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Research to be Presented at Interflam 2010 in Nottingham, UK

June 4, 2010 by admin

Our warehouse fire research will be presented at Interflam this summer:Nondimensional Commodity Classification and an Analysis of Upward SpreadMichael Gollner, F Williams, Univ of California, K Overholt, A Rangwala, Worcester Polytechnic Univ and J Perricone, Creative FPE Solutions, Inc. If you are planning on attending please stop by for an interesting presentation. Another presentation on […]

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UC San Diego Students, Area Attorneys and Financial Analysts Win Sustainability Award

June 4, 2010 by admin

http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/awards/05-26SustainabilityAward.asp UC San Diego, a national leader in sustainability education, research and campus operations, has recognized a collaborative team of students, legal and bond underwriting experts in its 2010 Sustainability Awards. The seemingly unlikely team played a key role in enabling the San Diego region to win $154 million in low-interest Clean Renewable Energy Bonds […]

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SFPE Educational and Scientific Foundation Research Grant Awarded!

March 15, 2010 by admin

Professor Forman A. Williams (PI) and Michael Gollner (Co-PI) just received offical notification that our research grant request has been approved by the Society of Fire Protection Engineers Educational & Scientific Foundation Board of Governors. The amount requested was approximately $25,000, and the funds will be used to continue research on a fundamental approach towards […]

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Research Foundation workshop summarizes new approaches for high challenge warehouses

February 23, 2010 by admin

At this workshop we presented our concept for future research efforts to understand the physics occurring in large warehouse fires to accurately classify the fire hazards of warehouse commodities. An important comment from Jonathan Perricone: This workshop has produced several elaborate ideas covering just about every fire protection tool available today. The next step in […]

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Presentation of High Challenge Warehouse Research Proposal at SupDet 2010 in Orlando, FL

February 23, 2010 by admin

This past week at the NFPA Research Foundation’s Suppression and Detection workshop in Orlando, Fl I presented our consortium’s concept charting an outline of future research http://nfpa.typepad.com/researchfoundation/2010/02/morning-workshop-summarizes-new-approaches-for-high-challenge-warehouses.html

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Masters Thesis

February 9, 2010 by admin

My masters thesis, entitled “A Fundamental Approach For Commodity Classification” was presented and has been accepted by the University for publication. You can check out a pre-print copy on my publications page: http://maeresearch.ucsd.edu/~mgollner/publications.html Abstract: Experimental tests were conducted on a single cartoned, unexpanded Group A plastic commodity to evaluate an approach to commodity classification in […]

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Smokey Bear Now Studies Computer Science

February 9, 2010 by admin

Interesting article on some computer applications and how they have been used for wildfires, and the lack of funding to continue the research effort in this field. Understanding wildfire behavior and predicting its spread … http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/smokey-bear-now-studies-computer-science-8272/ The war being waged against wildfires from Southern California to Greece and Australia is almost as complex as the […]

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$154.6 Million in Solar Panel Funding Awarded

December 5, 2009 by admin

Under the guidance of environmental engineering professor Jan Kleissl, a group of Jacobs School graduate students, including Michael Gollner and Karl Olney helped schools and other San Diego public institutions win more than $154 M in bonds for installing rooftop solar. We used a national renewable energy laboratory model to calculate solar potential to assist […]

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