Harald Kainz
Harald Kainz (born August 5, 1958 in Graz ) is an Austrian engineer and university professor . He has been Rector of TU Graz since October 1, 2011, succeeding Hans Sünkel in this role .
Life
Harald Kainz was born on August 5, 1958 in Graz as the son of the chief gendarmerie officer Josef Kainz and the elementary school director Margareta Kainz. After attending his mother's elementary school in St. Radegund from 1964 to 1968 and graduating from a high school in Graz (2nd BG and BRG Lichtenfelsgasse) in 1976, he did his military service (reserve officer) in 1976/1977.
Kainz studied civil engineering from 1977 to 1983 and industrial engineering from 1980 to 1985 at the Technical University of Graz. From 1982 to 1984 he worked as a study assistant and from 1984 to 1990 as a university assistant at the Institute for Urban Water Management and Landscape Water Engineering. His doctorate in technical sciences took place in 1990, and his dissertation was on the topic of "Effects of shock loads on the solid matter balance of a activated sludge plant".
Between 1991 and 2000 he worked in leading positions in various engineering offices; From 1991 to 1993 he worked in the engineering office, Regierungsbaumeister Schlegel GmbH, Munich (planning of sewage treatment plants and sewer networks, e.g. the sewage treatment plants in Friedrichshafen, Ingolstadt and Munich) and from 1993 to 2000 as managing director of Umwelttechnik Wien GmbH (planning, construction supervision and Project management of major projects in the field of sewage and waste management, including the main sewage treatment plant in Vienna, sewage treatment plants in Zagreb and Budapest, hazardous waste incineration plant Vienna-Simmering, drainage at Vienna Airport).
In 2000 he returned to Graz University of Technology as a university professor and head of the institute for urban water management and landscaping. The focus of his research included the operational optimization and rehabilitation of water infrastructure, precipitation and mixed water management as well as hydraulically determined structures in wastewater management.
From 2004 to 2007 he was dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering. From 2007 to 2011 he was Vice Rector for Infrastructure and Information and Communication Technologies at the Technical University. He has been the rector of the university since October 1, 2011, succeeding Hans Sünkel . In spring 2014 he was re-elected for a second term of office until September 2019, in June 2018 he was reappointed as rector of Graz University of Technology for a third term from October 2019 to September 2023.
On May 4, 2018, the first university fire brigade was founded at the Technical University of Graz, and on June 9, 2018, Rector Harald Kainz was elected fire brigade commander.
Kainz has been married since 1984 (to the doctor Dr. med. Andrea Kainz, née Pszywyj) and has two daughters (Theresa, * 1986, and Johanna, * 1988).
Awards
- In 2007, Kainz was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Timișoara Polytechnic University .
- In 2015 he was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the Budapest University of Technology and Economics .
- In 2017 he received the Honorary Athena from the Technical University of Darmstadt .
- 2020: Honorary doctorate from the Peter the Great Polytechnic University of Saint Petersburg
Web links
- Literature by and about Harald Kainz in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Harald Kainz is the new Rector of TU Graz. In: Small newspaper. www.kleinezeitung.at, April 11, 2011, archived from the original on September 23, 2014 (German).
- ↑ a b c d e Kainz, Harald. In: Austria Forum. March 9, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Harald Kainz: Curriculum Vitae: Harald Kainz. 2011, accessed December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ a b CVs of the speakers according to the program. University Ombudsman, July 2014, accessed December 20, 2017 .
- ↑ a b Harald KAINZ. www.uniko.ac.at, accessed on November 22, 2011 (German).
- ↑ orf.at: Harald Kainz reappointed as TU Rector . Article dated June 14, 2018, accessed June 14, 2018.
- ↑ Graz University of Technology founded the first university fire department . Article dated June 9, 2018, accessed June 9, 2018.
- ↑ orf.at: Clear the way for volunteer university fire brigades at TU . Article dated June 10, 2018, accessed June 10, 2018.
- ↑ TU Rector Harald Kainz receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Budapest. In: Small newspaper. www.kleinezeitung.at, June 6, 2015, accessed on June 22, 2015 (German).
- ↑ Jörg Feuck: Tireless relationship manager: TU honors the rector of TU Graz as the engine of the strategic partnership. Technische Universität Darmstadt, July 13, 2017, accessed on December 20, 2017 .
- ^ Honorary doctorate from St. Petersburg for Graz University of Technology Rector Harald Kainz. In: apa.at. June 29, 2020, accessed June 29, 2020 .
