Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Phys. Olaf Riese

Overview

• 1989 - 1995 Physics Degree at TU Braunschweig and Göttingen University, Germany
• 1995 - 1999 Architectural Degree at Kassel University, Germany
• 1996 - 2001  Freelance engieer for IBH - Engineering office for building physics for Prof. Hauser, Germany
• 2001  Research associate for Prof. Hosser at iBMB, TU Braunschweig, Germany
• 2007  Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) at TU Braunschweig, Germany, Department of structural civil engineering
  Dissertation thesis: „A fire spread model for cables“
• 2008 – 2010 Academic Council at iBMB, Fire Safety Division, Germany
• 2010 – 2014 Team Leader „Construction Materials“ at MPA Braunschweig, Germany
• Since 2014 Senior Engineer at iBMB, Fire Safety Division, Germany

Herr Dr. Riese is married and has 3 children.

Memberships

• vfdB member in Unit 4 – Guideline for Engineering Methods in Fire Safety Design
• DIN Technical committee Structural Fire Protection for industrial construction  – Fire simulations (DIN 18230-4)
• DIBt Technical committee “Construction Materials B1/B2”
• DIN Technical committee “Engineering Methods in Fire Safety Design” (DIN 18009)
• DIN Technical committee "Fire behaviour of building materials and building components - Part 1: Building materials; concepts, requirements and tests“ (DIN 4102-1)
• DIN Technical committee "Fire behaviour of building materials and building components - Part 20: Complementary verification for the assessment of the fire behaviour of external wall claddings” (DIN 4102-20)
• vfdB Division 14 – Guideline for fire tests
• Deputy Chair DIN Technical committee  "Fire behaviour of building materials and building components - Part 24: Assessment of the reaction to fire behaviour of external wall claddings using the base fire test method for façades” (Draft 4102-24)
• vfdB Division 4 – Guideline for Engineering Methods in Fire Safety Design, coordinator for working group 2 “fire simulations”
• Petition for „ZeBra”, Center of Fire Safety Research at TU Braunschweig, Germany

Research Themes and Interests

• „ZeBra”, Center of Fire Safety Research at TU Braunschweig, Germany Durchführung von Großbrandversuchen
• Conducting large-scale fire tests
• Facade Fire Tests
• Electrical Cable Fire Tests
• Numerical Studies of Fire with CFD-Models

Teaching

• Fire Safety Engineering Methods
• Practical course Fire Safety Engineering Methods
• Fire Protection Seminar
• Supervision of student research and Master’s theses

Publications

Division of Fire Safety