On 9 May 2018 the VCE Innovation Prize was awarded for excellent research in civil engineering 2017 at the Vienna University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in the scope of an academic ceremony.

The prize winners 2017 are:

Dr. Regina della Pietra

Dissertation: "Integralisierung von Bestandsbrücken" (Integralization of existing bridges), Graz Technical University

Dr. Andreas Pürgstaller

Dissertation: "Seismic performance of post-installed fasteners in concrete with supplement damping device at Structure-Fastener-Non-structural-(SFN)-level", BOKU