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In January 2020 Prof. Gollner's group moved to the University of California, Berkeley.
Welcome to our new website - the Berkeley Fire Lab!

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Berkeley Fire Lab
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What is Fire Protection Engineering?
How do you research fire? What careers are available?
New learning resources now available!
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The Berkeley Fire Research Lab, led by Associate Professor Michael J. Gollner is broadly interested in fire science problems, utilizing experiments and combustion and fluid dynamics theory to solve problems. Our work is centered around the fundamental physics that governs fire phenomena, applying knowledge from fluid mechanics, heat transfer and combustion to solve problems related to fire safety, climate and public health. We have also applied numerical modeling to understand experiments and investigate fire risk and spread. The lab is part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. We are closely affiliated with the Combustion and Fire Processes Laboratory led by Prof. Carlos Fernandez-Pello. We are also affiliated with the Berkeley Fire Research Group and the Designated Emphasis in Energy Science and Technology (DEEST).

Take a look at this page if you are interested in joining our team.

Research Areas

Microgravity Fire Safety

Wildland-Urban Interface

Fire Whirls

Firefighter Health and Safety

Reacting Boundary Layers

Emissions

Wildfires

 

 

 

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The large #wildfires in #Chile are spreading quickly across large areas of non-native plantations of radiata pine and eucalyptus, many of them planted by foreigners during a dictatorship. These maps show recent MODIS heat detections on top of mapping of plantations (purple). 1/x

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4 Feb

Tragic wildfire situation in Chile.

Tragic wildfire situation in Chile.
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Absolute chaos in Chile today. 7 people have been reported killed so far during this week’s fires. I am getting reports from helicopter pilots down there working, seeing whole villages run over while they try to operate. Unreal accounts coming out of the country #Chile #wildfire

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2 Feb

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Boost Efficient, Effective Forest Management

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Boost Efficient, Effective Forest Management

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Boost Efficient, Effective Forest Management

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2 Feb

Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what's changing via @ConversationUS

Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what's changing

More homes are burning in wildfires in nearly every Western state. The reason? Humans.

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31 Jan

Excellent warning sign… though not sure this should be in a partially enclosed space….🤔🤔🤔🤔

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