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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!

Berkeley Fire Lab
February 2020
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The Berkeley Fire Research Lab, led by Assistant 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

 

 

 

Recent Posts

  • New Paper Published in Combustion and Flame
  • Saffire Ignites New Discoveries in Space
  • Research on Embers featured in National Geographic
  • New article published in Physical Review Fluids
  • Congratulations to Recent Graduates and New Members of the Group

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Michael Gollner
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Join us for this exciting talk on Mega-fires by @queenofpeat at the CA Fire Seminar. Sign up here: https://t.co/VLd6efO6pp https://t.co/0qY4vGx3f1

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A 10 microgram/m3 increase in wildfire PM2.5 was estimated to cause a 1.3% to 10% increase in respiratory-related hospital admissions. The same increase in PM2.5 from other sources was linked with a 1% increase in such admissions.

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CA Fire Seminar Series: Prof. Merritt Turetsky (Tuesday March 09, 3 - 4pm PST) - https://t.co/RIE1jYTMpd

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6 Mar

It is always an issue from combustion, wanted or unwanted.

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California‘s wildfire smoke could be more harmful than vehicle emissions, study says

Toxic particles spewed by wildfires resulted in 10 times as many respiratory-illness related hospitalizations as other types of pollution, researchers...

www.theguardian.com

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California for the win! :-/ Interesting study of WUI losses nationwide

California for the win! :-/ Interesting study of WUI losses nationwide
Wildfire Today 🔥@wildfiretoday

The spatial distribution and magnitude of wildland–urban interface (WUI) disasters in the conterminous United States from 2000 to 2018.
https://t.co/xPDTmZmKYq

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Recent Posts

  • New Paper Published in Combustion and Flame
  • Saffire Ignites New Discoveries in Space
  • Research on Embers featured in National Geographic
  • New article published in Physical Review Fluids
  • Congratulations to Recent Graduates and New Members of the Group

Michael GollnerFollow4,8241,746

Michael Gollner
Retweet on TwitterMichael Gollner Retweeted
3h

Join us for this exciting talk on Mega-fires by @queenofpeat at the CA Fire Seminar. Sign up here: https://t.co/VLd6efO6pp https://t.co/0qY4vGx3f1

Reply on TwitterRetweet on Twitter1Like on Twitter2Twitter
Retweet on TwitterMichael Gollner Retweeted
6h

A 10 microgram/m3 increase in wildfire PM2.5 was estimated to cause a 1.3% to 10% increase in respiratory-related hospital admissions. The same increase in PM2.5 from other sources was linked with a 1% increase in such admissions.

Reply on TwitterRetweet on Twitter1Like on Twitter5Twitter
12h

CA Fire Seminar Series: Prof. Merritt Turetsky (Tuesday March 09, 3 - 4pm PST) - https://t.co/RIE1jYTMpd

Twitter feed video.
Image for the Tweet beginning: CA Fire Seminar Series: Prof.
Reply on TwitterRetweet on Twitter4Like on Twitter4Twitter
Retweet on TwitterMichael Gollner Retweeted
6 Mar

It is always an issue from combustion, wanted or unwanted.

?

California‘s wildfire smoke could be more harmful than vehicle emissions, study says

Toxic particles spewed by wildfires resulted in 10 times as many respiratory-illness related hospitalizations as other types of pollution, researchers...

www.theguardian.com

Reply on TwitterRetweet on Twitter2Like on Twitter12Twitter
6 Mar

California for the win! :-/ Interesting study of WUI losses nationwide

California for the win! :-/ Interesting study of WUI losses nationwide
Wildfire Today 🔥@wildfiretoday

The spatial distribution and magnitude of wildland–urban interface (WUI) disasters in the conterminous United States from 2000 to 2018.
https://t.co/xPDTmZmKYq

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