Gremer was awarded the FCP Innovation Award 2020 in the field of sustainable engineering for her dissertation "A contribution to the assessment of the vertical seismic acceleration demand of regular steel frame structures". More information can be found here
Public closing event of the ARMONIA project
On June 8, 2021, the closing event of the ARMONIA project will take place in digital form. At this event, the results of the EU-funded Interreg V project Italia-Österreich ARMONIA (ITAT-3016) on cross-border cooperation in risk prevention of earthquake impacts will be presented.
Defensio of the dissertation of Dr. Nadia Gremer
Dr. Nadia Gremer successfully defended her dissertation entitled „A contribution to the assessment of the vertical seismic acceleration demand of regular steel frame structures
Appointment of Dr. Thomas Furtmüller as Associate Professor
Dr. Thomas Furtmüller has been appointed Associate Professor after fulfilling his qualification agreement as of January 1, 2021.
January 7, 2021
Habilitation of Dr. Thomas Furtmüller
Dr. Thomas Furtmüller was awarded the "Venia Docendi" for the discipline "Mechanics" after positive completion of his habilitation procedure on November 11, 2020.
November 16, 2020
Recognition Award for Dr. Ivan Paulmichl
Dr. Ivan Paulmichl was awarded a recognition prize for his dissertation "Numerical modeling approaches to the oscillation roller-subsoil interaction problem
Hypo-Tirol-Bank Dissertation Award 2020 for Dr. Ivan Paulmichl
Dr. Ivan Paulmichl was awarded the Hypo-Tirol-Bank Dissertation Award 2020 for his dissertation "Numerical modeling approaches to the oscillation roller-subsoil interaction problem
Award Ceremony of the Tiroler Wissenschaftsförderung (TWF) [Tyrolean Science Fund]
During the award ceremony of the Tiroler Wissenschaftsförderung (TWF), Nadia Gremer and Benjamin Hirzinger received funding for their research projects at the Unit of Applied Mechanics. More information can be found here
Austrian Geotechnics Award 2019 for Raphael Heiniger
During the Austrian Geotechnical Conference, Raphael Heiniger was awarded the Austrian Geotechnics Award (2nd prize) for his Master’s Thesis supervised by the Unit of Applied Mechanics. More information can be found here
Best Student Paper Award 2016
At the Dies Adademicus on March 18, 2016, Dr. lukas Moschen, former PhD student and Research Associate at the Unit of Applied Mechanics, was awarded a Best Student Paper Award for outstanding achievements as junior researcher at the University of Innsbruck.
FCP Award for Sustainable Developments in Civil Engineering Dr. Patrick Salcher
On March 18, 2016 Dr. Patrick Salcher, former PhD student and Research Associate at the Unit of Applied Mechanics, was awarded the prestigious FCP Award