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UNITECR 2025: Prof. Dr. Olaf Krause is a Distinguished Life Member

As a founding member of UNITECR (Unified International Technical Conference on Refractories), the trade association “Deutsche Feuerfest-Industrie e. V.” (DFFI) proposed Prof. Dr. Olaf Krause for election as a Distinguished Life Member. The selection committee of the world conference accepted the DFFI’s proposal, and Olaf Krause will receive his certificate at the upcoming UNITECR in Mexico (October 27-30, 2025).

Through his research in various refractory fields and numerous scientific publications as a professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Koblenz, Olaf Krause has rendered outstanding services to the science and technology of refractory materials. He has been an active and leading member of national and international committees for the standardization of refractory materials for many years and has been exemplary in his commitment to the goals and philosophy of UNITECR.

With his key role in the technical committees, he has made an outstanding contribution to the organization of the UNITECR conferences in 2007, 2015, and 2023. O. Krause has also been head of the technical program of the International Refractory Colloquium ICR in Aachen/Germany for many years and is appointed as an expert for national and international standardization organizations (chairman of DIN NMP 257, 261 and CEN/TC 187 WG 1; head of CEN/TC 187); ISO TC 33 Refractory Materials. He also chairs the Standardization Committee at DFFI.

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