Academic career
June 2008
Appointment as honorary professor at the Lausitz University of Applied Sciences (now BTU)
"Lightweight construction with fibre-reinforced plastics / composite plastics".
2004
TU Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Institute for Polymer Materials and Plastics Technology
Doctorate "Concepts for the design of tubular CFRP-aluminium hybrid composites", Degree: "Very good".
1989 - 1995
TU Dresden, Institute for Lightweight Construction and Plastics Technology Studied mechanical engineering, majoring in design engineering
Teaching
Since 2009 - Steinbeis University
Freelancer with teaching assignment Manufacturing of Fibre Composites
Since 2006 - Vocational School Centre for Technology Radeberg
Freelancer with teaching assignment Production of fibre composites
Since 2004 - BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
Faculty 3; Department of Preparation of Basic Polymers - Composites, Lightweight Construction with Fibres
Composites, Lightweight Construction with Fibre Composites
Self-employed activity
2009 - Today
Composite Consulting Prof. Ridzewski
Preparation of expertises for the use of plastics and composites, e.g. in the construction industry, in rail vehicle construction or wind energy
Preparation of expert opinions for insurance companies and courts
Since 2019
Publicly appointed and sworn expert for the application and testing of reinforced thermosetting plastics
Patents and property rights
Method and apparatus for manufacturing multilayer tubular components; patent application DE 10398 820.0
Apparatus for mechanical material testing; patent application DE 10344 544.7
Professional career
1995 - Today
IMA Material Research and Application Technology GmbH, Dresden
currently
Business Development Manager, Senior Principal Engineer
Head of certification body for building products according to LBO and head of certification body according to EN ISO/IEC 17065
until March 2015:
Head of Department Plastics with approx. 60 employees
Deputy Head of Materials Division
until 2010:
Head of laboratory for plastics testing
until 2007:
Head of the Plastics Technology Working Group
Deputy Head of the Plastics Department, Head of the Fibre Composites Testing Laboratory
Research and development in the field of fibre composites, organisation, management and implementation of technical seminars and training courses
1994 - 1995
Fraunhofer Institute for Materials Physics and Thin Films, Dresden
Membership in clubs or
associations
since 2013
VGB PowerTech e.V., Working Group "Application, Design and Quality Control of Fibre-Reinforced Plastics in Power Plant Construction".
since 2012
92nd member of the "Academy of Central German Plastics Innovation
since 2012
Board member Composites Unidted e.V. (formally Carbon Composites e.V.), Chairman of the Board Cluster CC Ost, Network CU Bau
since 2011
Board member of the AVK Industrievereinigung Verstärkte Kunststoffe (Association of Reinforced Plastics)
since 2009
Academic Club Lightweight Construction, Scientific Advisory Board TITK Rudolstadt
since 2007
Member of the German Rotor Blade Alliance
since 2002
SAMPE EUROPE, SAMPE Germany e.V.
Participation in committees and bodies
2004 - 2010
Member of the examination board of the Dresden Chamber of Industry and Commerce for the training occupation "Process mechanic for plastics and rubber technology".
Since 2008
Member of expert committees of the DIBt:
Plastics - A (400), GRP - B1 (400a), Plastics - B3 (400c)
Plastic tanks and pipes - A (438), tanks - B1 (438a), B2 (438b)
Sewer pipe - A
Vita
Prof. Dr.- Ing.
JENS RIDZEWSKI
