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Paper Accepted to 34th International Symposium on Combustion

April 14, 2012 by admin

Our paper, an Experimental Study of Upward Flame Spread and Burning of anInclined Fuel Surface has been accepted to the 34th International Symposium on Combustion! The conference will be held this summer in Warsaw, Poland.Paper by: M.J. Gollner, X. Huang, J. Cobian, A.S. Rangwala and F.A. WilliamsABSTRACT:A thermally thick slab of polymethyl methacrylate was used to study the effects […]

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Watch Richard Feynman's Fun to Imagine: Fire

April 14, 2012 by admin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITpDrdtGAmo Great video if you have not seen it before! We should all remember to be excited and curious about the world – and our research!

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How Do You Fight Fire in Space? Experiments Provide Some Answers

February 3, 2012 by admin

Prof. Williams research was featured recently in the UCSD News: LINK. Read about it below: Research on the International Space Station also aims for a better understanding of fuel combustion here on Earth Color image of a burning dropletPhoto: NASA/Glenn Research Center Improving fire-fighting techniques in space and getting a better understanding of fuel combustion here […]

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New Paper on the Burning Behavior of Vertical Matchstick Arrays Available

December 22, 2011 by admin

Our paper on the Burning Behavior of Vertical Matchstick Arrays, by Michael Gollner, Yanxuan Xie, Minkyu Lee, Yuji Nakamura and Ali Rangwala was recently accepted for publication to the journal Combustion Science and Technology. A pre-print version of the article has been posted here: http://maeresearch.ucsd.edu/~mgollner/publications/2011_matchstick_cst.pdf Abstract  Vertical arrays of horizontally protruding wood matchsticks, 0.25 cm in […]

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Mario and Jeanette present their research at the UCSD Summer Research Conference

October 5, 2011 by admin

Jeanette Cobian, a UCSD undergraduate in the UCSD California Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP) in Science, Engineering and Mathematics program and Mario Zuniga in the McNair Scholars Program presented their summer research on flame spread and development of a visual flame analysis program. Congratulations on a great presentation and research in the combustion laboratory at UCSD over the […]

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New Grad Students Presentation

September 16, 2011 by admin

Here is a copy of my presentation for new graduate students in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UCSD. Good luck to new students this year! New UCSD MAE grad students 2011 View more presentations from Michael Gollner.

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The Perfect Firestorm: Interesting Audubon Magazine Feature Article

September 16, 2011 by admin

The Perfect FirestormWelcome to the new era of “megafires,” which rage with such intensity that no human force can put them out. Their main causes, climate change and fire suppression, are fueling a heated debate about how to stop them.By Daniel Glick/Photograph by Larry Schwarm http://audubonmagazine.org/features1107/GlobalWarming.html#.TnH2RNBbMW0.facebook

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Best Poster and Best Fire Science Image Awards at the 10th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science!

June 30, 2011 by admin

The 10th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science was held at the University of Maryland, College Park this past week and brought together an impressive group of scientists and engineers working on today’s fire science problems. Before I go on about the conference, a moment of sharing the exciting news that we have won both […]

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Best Poster and Best Fire Science Image Awards at the 10th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science!

June 30, 2011 by admin

The 10th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science was held at the University of Maryland, College Park this past week and brought together an impressive group of scientists and engineers working on today’s fire science problems. Before I go on about the conference, a moment of sharing the exciting news that we have won both […]

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Part II of Paper on Commodity Classification Published in the Fire Safety Journal

June 17, 2011 by admin

Part II of our paper, “Warehouse commodity classification from fundamental principles. Part II: Flame heights and flame spread”, has recently been published in the Fire Safety Journal. The image at the right shows a research approach to the warehouse fire problem. The two smaller scales studied in this work are shown by the dashed box. […]

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16 Aug

Today's edition of the CA Fire Science Seminar is only a few hours away! We have a fantastic talk lined up for today featuring @erica_fischer from @OregonState. Link to register: . Organized by @gollnerfire @pyrogeog @CaFireScience

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Wildfire impacts on water infrastructure. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

August 16, 2022 at 2PM Pacific with Dr. Erica Fisher. More details coming soon!

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16 Aug

The Berkeley Fire Lab is recruiting again! Positions available at the Postdoctoral, PhD, and undergraduate levels. Wildfires, fires on spacecraft, and fire dynamics... check us out! #wildlife @BayAreaPostdocs #Fire

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We study combustion and fire phenomena using experimental and analytical techniques. A strong background in heat transfer, combustion, fluid mechanics...

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15 Aug

🔈🔥❄️New post-doc job opportunity at our Centre, @ImperialHazelab working with @GuillermoRein on the project FireFrost which looks at smouldering Arctic fires. Deadline 31st August - more info and how to apply here ⬇️

Post-doctoral opportunity: Arctic fires with an emphasis on smouldering combustion and fire spread - Leverhulme Wildfires Centre

Job summary Applications are invited for a Research Associate to study experimentally smouldering Arctic fires and join Imperial Hazelab which is the ...

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15 Aug

In this week's #MondayArchiveDig, I would like to highlight episode 22 with @gollnerfire You can talk about anything with Michael, really... but here we chose to dig into the role of combustion science and fluid mechanics in understanding fires.

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13 Aug

Wow https://t.co/b1nmkTMr62

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