Harald Garrecht

Harald Garrecht is a leading expert in construction materials, especially in the fields of concrete technologies. His main interests are the design, optimization and testing of materials and systems, their production with fully automated process chains for full scale applications with robotic systems, as well as non-destructive structural health monitoring, sensor development and process control.

Education and Degrees

• 1992 Dr.-Ing., Civil Engineering, Karlsruhe University
• 1985 Dipl.-Ing., Civil Engineering, Karlsruhe University

Professional Career

• Since 2012 Professor (W3) for Construction Materials, University of Stuttgart, and Managing Director of Materials Testing Institute, University of Stuttgart (MPA)
• 2006 – 2012 Professor (W3) for Construction and Building Materials, Technical University of Darmstadt
• 1998 – 2006 Professor (C2/W3) for Construction Materials, Building Physics and Structural Design, University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe
• 1992 – 1998 Senior engineer, Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials (IMB), University of Karlsruhe
• 1985 – 1992 Research assistant, Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials (IMB), University of Karlsruhe