Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director of the ACMC Laboratory
College of Engineering
261 Glenbrook Road Unit 3037
Storrs, CT 06269-3037 Email: kay.wille@uconn.edu
Education
| Dr.-Ing. (Ph.D.) | Civil Engineering University of Leipzig 2008 |
| Diploma (M.S./B.S.) | Civil Engineering University of Leipzig 2002 |
Experience
| 2024 – Present | Professor | UConn, CEE |
| 2016 – 2024 | Associate Professor | UConn, CEE |
| 2010 – 2016 | Assistant Professor | UConn, CEE |
| 2008 – 2010 | Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Michigan, CEE |
| 2002 – 2008 | Graduate R&T Assistant | University of Leipzig, Department of Structural Engineering and Building Materials |
| 1998 – 2002 | Research Assistant | University of Leipzig, Germany, Department of Statics and Dynamics |
Awards & Honors
- 2024 Recognized as one of World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
- 2023 Collins Aerospace Professor in Engineering Innovation
- 2023 Recognized as one of World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
- 2022 The American Society of Civil Engineers, conference paper award of excellence
- 2021 Recognized as one of World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University
- 2015 Elsevier Outstanding Reviewer Award for Cement and Concrete Composites
- 2015 Elsevier Outstanding Reviewer Award for Construction and Building Materials
- 2015 C.R. Klewin, Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award
- 2015 National Science Foundation CAREER award
- 2011 Junior Faculty Summer Fellowship
- 2010 Seven-week Postdoctoral Short-Course on College Teaching in Science and Engineering
- 2009 The German Academic Exchange Service postdoctoral scholarship – 7 months
- 2008 The German Academic Exchange Service postdoctoral scholarship – 17 months
- 2002 Award for outstanding academic achievement from the University of Leipzig