© Tiss: Bernhard Pichler

Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Bernhard Pichler was appointed as University Professor of Structural Analysis and Experimental Mechanics at the TU Wien with effect of 1 March 2020. He is assigned to the Institute of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, opens an external URL in a new window (E202) in the Faculty of Civil Engineering, opens an external URL in a new window.

Bernhard Pichler studied Civil Engineering at the TU Wien and achieved his PhD in the year 2003 (with distinction) addressing the following theme “Parameter identification as the basis for prognoses in geotechnical engineering, opens an external URL in a new window, opens an external URL in a new window”. From 2005 to 2009 he was PostDoc abroad, e.g.at the ENPC in Paris. In 2009, he obtained his Venia Docendi, thus qualifying him to teach Strength of Materials and Structural Analysis, with a postdoctoral thesis (habilitation) on the topic "Strength of microheterogeneous materials exhibiting brittle failure, opens an external URL in a new window". Since 2011 he is Associate Professor.

He is head of the Research Unit for Structural Analysis and Experimental Mechanics, opens an external URL in a new window (E202-03) and the Laboratory for Macroscopic Material Testing, opens an external URL in a new window of TU Wien. He is winner of the Best Teacher Award 2018, opens an external URL in a new window and the Best Lecturer Award 2017, opens an external URL in a new window und 2019, opens an external URL in a new window for the lecture Structural Analysis - Statics together with Associate Prof. Aminbaghai.

Publications by Bernhard Pichler in ReposiTUm, opens an external URL in a new window.