prof. Ing. Martin Jiránek, CSc.

Role: professor
Room: D2044
Phone: 4806
Email:

Education
1988 MSc. (Ing.) – Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

1994 PhD. (CSc.) - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

2005 Associate professor (Doc.) - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague

2017 Professor (Prof.) - Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague
 

Professional Positions
1988 – 1989 building supervisor KVUSS Plzeň
Since 1990 postgraduate student at the Department of Building Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU Prague
Since 1992 senior lecturer at the Department of Building Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU Prague
Since 2005 associate professor at the Department of Building Structures, Faculty of Civil Engineering, CTU Prague

Technical Interests
Radon, radon remedial and protective measures, building physics, research, design, numerical modelling, optimisation and standardisation of radon countermeasures, measurement of the radon diffusion coefficient in insulating materials

Teaching Activities

Building structures, project design, healthy buildings

Visiting Positions

2/1990 - 6/1990 AE Byggkonsulter Stockholm
3/1992 - 5/1992 Technical University of Denmark at Lyngby
5/1993               City university of London
6/1999               University of Glasgow
 

Cooperation with practice

• Measurement of the radon diffusion coefficient in waterproof membranes according to the method accredited by the Czech Accreditation Institute. Up to now more than 400 types of various damp-proof membranes available on the European market have been measured.
• Judicial expert in the field of Building structures with the specialization on the Building Physics and Protection of Buildings against radon
• Cooperation with building contractors in the field of development of new radon protective and remedial measures
• Research, consultancy and expert`s reports in the field of development, evaluation, design and application of radon reduction techniques
• Author of the Czech technical standards ČSN 73 0601 Protection of houses against radon from the soil and ČSN 73 0602 Protection of houses against radon and gamma radiation from building materials

Memberships

Member of the committee ISO/TC 85/SC 2/WG 17 Radioactivity measurements

ERA - European Radon Association

Reviews

Invited reviewer of manuscripts submitted for publication in the following scientific journals: Building and Environment, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Nukleonika and Radiation and Environmental Biophysics.