Prof. Dr.-Ing. Claudio Borri

Profile

Academic positionEmeritus
Research fieldsApplied Mechanics, Statics and Dynamics,Structural Engineering, Building Informatics and Construction Operation
Keywordswind energy structures, wind engineering, structural engineering
Honours and awards

2023: August 30th: election as President of IAWE (International Association for Wind Engineering), 2023-2027

2023: Chairman of ICWE16, the World Conference on Wind Engineering of IAWE, 27-31 August 2023, Florence

2019: Scruton Lecturer 2019, Institution of Civil Engineers, London (jointly awarded with the Wind Engineering Soc. of UK, WES)

2014: N. Tesla Golden Chain 2014 for “Oustanding contributions to Engineering Education” (by IGIP, at WEEF2014 in Dubai, Oct. 2014);

2012: IFEES Presidential Award (by the Int. Federation of Engrg. Education Soc.s, IFEES, WEEF2012, Buenos Aires, 2012),

2010: A. von Humboldt Alumni Prize 2010 for “Innovative networking” (A. von Humboldt Stift., Berlin, Freie Univ., 2010);

2006: “Ing.-Paed. IGIP Honoris Causa” by the University of Tallinn in Estonia.

2001: “Honorary Doctor Degree (Honoris Causa) in Engineering Sciences” by the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering & Geodesy (UACEG) of Sofia, Bulgaria

1994: “Max-Planck Forschungspreis (Research Award)” in Structural Mechanics by the Max-Planck Gesellschaft/A. von Humboldt Stift. in Germany (Bonn, 1994);

Current contact address

CountryItaly
CityFirenze
InstitutionUniversita' degli Studi di Firenze
InstituteDept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Homepagehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Borri

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilfried B. KrätzigInstitut für Konstruktiven Ingenieurbau - Lehrstuhl III, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger HöfferFakultät für Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/1987

Programme(s)

1987Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme
1994Max Planck Research Award Programme