July 2024
The second round of the "BreakING" mentoring program came to an end on 1 July 2024. This time, the mentees took the lead and organized a closing event including a homemade buffet and program.
In a project seminar held by the Chair of Construction Materials, students from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering designed and built their own concrete canoes, which they used to take part in this year's concrete canoe regatta in Brandenburg.
Prof. Iurie Curosu became aware of the vacancy for a professorship at the Ruhr University Bochum thanks to a tip from a friend. Since April, the scientist from the Republic of Moldova, who completed his doctorate at TU Dresden, has held the Chair of Building Materials Technology. In this interview, he explains what motivates him personally and what he would like to focus on at the chair.
June 2024
The online elections for the new term of office (October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025) of the student group took place from June 17 to 19, 2024. You can find the election results here.
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Project Office (PBU) offers students of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering a comprehensive range of support services. All of last year's PBU activities were published in an annual report and can now be viewed.
Something is happening at the Faculty: several new professorships were filled this spring - a small generational change that is taking place more or less silently.
Reason enough to take a closer look at who will be at the helm of one or the other chair in the future, what new directions can be expected in terms of content and who the people behind the title are. We start with Prof. Johanna Waimann, who has held the Chair of Mechanics - Materials Theory since March and as such succeeds Prof. Klaus Hackl.
In the joint project “Timber in the addition of storeys - evaluation and implementation of timber in additions”, the Ruhr University Bochum and the Technical University of Braunschweig, together with other project partners, have drawn up a construction catalog with relevant structural and design requirements for additions in timber.
Organized by the Chair of Computing in Engineering, the event "Linked Data in Architecture and Construction" (LDAC) took place last week in the RUB Makerspace as a combined format of workshop and summer school.
For his achievements in teaching as well as his professional and scientific merits, the Ruhr University Bochum awarded Mr. Gerhard Wehrmeyer the title of Honorary Professor yesterday, 12th June 2024.
Between 6th and 7th June 2024 the Symposium on Vortex-Induced Vibrations on Wind Turbine Support Structure (VIV) took place at the Mining Museum in Bochum.
The Project Office Building and Environment celebrated its 25th anniversary in a relaxed atmosphere on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Employees and students took the opportunity to explore the space, which looks a little inconspicuous when you walk past it, and enjoyed a short break from work over waffles and drinks.
As part of the series “In Motion”, which appeared in the current issue of the RUB science magazine 'Rubin', Dr.-Ing. Cornelia Kalender and Dr.-Ing. Nina Nytus provide insights into wind engineering and sustainable approaches in road construction.
Intersections are not always clear and easy to navigate for cyclists, especially when many other road users are involved. Researchers from the Chair of Transportation - Planning and Management want to find out what kind of cycling guidance works at intersections and invite everyone to take part in a five-minute online survey.
Yesterday, on 3rd June 2024, the funding decision for a digitization project coordinated by the Chair of Computing in Engineering was handed over. It was presented by Minister Ina Scharrenbach in the presence of Bochum's Lord Mayor Thomas Eiskirch and representatives of the municipalities, companies and researchers involved in the project.
From June 17 to 19, 2024, RUB students will be voting for their representatives in the respective faculty councils and the RUB Senate. The election will take place online. Here you can find the election announcement and the nominations.
On June 13, 2024, three events will take place in parallel at RUB: Long Evening of Student Advice, Sustainability Flea Market and Campus Chill-Out with live music on the G-Wiese. Interested parties are cordially invited.
May 2024
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Building and Environment project office (PBU), the PBU team cordially invites you to a 'Meet & Greet' on 05.06.2024 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the PBU premises (IC 03-648/626).
Just in time for Diversity Day, the mentoring program for female Master's students at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering “Breaking the Glass Ceiling - early installation of professional networks for female engineers” is entering its third round. Interested parties can apply until June 30, 2024.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Mark, Head of the Chair of Concrete and Masonry Structures, was formally inducted into the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts on 8 May 2024.
We congratulate Dr. Hussein Alawieh on his 25th anniversary at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Today he is Academic Director of the Structural Testing Laboratory (KIB-KON). We would like to thank him for his many years of commitment!
From bridge building and dam breaches to a personal memento, a mini concrete auditorium - on 25 April 2024, interested schoolgirls got to know the diverse fields of work of civil and environmental engineers as part of this year's Girls' Day.
