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Associate Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn.

Alireza Fadai

Phone +43 1 58801 25424

E-Mailalireza.fadai@tuwien.ac.at

Assigned

E250	E259-02	E299-01

Business Card

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2829-3285

Research department

Name	Management/Member
Faculty of Architecture and Planning	Member

Research area

Name	Management/Member
Research Unit of Structural Design and Timber Engineering	Member
Dean's Office of Faculty for Architecture and Planning	Member

Keywords

Keyword (German)	Keyword (English)
Tragwerkslehre	Structural engineering
Nachhaltiges Bauen	Sustainable Architecture
Holzmischbauweise	Wood-based composite constructions
ressourcenschonende Bauweisen	resource efficient building methods
Ressourceneffizienz beim Bauen	resource efficiency in building science
Hochbau	Building construction
Leichtbau	Lightweight Stuctures
Ressourceneffiziente Tragwerksplanung	Resource Efficient Structural Design
Nachhaltige Produktentwicklungsustainable Produktdevelopment	Sustainable product developmen
Tragwerksplanung	Structural design
Nachhaltige Gebäude	Sustainable Buildings

Research Focal Areas

Research focus	Research field	Keywords	Percentage
Materials and Matter	Composite Materials	Metal-Matrix composites, Misfit-layer compounds, Nano-composites, Steel and concrete	40
Energy and Environment	Sustainable Production and Technologies	Ressourceneffiziente Produktion und Prozessoptimierung (Produktions- und Prozessmanagement, Modllierung/Simulation/Optimierung, Steuerung/Regelung/Automation), alternative nachhaltige Methoden (Carbon Capture, Wasserstofferzeugung, etc.), Grüne Chemie (Biotreibstoffe, Werkstoffe, Omics), neuartige Technologien (Sensorik, Filter, Laser, Ultraschall, Mikro- und Nano, etc.), Materialforschung (Thermoelektrika, Leichtbau, Brennstoffzellen, Hochtemperatursupraleiter, Nano-Materialien, etc.)	60

Faculty focus

Faculty focus	Percentage
Öko-effiziente Entwicklung und Gestaltung der gebauten Umwelt und der räumliche Resourcen	100

Area of expertise according to Statistik Austria

Code	Area of expertise (German)	Area of expertise (English)
2338	Altbausanierung	Old building restoration
2334	Baudynamik	Structural dynamics
2336	Bauökologie	Building ecology
2335	Brandverhütung, Brandschutz	Fire prevention, fire protection
2317	Hochbau	Structural engineering
2318	Holzbau	Timber construction
2343	Bautechnik	Constructional engineering
2331	Tragwerkslehre	Structural design
2324	Leichtbau	Lightweight construction

Presidencies, assessments, or memberships in appointment/habilitation commissions

Committee type	Function	Candidate name	Committee location	from-to	Comment
Dissertation	Reviewer	Fischer, Henriette Susanne	Internal	06/2024 -	Dissertation "Hygrothermal and ecological potential of natural building materials in new multi-storey buildings \| Hygrothermische und ökologische Potenziale von Naturbaustoffen im mehrgeschoßigen Neubau"
Dissertation	Reviewer	Florian Brandstätter (E202)	Internal	02/2025 -	Dissertation "Numerical prediction of moisture distributions below and above the fiber saturation point and their impact on crack behavior in timber elements \| Numerische Vorhersage von Feuchtigkeitsverteilungen unter- und oberhalb des Fasersättigungspunktes sowie deren Auswirkung auf das Rissverhalten in Holzbauteilen"
Dissertation	Reviewer	Matthias Braun	External	10/2022 -	Dissertation "Zum Tragverhalten von druckbeanspruchten Holz-Holz Verbindungen: Evaluierung von neuen Verbindungstypen und Einfluss von Ungenauigkeiten"

Events / Conferences

Category	Collaboration	Event name	From	Until	Function/Comments
Scientific Conference / Symposium	Scientific Board	The ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Wood Mechanics - from Material Properties to Timber Structures (CompWood 2025)	06/2025	06/2025

Press & Media

Type	Title	Persons	Publication Date	Website	Medium	Media Name	Keywords	Research Foci
Media Report	Holz gewinnt an Terrain am Bau	Alireza Fadai (E250, E259-02, E299-01)	10/2018	https://scilog.fwf.ac.at/magaz...	Website	Magazin scilog \| Österreichischer Wissenschaftsfonds FWF Abteilung Kommunikation		Composite Materials, Efficient Utilisation of Material Resources, Sustainable Production and Technologies
Media Report	Karussell der Materialien Die Circular Economy hat die Architektur erfasst	Alireza Fadai (E250, E259-02, E299-01)	06/2021	https://www.derstandard.at/sto...	Website	Der Standard	circular economy, Sustainable development, sustainable economics;Sustainability in Construction Engineering; Resource economics, - management;, Sustainable Development	Composite Materials, Efficient Utilisation of Material Resources, Sustainable Production and Technologies
Interview Contribution	SIHGA TimberTalk - Experten im Gespräch-Thema: Zukunftsaussichten für den Holzbau-Dr. Alireza Fadai	Alireza Fadai (E250, E259-02, E299-01)	06/2024	https://www.google.com/url?sa=...	Website	YouTube · SIHGA - TAKE THE BEST		Efficient Utilisation of Material Resources, Sustainable Production and Technologies, Composite Materials

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