Felix Wiesner

Dr Felix Wiesner is an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia and an Honorary Fellow at the School of Civil Engineering, University of Queensland, contributing to the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life. His work focuses on enhancing timber's fire performance through treatments, modifications, and advanced structural analysis.

• Education: Master of Engineering and PhD in Structural and Fire Safety Engineering (University of Edinburgh), Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science (Harvard University)

Key research interests include structural fire engineering, fire safety of engineered timber, and bushfire performance of native Australian species. His recent publications address large-scale fire experiments, smouldering inhibition, and self-extinction frameworks for mass timber.

• Funded Projects: ARC Research Hub (2021–2026), XLam Australia donation (2020–2021)
• Collaborations: European COST Action FP1404, BRE Tall Timber Construction, global Fire Safe Use of Wood

Dr Wiesner has developed innovative tools like a robotic drilling system for timber instrumentation and award-winning image analysis techniques. He supervises PhD projects on flame spread complexity, smouldering inhibitors, and intumescent coatings, though currently unavailable for new supervision.