From tips on the application process to experience reports from company founders and exciting lectures by engineers on starting a career - the CrossING event on 25/26 September 2024 offers students from the three engineering faculties comprehensive preparation for the start of their careers. The registration phase is open.
April 2024
As part of the BreakING mentoring program, the second fireside evening of this year took place on Thursday, 25.04.2024. The speaker was Dr. Stephanie Wohlgemuth, Director Commercial Operations at Elementis, Amsterdam.
On 26 June 2024 at 3 pm, our Bachelor's degree programmes in Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering will present themselves at the free online event "Digital University Days" at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
Anyone who feels unsafe or uncomfortable on their way to the campus buildings, car park, bicycle or bus stop at RUB can be accompanied by the security service. Escorts can be requested around the clock every day.
On Monday, 15 April 2024, the Civil Engineering Student Council invites you to its next plenary meeting. The event will take place at 16:30 in the Comm Room IC 03/173. Interested parties are cordially invited.
March 2024
Firdes Celik and Patrick Herbers, employees of the Chair of Computing in Engineering, and Master's graduate Maximilian Lucht are among this year's winners of the nationwide competition "Built on IT - Construction Professions with a Future".
On 20 March 2024, Ruhr-Universität Bochum welcomed a delegation from Tongji University to extend existing cooperation agreements and conclude a new agreement in the field of civil engineering. In addition, Prof. Dr Günther Meschke was awarded the title of "Advisory Professor" by Tongji University.
The Voluntary Scientific Year is a one-year educational program - comparable to the Federal Voluntary Service - for selected high school graduates. It provides an insight into current research projects in the engineering and economics faculties as well as the opportunity to take part in university programs. The application deadline is April 30, 2024.
On 28 March 2024 from 3 p.m., the information event "Career paths after the Master's" will take place, which is aimed at Master's students of engineering sciences. In addition to RUB counselling services, representatives from science and practice will be on site. The event is organised by the PR cooperative AllesING!.
Under the newly elected leadership of Prof. Martina Flörke from the Chair of Engineering Hydrology and Water Resources Management (RUB) and Prof. Florian Leese (University of Duisburg-Essen), the German Water Research Alliance is developing a career navigator for young scientists in water research.
February 2024
At the end of the lecture period, students on the Civil Engineering and Subsurface Engineering degree programmes took part in the laboratory practical course on the use of concreteite suspensions in horizontal directional drilling (HDD) in the bentonite laboratory of the Chair of Tunneling and Construction Management with active support from the field.
The tandem language learning program Tandem.MINT offers students of all STEM disciplines an individualized and specialized approach to expand their foreign language skills. Working together with a tandem partner from a similar field of study, they can advance their language proficiency and improve their skills in intercultural communication.
On 25 April 2024, the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering invites interested schoolgirls to take part in an exciting hands-on programme about the construction of the future as part of this year's Girls' Day.
On 25 January 2024, mentees, mentors and other guests met for the BreakING fireside evening in the bentonite laboratory of the Chair of Tunnelling, Pipeline Construction and Construction Management, during which geotechnical engineer Dr Petra Drucker (CDM Smith, Munich) offered personal insights into her successful career path.
January 2024
On 19 January 2024, the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering hosted its annual Academic Anniversary Celebration at the RUB Event Centre. The event was presented by Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Marc Wichern, Dean of the Faculty, and Maren Störmann, a student on the Environmental Engineering programme.
The Cradle", the first office building in timber hybrid construction in Düsseldorf, is being built in Düsseldorf's Media Harbour. In the business magazine programme on radio station WDR 5, Prof. Annette Hafner talks about building with wood, prejudices and, in particular, its opportunities in terms of climate protection.
From 13 January 2024 to 9 February 2024, the "Weeks of Study Orientation", an offer from universities and employment agencies in NRW, will take place. As part of AllesING!, the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering is participating in the RUB programme.
On 18 January 2024, the Environmental Engineering Student Council will hold its annual plenary meeting at 5 pm. The main item on the agenda is the election of the new student council. Anyone interested in joining the student council and gaining a deeper insight into the university structures is cordially invited to attend. The event will take place in the common room IC 03/173. Catering will be provided.
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