The Hunte Bridge, part of the A29 motorway east of Oldenburg, spans the Hunte, a tributary of the Weser. Built in 1978 and measuring 441 metres in length, the bridge is unable to cope with the traffic volumes forecast for the future. The existing bridge has been dismantled and is currently being rebuilt. A LinkedIn post about the field trip will be published on the institute’s page shortly.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lukas Henze took up his professorship as Head of the Institute of Structural Engineering (B-7) within the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering in April 2026. Previously, Dr.-Ing. Adrian Faron had held this position as a visiting professor. He is now the Senior Engineer at the Institute and will therefore remain at the TUHH.
Prior to his appointment at the TUHH, Prof. Henze had been Professor of Structural Engineering and Structural Analysis at Jade University of Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburg and Elsfleth since mid-2023. In the years prior to that, following his PhD in 2019 at the TUHH, he gained practical professional experience in engineering and consultancy firms and, amongst other roles, served as Technical Director at the Waterways Construction Office in Hanover, where he was responsible for planning the construction of the new Lüneburg/Scharnebeck lock.
The School of Civil Engineering warmly welcomes Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lukas Henze as the new Head of the Institute of Structural Engineering (B-7) and wishes him every success and fruitful collaboration in teaching and research.
