Michael Riediker

Dr. Michael Riediker is the founder and director of the SCOEH. He is an internationally experienced expert on occupational and environmental health issues resulting from exposure to particles in air and water, allergens, gases and related agents and circumstances. In 2000, he obtained his Doctor of Sciences at Switzerland’s renowned Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich, on the subject of allergens and air pollution in the city of Zurich. In the same year, he completed his Master’s of Advanced Studies in Work and Health, also at ETH Zurich. Since then, Michael has gained experience in managing exposure and health projects in North Carolina, USA (2000–2003), ETH Zurich (2003) and at the University of Lausanne (2004–2015). From 2013 to 2018, he helped build IOM Singapore Pte Ltd, where he became Director of Research (2017–2018). Michael founded SCOEH on 9 February 2018. He is a certified occupational hygienist in Switzerland, a Graduate Member of the international chapter of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health and a Registered Industrial Hygienist in Singapore. He was an adjuct assistant professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, from 2016 to 2021.