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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kay-Uwe Schober

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kay-Uwe Schober

School of Engineering | Department of Civil Engineering
Professor of Timber Engineering and Structural Design

Hochschule Mainz
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kay-Uwe Schober
Room H2.18
Holzstraße 36
55116 Mainz

+49 6131 628-1327

http://bauingenieurwesen.hs-mainz.de
http://technik.hs-mainz.de

kay-uwe.schober (at) hs-mainz.de

Professor of Timber Engineering and Building Construction
Holzbauforschung Mainz, Timber and Plastics Research Group

Member of the Faculty Council, School of Engineering
Director of Civil Engineering Studies (BaBau)
Technical Committee Member presenting Mainz UAS in the German Association of
Departments of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering at Universities of Applied Sciences (GADCEE)

Vita

2009 - 2036

Full Professor of Timber Engineering and Building Construction 

Mainz University of Applied Sciences
Department of Civil Engineering
Head of Timber and Plastics Research Group

Research Interests
- Timber and composite structures, adhesives
- High-performance plastics for structural applications
- Structural assessment of timber
- Numerical modeling of wood-based systems

Current Research
- High-performance joints for timber structures
- Mechanical characterization of concrete-type adhesives
- Homemade bio-composites

Administration
- Member of Faculty Council, School of Engineering
- Director of Civil Engineering Studies
- Director of Industrial Engineering Studies in Construction

2012 - 2012

Visiting Professor at LTH, Lund University, Sweden 

Faculty of Engineering
Devision of Structural Mechanics
Lund University, Sweden

2009 - 2009

Professor of Timber Engineering and Sustainable Construction 

Aachen University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Civil Engineering

2002 - 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 - 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 - 1994

Studies in Civil Engineering, specialization Structural Engineering 

Dresden University of Technology
Diploma Degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in Civil Engineering / Structural Design

Publications

Publication record on SciPort Rhineland-Palatinate 

Research portal of the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate
https://www.rlp-forschung.de/public/people/Kay-Uwe_Schober

Publication record on ResearchGate 

Discover scientific knowledge and stay connected to the world of science
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kay-Uwe-Schober#publications

Web of Science™ publications metrics and peer review summary 

Verified peer reviews and Web of Science™ Core Collection publications and metrics
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/1040727

Kay-Uwe Schober's ORCID iD record 

Connecting Research and Researchers
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0860-2834

Researches

08.05.2020

Modular and grouted joining technology for 2D trusses in round timber

05.05.2020

Architectural and structural design algorithm for interactive planning

01.11.2019

Verbundforschungsprojekt „Stoffliche Nutzung von Eichenschwachholz“

01.10.2019

Kooperationsprojekt „Modulare Vergussknotentechnologie für ebene Fachwerkkonstruktionen aus Rundholz“

01.03.2019

Kooperationsprojekt „Kontaktstoß-Sanierung mit Epoxidharz-Verbundwerkstoffen“

01.05.2014

Kooperationsprojekt "Dicht vergossen: Neue Inlaytechnologie im Ingenieurholzbau"

Educations

Winter- und Sommersemester (BaBau1, BaICE1, BaBIM1, BaWI2)

Building Construction 1 (Schober/Bender/Kessler)

Structural design of public and residential buildings
https://olat.vcrp.de/url/RepositoryEntry/3607431161

Sommersemester (BaBau5, BaBau6), Wahlfach

Building Construction 2 (Schober/Chahade)

Structural design of industrial and high-rise buildings
https://olat.vcrp.de/url/RepositoryEntry/801865769

Sommersemester (BaBau5, BaBau6)

Design of timber structures (Schober/Sari/Bender)

Wintersemester (MaBau)

Reinforcement and repair of timber structures (Schober/Sari/Bender)

Winter- oder Sommersemester (BaBau5, BaBau6, MaBau), Wahlfach

Computer Aided Engineering and Architecture (Schober/Chahade)

CAE, Visual Scripting for Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper para Rhinoceros
https://olat.vcrp.de/url/RepositoryEntry/1882882231

Sommersemester (MaBau), Wahlfach

Mauerwerksbau – Reinforcement and repair of masonry structures (Schober/Dinter)

Reinforcement and repair

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