Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Okyay Altay
Chairholder
Research areas: Structural control, structural health monitoring, real-time hybrid simulation, data-driven structural modeling, material modeling
Publications: Google Scholar, Research Gate, Orcid, Scopus
Teaching: Structural Analysis I/II, Nonlinear Structural Analysis, Surface Structures, Structural Dynamics
Contact: okyay.altay@uni-siegen.de, +49 (0) 271 740 2173, room PB-A 114
Office hours: Thursdays, 10-12 am
Academic Background
2021 | Habilitation and Venia Legendi (in Structural Analysis and Dynamics ) RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Civil Engineering Topic: Structural Vibration Control with Semi-Active and Shape Memory Alloy Based Systems Referees: Prof. Sven Klinkel (RWTH Aachen), Prof. Christoph Adam (University of Innsbruck), Prof. Eleni Chatzi (ETH Zurich), Prof. Jinting Wang (Tsinghua University) |
2013 | Ph.D. (Summa cum laude) RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics Topic: Liquid Dampers for the Mitigation of Periodic and Stochastic Vibrations of High-Rise Structures Supervisor: Prof. em. Konstantin Meskouris (RWTH Aachen) Co-Supervisor: Prof. em. Ingbert Mangerig (Universität der Bundeswehr München) |
2006 | Diploma in Civil Engineering RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Civil Engineering Specialization: Structural Engineering |
Professional Appointments
Since 2024 | Full Professor University of Siegen, School of Science and Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Chair of Structural Analysis |
2020-2024 | Senior Lecturer RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics |
2016-2020 | Lecturer RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics |
2013-2016 | Postdoctoral Researcher RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics |
2010-2013 | Research Associate RWTH Aachen, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics |
2007-2010 | Project Engineer Bernard Ingenieure ZT GmbH, Vienna |
Awards (selected)
2023 | Theodore von Karman Fellowship of RWTH Aachen for a sabbatical stay at EPFL, host: Prof. Dimitrios Lignos |
2021 | Honorary appointment as Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University |
2019 | Innovation Award of RWTH Aachen for the development of a semi-active omnidirectional tuned liquid damper |
2014-2016 | Postdoctoral Fellowship from Daimler und Benz Foundation for the research project Intelligent Damping Systems |