Dr. Michael Klippel

Lecturer at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering

ETH Zürich

Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5

8093 Zürich

Switzerland

Additional information

Timber Engineering, Fire Safety, Sustainable Materials, Interdisciplinary Projects with Timber, Standardisation

Current Position:

Senior Scientist, lecturer and research lead of "fire in timber group" since 04/14, Institute of Structural Engineering, Timber Structures (IBK), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich
Program coordinator MAS ETH Fire Safety Engineering since 06/2018 (www.mas-brandschutz.ethz.ch)

Education:

Research Assistant from 07/09 to 03/14, Institute of Structural Engineering, Timber Structures (IBK), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich
Degree in Business Management in 2013 (Dipl.-Wirt.Ing. (eqivalent to MBA) at the University of Aachen/ Germany. Diploma Thesis entitled “Analysis of Energy-Efficient Dwellings with Regard to the Rebound Effect” at the E.ON Energy Research Center at University of Aachen.
Degree in Civil Engineering 2009 (Dipl.-Ing.) at the University of Aachen/ Germany, one year study abroad at the Chalmers University in Göteborg/ Sweden. Diploma Thesis in Structural Engineering entitled Numerical Analyses to improve the shear capacity of hollow core slabs on flexible supports at the institute of structural concrete (IMB) at University of Aachen

Year	Distinction
2019	L.J. Markwardt Award
2015	Leo Schörghuber-Preis for outstanding PhD thesis
2010	F.C. Trapp-Preis of the Rheinisch Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH) for his outstanding performance as a Civil Engineering Student.
2009	2nd price at the Student Competition 2008 of the "Verein Deutscher Ingenieure (VDI)" for the submitted Cable-stayed Bridge with a Pylon out of Ultra high performance concrete (UHPC).

Number	Unit
066-0424-00L	Fire Safety and Acoustics Engineering
101-0148-01L	Building Structures
101-0168-00L	Timber Structures II
121-0110-00L	Module 2: Fire Safety Design