Scientific consultant (of counsel)

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Thewes

Born in 1967, Prof. Markus Thewes is scientific consultant (of counsel) for Maidl Tunnelconsultants GmbH.

Since 2005 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Thewes is the Head of the Institute for Construction Technology, Tunnelling and Construction Management at the Ruhr University Bochum. He has more than 17 years of experience in several areas of the tunnelling industry. He studied at the RWTH Aachen and he received his PhD in 1999 as external Doctor at the Bergischen Universität Wuppertal. In Philipp Holzmann AG he was tunnelling structural engineer as well as construction manager and site manager in international tunnel projects. For the office Zerna Ingenieure he worked as planner for subway construction. For the STUVA in Cologne, he leaded research projects and the preparation of expert reports. At the Ruhr-University Bochum, he teaches construction management and tunnelling and utility engineering. The research at the Institute comprises mechanised and shotcrete tunnelling, safety, risk management, life cycle costs as well as operation and maintenance. Since 2002, Prof. Thewes has participated as consultant and expert in more than 40 projects, among others for courts and international Clients. He belongs to the Deutsche Ausschuss für Unterirdisches Bauen (DAUB) (German Committee for Underground Construction) and the supervisory board of the Institut für Unterirdische Infrastruktur (IKT) (Institute for Underground Infrastructure). He is member of the editorial board of the journal "Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology" (TUST).