Introduction of President Konrad Bergmeister

President Konrad Bergmeister

Fellow, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Fellow, European Academy of Science and Art
Professor, University for Natural Resources and Life Science, Vienna, Austria

Email: konrad.bergmeister@boku.ac.at

Studies in

  • Civil Engineering, Univ. of Innsbruck (Austria)
  • Rural Architecture, History of Art, Philosophy, Univ. of Innsbruck
  • Manufacturing systems, University of Clarkson, NY (USA)

Doctoral degree in Philosophy, University of Innsbruck
Doctoral degree in Technical Sciences, University of Innsbruck
Doctoral degree in Macro-Economics, EU University of Bratislava-Vienna

  • 1990 founding of the civil engineering company “Bergmeister Engineers”
  • 1993 Professor at the Institute of Structural Engineering, Vienna
  • 1999 – 2006, Chief Engineer and Technical Director of the Brenner highway
  • 2006 – 2019, CEO of the Brenner Base Tunnel (world longhest tunnel)
  • Since 1999 chief editor of the journal “Beton- und Stahlbetonbau”
    (Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Structures)
  • Since 2003 editor of the Betonkalender with Fingerloos, Wörner
    Promotor and editor of CEND from 2020 – 2023

Position

  • Member of IABSE and various national committees on structural engineering
  • National delegate from Austria of fib
  • Member and chair of fib commissions
  • Member of the national group of experts for Infrastructures, Italy
  • Chair of the Austrian Working group of “Sustainability for Constructions”
  • Full member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities
  • Full member of the National German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
  • Full member of the European Academy of Science and Art
  • Full member of Acatech – National Academy of Science and Engineering
  • Honorary Professor of the Zhejiang Guangsha College of Technology, China
  • Honorary Doctorate of the University of Bundeswehr, Munich
  • Honorary Doctorate of the University of Stuttgart
  • 700 scientific publications, 5 books and editor of 20 books
  • 800 civil engineering projects

Awards

  • 2024 Ehrenzeichen des Landes Tirol
  • 2023 Outstanding Structure Award from the European Association on Quality Control of Bridges and Structures.
  • 1985 Eduard Wallnöfer-Anerkennungspreis, Industriellenvereinigung Tirol

Research Focus

  • Fastening technology Evaluation
  • monitoring and maintenance of engineering structures Life cycle-based design Building optimisation