On Thursday, 11 May 2017, the VCE Innovation Prize for Excellent Research in Civil Engineering 2016 was awarded in the framework of Dies Academicus at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna.

The prize winners are:

Associate Professor DI Dr. Roman WENDNER

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna
Habilitation treatise: "Mechanik alternder Betonstrukturen" (Mechanics of Ageing Concrete Structures)

Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Johannes PISTROL

Vienna University of Technology
Dissertation: "Verdichtung mit Oszillationswalzen – Bewegungsverhalten, walzenintegrierte Verdichtungskontrolle und Verschleißbeurteilung" (Compacting with Oscillation Rollers – Kinesic Behaviour, Roller-Integrated Compaction Control and Deterioration Assessment)