Thomas Schmidt

Thomas Schmidt first studied theology for some semesters. Then he focused on civil engineering and received a degree and a PhD in the field of earthquake engineering. After working in construction offices for several years, he has been working as professor for the last three decades. His current interest is the development of structural health monitoring systems to study the long-term behavior of civil engineering structures. He is especially interested in sensorics to improve monitoring systems. He teaches mechanics and structural dynamics at the University of Applied Sciences in Magdeburg (Germany) where he was head of the civil engineering department for several years. Alongside his working life he is an elder in a local church, preaching and teaching the word of God.