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Michael Gollner

Students present at Stanford Combustion conference

March 23, 2022 by Michael Gollner

Christina Liveretou, Priya Garg and Joey Dowling all presented at the Spring meeting of the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute March 21-22. Postdoctoral scholar Hadi Hajilou also came to support the group. Jeanette Cobian, former postdoctoral scholar and now UC Merced faculty, also presented a paper on work performed at UC Berkeley. Finally, […]

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Professor Gollner testifies to Congress

March 16, 2022 by Michael Gollner

Professor Gollner was invited to testify to the House Oversight Committee on March 16, 2022 addressing federal Wildland Fire policy and mitigation. You can see watch his testimony below. A copy of his statement is also available: Gollner_Testimony and the press release. Chairman Khanna to Hold Hearing on Wildfire Response with U.S. Forest Service, Environmental Experts […]

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Christina Liveretou awarded Onassis Foundation Scholarship

July 31, 2021 by Michael Gollner

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Christina Liveretou who was awarded an Onassis Foundation Scholarship to help support her PhD. Her work is focused on microgravity flammability in collaboration with NASA and smoldering combustion research. Congratulations!    

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Congratulations to Xingyu Ren on the SFPE Student Scholar Award!

July 31, 2021 by Michael Gollner

PhD Candidate Xingyu Ren was recently awarded the SFPE Student Scholar award and will make a presentation on his recent work on wildfires at the SFPE Annual Meeting. Congratulations, Xingyu! About the award The Student Scholar Award was established in 2006 by the Board of Governors of the SFPE Foundation to recognize students who are performing […]

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Prof. Gollner Presents at 2021 UC Wildfire Symposium Series

July 31, 2021 by Michael Gollner

Prof. Gollner recently presented at the 2021 UC Wildfire Symposium on Wildland-Urban Interface Fires: What is the Wildland Urban Interface? And why should we care about it? Wildfires and their aftermath impact all Californians and cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars every year. The 2021 UC Wildfire Symposium Series focus on California’s resiliency […]

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Congratulations Ram and Joey on winning the CI Image Award Competition!

May 27, 2021 by Michael Gollner

Congratulations to Dr. Sriram Bharath Hariharan, postdoctoral scholar and Joseph Dowling, PhD candidate on their Combustion Art submission “Walls of Fire” which was selected for the Technical Merit Award in the 12th US National Combustion Meeting! Walls of Fire by Sriram Bharath Hariharan, Joseph L. Dowling, Michael J. Gollner Department of Mechanical Engineering University of […]

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Prof. Gollner participates in SoCal Policy Forum on wildfire

April 8, 2021 by Michael Gollner

Prof. Gollner participated in a SoCal Policy Forum on Climate Change: Navigating the Challenges of a Perpetual Fire Season alongside CA Natural Reaources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, Sen. Anthony Portantino and BizFed CEO Tracy Hernandez. The forum was a partnership between the Southern California News Group and UC Riverside. Highlights of the discussion are featured in […]

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Congratulations to Xingyu and Lauren on the Sheldon Tieszen Student Award and Priya on two fellowships!

April 6, 2021 by Michael Gollner

Xingyu Ren (Berkeley Fire Lab PhD Candidate at University of Maryland) and Lauren Gagnon (Combustion and Fire Processes Lab PhD Candidate at Berkeley) were both awarded Sheldon Tieszen Student Awards for the upcoming IAFSS symposium. The award recognizes excellence in an IAFSS symposium paper in fire safety science by a student making a significant contribution […]

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New paper on firebrand ignition of wood published

March 16, 2021 by Michael Gollner

Critical Ignition Conditions of Wood by Cylindrical Firebrands Hamed Salehizadeh1†, Raquel S. P. Hakes1† and Michael J. Gollner1,2* 1Department of Fire Protection Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States This study investigated the thermal conditions preceding ignition of three dense woody […]

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New Paper Published in Combustion and Flame

March 8, 2021 by Michael Gollner

Comparison of particulate-matter emissions from liquid-fueled pool fires and fire whirls By: Sriram BharathHariharanabHamed FarmahiniFarahanibcAli S.RangwalacJoseph L.DowlingbElaine S.OrandMichael J.Gollnerab   Free link: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1ccZ%7E2KiHU7kW Regular link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010218020305824?dgcid=author   Abstract In-situ burning (ISB) is one of the most effective means of removing oil spilled over open water. While current ISB practices can eliminate a large fraction of […]

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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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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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