Prof. Dr.-Ing. Viviane Adam

Viviane Adam studied civil engineering, specializing in structural engineering, at RWTH Aachen University and NTNU in Trondheim, Norway, until 2014. Already during her graduation and as a student assistant for several years, she gained formative insights into a wide range of research tasks. As a research assistant at the Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures (IMB) at RWTH Aachen University, she has carried out various research projects. Particularly noteworthy here are the main topics of bridge reinforcement with carbon concrete, recalculation of existing bridges made of reinforced and prestressed concrete and the shear load-bearing behavior of reinforced concrete slabs. Viviane Adam has designed and carried out numerous experimental investigations and used classical and modern measurement and evaluation methods. In 2021, she completed her doctorate at RWTH Aachen University with distinction (topic: <<Shearin Reinforced Concrete Structures without Shear Reinforcement - Analysis and Design>> with Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Josef Hegger). After completing her doctorate, she worked as a senior engineer at the IMB of the RWTH. During a post-doc period, she had the opportunity to deepen her research. She was also entrusted with the scientific coordination of the Collaborative Research Center TRR 280 at the Aachen site.

In 2025, Viviane Adam was appointed to the professorship for solid construction at the TU Hamburg and the University of Kassel. On January 1, 2026, she accepted the call from the University of Kassel to the W3 professorship for solid construction.

Here she continues her research with a focus on the shear force of steel, prestressed and carbon concrete components (focus: load-bearing mechanisms, load-bearing and deformation behavior, test databases), bridge recalculation and reinforcement with high-performance building materials, recycled concrete, dismantling and assembly in modular concrete construction. Collaboration with other researchers at national and international locations is important to her, particularly with regard to synergetic cooperation with other specialist areas.

In her teaching, Viviane Adam attaches great importance to passing on her enthusiasm for solid construction to her students. In addition to the exciting and challenging interrelationships in structural concrete construction, it is particularly important to give students an insight into the latest findings from research and also provide them with an excellent starting point for challenging activities in construction practice.