We are the working group Planning, Design and Construction, in short AG PEK, an independent working group at the department 13 and are responsible for the organization of the project seminars GPEK and IPBU in addition to the student counseling service.
To our students
July 09, 2025
Please note the change in office hours at the Office of Student Affairs: Office hours with Ms. Sauerwein will be canceled from 16.7.-30.7.2025
Dear students! Please note: Ms. Sauerwein's office hours will be canceled from 16.7.-30.7.2025.
SOLID STRUCTURES EXCURSION 2025
July 07, 2025
“Between the North and Baltic Seas: Weser – Elbe – Coastal Region”
From 10 to 13 June 2025, the traditional Whitsun excursion once again took place together with the Institutes of Steel Construction and Solid Structures at RPTU Kaiserslautern – this year organized by our institute. A total of 40 students, five research associates, and Professors Danièle Waldmann-Diederich, Christian Glock, and Wolfgang Kurz travelled to the Elbe and Weser rivers, the North and Baltic Seas, and Hamburg during the four-day trip.
To our students
July 07, 2025
Buddies for international students wanted!
Are you studying for a Master's degree and enjoy working with international fellow students? We are looking for committed student buddies to support international students starting their Master's programme!
Student helper wanted!
July 01, 2025
We are looking for reinforcement in the social media team
Interested in social media? We are looking for a total of 2 student assistants in the YouTube and Insta/Facebook teams. The positions are available immediately. We are looking for students from all faculties, especially department 13.
Renaissance on the riverbank
June 24, 2025
Press review: an article on magazinforum.de
Hydropower is about to make a comeback. At least that's what the coalition agreement says. However, its expansion is not as simple as it sounds. The so-called river heat pump could help. Prof. Lehmann was one of the experts interviewed in the article.
To our students
June 23, 2025
Cancellation of consultation hours with Ms. Hochstatter
Dear students! Please note: Ms. Hochstatter's office hours will be canceled from 09.07.2025 to 15.10.2025.
Dr.-Ing. Tobias Blach receives the Willi Hager Prize 2024
June 23, 2025
Kurt Ruth Prize 2025 goes to Dr. Leon Schumacher and Dr.-Ing. Steven R. Lorenzen
Tobias Blach was awarded the prestigious Willi Hager Prize, endowed with 6,000 euros, for his dissertation entitled “Aerobic and Electrochemical Treatment of Process Water from Hydrothermal Carbonization of Sewage Sludge” at the 2025 Annual Conference of the Water Chemistry Society in Münster on 26.05.2025.
EU joint project “REGENERATE ” about heat recovery from tunnels has launched
June 16, 2025
Under the title “REGENERATE – Reuse for Energy Exploitation and storage of existing urban Tunnels in Europe”, a new joint project has started in which we, together with partners from Italy, Austria and Romania, are researching the energy potential of tunnels and other underground structures for regenerative heat generation.
ISFOG 2025 in Nantes
June 16, 2025
New Paper: “Experimental study of the time-dependent behaviour of fracture propagation in salt rock”
June 16, 2025