- ^ Honorary title from St. Petersburg for TU Graz Rector Harald Kainz. In: tugraz.at. June 29, 2020, accessed June 29, 2020 .
1. Chair for steel construction: Moritz Wappler (1846–1863) | Adolf Gabriely (1864-1893) | Josef Cecerle (1893–1919) | Georg Kapsch (1920–1929) | Franz Brunner (1930–1943) | Konrad Sattler (1944–1945) | Hermann Beer (1955–1972) | Friedrich Resinger (1974–1988) | Richard Pischl (1976-2004) | Richard Greiner (1981-2010) | Harald Unterweger (since 2011)
2. Chair for Roads and Transportation: Remigius Götz (1865–1866) | Karl Scheidtenberger (1866–1885) | Martin Kovatsch (1886-1894) | Emil Teischinger (1895–1921) | Valentin Köck (1921–1923) | Paul Döll (1924–1938) | Ernst Gottstein (1940–1945) | Alois Pendl (1946–1962) | Josef Raimund Dorfwirth (1964–1974) | Herbert Köstenberger (1974–1990) | Helmut Stickler (1995-2003) | Martin Fellendorf (since 2005)
3. Chair for structural engineering: Karl Stelzel (1876–1912) | Fritz Postuvanschitz (1913–1926) | Heinrich Leitz (1929–1930) | Heinrich Neukirch (1931–1939) | Hermann Beer (1940–1955) | Ernst Chwalla (1955–1960) | Konrad Sattler (1961–1975) | Peter Klement (1975–1993) | Gernot Beer (1993–2012) | Thomas-Peter Fries (since 2013)
4. Chair for hydraulic engineering and water management: Wilhelm Heyne (1876–1894) | Philipp Forchheimer (1894–1914) | Hans Paul (1915–1938) | Armin Schoklitsch (1939–1945) | Hermann Grengg (1950–1962) | Helmut Simmler (1964–1987) | Günther Heigerth (1989–2006) | Gerald Zenz (since 2007)
5. Chair for concrete construction: Robert Bortsch (1928–1941) | Hermann Craemer (1941–1945) | Erich Friedrich (1948–1966) | Fritz Bauer (1967–1980) | Richard Küng (1973–1994) | Adalbert Koberg (1981-1995) | Lutz Sparowitz (1994–2009) | Viet Tue Nguyen (since 2010)
6. Chair for Railways and Transport Economics: Paul Döll (1940–1943) | Erwin Massute (1943–1945) | Karl Klugar (1969–1982) | Klaus Rießberger (1984–2009) | Peter Veit (since 2010)
7. Chair for Urban Water Management and Landscaping: Max Breitenöder (1957–1964) | Ernst Nemecek (1965–1988) | Helmut Renner (1983–2000) | Harald Kainz (since 2001) | Dirk Muschalla (since 2012)
8. Chair for Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and Numerical Geotechnics: Christian Veder (1964–1979) | Heinz Brandl (1979–1981) | Martin Fuchsberger (1982-1993) | Stephan Semprich (1993–2011) | Roman Marte (since 2012)
9. Chair for Building Construction: Fritz Reischl (1964–1981) | Horst Gamerith (1981-2006) | Peter Kautsch (2008–2019) | Oliver Englhardt (2010–2017) | Michael Monsberger (since 2016) | Christina Hopfe (since 2020)
10. Chair for Construction Management and Construction: Rudolf Aita (1970–1978) | Norbert Raaber (1981-1996) | Gert Stadler (1996-2006) | Hans Lechner (2002–2013) | Detlef Heck (since 2006) | Gottfried Mauerhofer (since 2013)
11. Chair for materials testing and building material technology: Helmut Geymayer (1980–2002) | Peter Maydl (since 2003) | Markus Krüger (since 2015)
12. Chair for building mechanics: Rudolf Greimel (1985–2004) | Martin Schanz (since 2005)
13. Chair for rock mechanics and tunnel construction: Wulf Schubert (1993–2018) | Thomas Marcher (since 2018)
14. Chair for structural engineering: Karl Kernbichler (1997-2004)
15. Chair for wood construction and wood technology: Gerhard Schickhofer (since 2004)
retired chair for building informatics: Ulrich Walder (2004–2013); retired chair for hydraulics and hydrology: Ferdinand Wehrschütz (1974–1995) | Heinz Bergmann (1975-2002)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kainz, Harald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian engineer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th August 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |