A new course, “Wildland Fires: Science and Applications” will be taught for the first time in Fall, 2014 here at the University of Maryland, College Park in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering by Prof. Michael Gollner. This course will present an introduction to the global problem of wildland fires with an overview of the […]
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PhD Student, Ajay Singh named Future Faculty Fellow at UMD
Congratulations to Ajay Singh who has been named a Future Faculty Fellow at the University of Maryland. This program is designed to help prepare graduates for future faculty careers after graduation. More information is available here: http://www.eng.umd.edu/academics/future-faculty. Ajay is currently a PhD student in the Gollner Fire Lab researching diffusion flames.
Prof. Gollner and Trouve awarded Collaborative Grant with UCSD on Real-time Wildland Fire Modeling
The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) is awarded a grant to build an end-to-end cyberinfrastructure (CI), called WIFIRE, for real-time and data-driven simulation, prediction and visualization of wildfire behavior. San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and Calit2’s Qualcomm Institute will build this integrated CI system for supporting social-ecological resilience to the changing fire ecology […]
Prof. Gollner and Marshall receive Department of Homeland Security Grant on Green Buildings
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded a collaborative grant on the “Quantification of Green Building Features on Firefighter Safety” to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the University of Maryland, College Park and others. This research effort will address needs identified by the National Association of State Fire Marshals, the Fire Protection Research Foundation and the National Fire […]
UMD/USFS Collaborative Project Featured in the New York Times
With all the devastating wildland fires igniting around the nation, everyone has been asking what can be done to combat them? A recent article in the New York Times, “Into the Wildfire” features work undertaken in a collaboration between the US Forest Service’s Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory and Prof. Michael Gollner’s research group at the University […]
Two new papers published on the inclined plate problem in JFM and the Journal of Fire Sciences
Two new publications were recently published, both focused on studying inclined flames. On the heat transferred to the air surrounding a semi-infinite inclined hot plate (Final PDF) Gollner, M. J., Sanchez, A. L., and Williams, F. A., Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 732, 2013, pp. 304-315. Burning on Flat Wicks at Various Orientations (PDF Pre-print) Zhang, Y., Bustamante, M.J., Gollner, M.J., […]
Western Wildfires and Climate Change
Interesting info graphic from the Union of Concerned Scientists helps to highlight the importance of understanding and controlling these large conflagrations. Infographic: Western Wildfires and Climate Change Rising temperatures are increasing wildfire risk throughout the Western U.S. DOWNLOAD: Infographic: Western Wildfires and Climate Change | Infographic: Western Wildfires and Climate Change — Panel 1 | Infographic: Western Wildfires and Climate […]
Colin Miller Wins the 2013 John L. Bryan GRA Award
Colin Miller, a Spring 2013 FPE/BS graduate and a new FPE/MS student, has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 John L. Bryan GRA Award. The John L. Bryan Chair endowment provides support for one Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) every year. Based on a newly revised, more formal selection process, the support is provided to […]
Formal Proceedings of NFPA Sustainable Buildings Symposium Released
The formal proceedings of the symposium that was hosted by NFPA and the Fire Protection Research Foundation in November, “Fire Safety Design and Sustainable Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities,” has been released. It was co-authored by: Michael Gollner, Amanda Kimball and Tracy Vecchiarelli. Foundation_Sustainable_Building_Design_Symposium_Proceedings – Final
Maryland Day Fire Tornado
Maryland day was a great success, with many visitors touring the laboratory to see what Fire Protection Engineering is all about. The main feature was our fire tornado, created in a room with 4 specially-located openings which induced a “whirl” when the hood was turned on. See below for photos of our students fully “testing” […]