Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering (10/1983 – 12/1990), Universität Hannover, Diploma Computational Modeling and Finite Elements in Engineering Mechanics (09/1988 – 12/1989), University of Wales, Master of Science Doctorate, Civil Engineering, Universität Hannover, 1995 Habilitation, Civil Engineering, Universität Hannover, 1999 07/2002 – 09/2008, Executive Director, Institute for Structural Mechanics, Universität Leipzig since 10/2006, Executive Director, Institute for Structural Analysis, Technische Universität Dresden - 01/2017 – 12/2020 President of German Association for Computational Mechanics (GACM) - since 10/2010 Dean of Studies of the international Master program “Advanced Computational and Civil Engineering Structural Studies” (ACCESS) - since 01/2009 Secretary of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM)