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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 International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS) is delighted to announce that the 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science will be held from October 22 – 27, 2023 in Tsukuba, Japan.
Call for papers: https://t.co/iqzdpBxkZW

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Retweet on TwitterMichael Gollner Retweeted
22 Jun

A key mechanisms of wildfire spread: embers. They are pieces of biomass that are burning and fly long distances aided by wind, landing further away. They can generate spot fires ahead. Embers are also called firebrands. In 1666 London they were called fire drops.

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“La lluvia de pavesas es muy característica de los #incendiosforestales de sexta generación y pueden levantar llamas de más de 80m 🔥 Una ...

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22 Jun

True example of fire risks to critical infrastructure. Berkeley is not immune from this, our lines come into campus through Strawberry Canyon and have experienced PSPS before. Campus does not have 100% backup power capability.

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Folks may not have heard this but @Stanford is currently closed (for the indefinite future) due to 20acre wildfire that damaged the key @PGE4Me transmission lines that serve campus. I'm sure that the good people of @IBEWlocal1245 are working hard to restore power as we speak...

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21 Jun

The NJ Pine Barrens is the largest fire-adapted ecosystem in the Northeast and will occasionally see larger fires like this. I’ll be curious to see the fire effects!

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“New Start: New Jersey The Mullica River Fire. Local resources are telling me they are big boxing this fire. Currently the fire is reported at ...

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20 Jun

#MullicaRiverFire in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest could become state's largest in 15 years.

Mullica River Fire in New Jersey's Wharton State Forest could become state's largest in 15 years - Wildfire Today

Four miles northeast of Hammonton, NJ

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