Award Ceremony

The 8th Young Engineers Colloquium took place in Munich on November 7th and 8th, 2025. Nearly 50 young engineers presented their fascinating projects.

We are pleased to announce the award winners.

Oral Presentation

1st Prize Oral Presentation: Early Bird Registration as a Young Enginner for IABSE Symposium in Copenhagen 2026

Maria Luz Gerbaudo for her oral presentation: Lizard-Inspired Design to Prevent Structural Collapses

2nd Prize Oral Presentation: Book prize sponsored by Ernst & Sohn

Emma Ghini for her oral presentation: Integrated Monitoring Systems for Railway Bridges and Viaducts: Towards Smarter Infrastructure Management

Audience Award: Participation at Deutscher Stahlbautag 2026 sponsored by bauforumstahl e.V.

Helen Bartsch for her oral presentation: The Influence of Weld Imperfections on the Fatigue Strength of Steel Components

Short Presentation in combination with Poster Presentation - Session 1

1st Prize Short Presentation in combination with Poster Presentation - Session 1: Participation as Young Engineer at Future of Design Conference in 2026

Valentina Antoniani for her presentation: Rebuilding and Preserving the Historical Leonardo da Vinci Bridge

2nd Prize Short Presentation in combination with Poster Presentation - Session 1: Book prize sponsored by Ernst & Sohn

Lukas Gebhard for his presentation U4 Grasbrook and its (Parametric) Substructures

3rd Prize Short Presentation in combination with Poster Presentation - Session 1: Book prize sponsored by Ernst & Sohn

Christian Gmeiner for his presentation: Built Under Tension: The Technology Behind a Banana-Shaped Bridge

Short Presentation in combination with Poster Presentation - Session 2

1st Prize Short Presentation in combination with Poster Presentation - Session 2: Participation as Young Engineer at Future of Design Conference in 2026

Henrieke Fritz for her presentation: Stability of Slender Bamboo Culms Considering Natural Geometrical and Material Imperfections

2nd Prize Short Presentation in combination with Poster Presentation - Session 2: Book prize sponsored by Ernst & Sohn

Niklas Wehrkamp for his presentation: Timber-Based Crane Runway Girder: Design and Construction

3rd Prize Short Presentation in combination with Poster Presentation - Session 2: Book prize sponsored by Ernst & Sohn

Philipp Lapp for his presentation: Insights into the Behaviour of Preloaded Bolting Assemblies M6 to M10