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Congratulations to Huahua Xiao for his Best Poster Award

November 19, 2016 by admin

Congratulations to Huahau Xiao from Aerospace Engineering for winning a best poster award at the Burgers Symposium on Fluid Mechanics at the University of Maryland. The poster was “Blue whirl – reacting vortex phenomenon?” by Huahua Xiao, Michael Gollner and Elaine Oran. Well done, Huahua!

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PhD Student Positions Available at the University of Maryland

November 1, 2016 by admin

The University of Maryland, College Park is recruiting one or more PhD students to work in combustion and fire research starting in the summer or fall semester, 2017. Several projects related to the physics of wildland fires including ignition, spread, instabilities and fire whirls are ongoing, primarily experimental. Strong experimental and/or analytical skills are desired […]

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New Article Published: A Survey of Transient Fire Load on Passenger Ferry Vessels

November 1, 2016 by admin

We recently published a new article in Fire Technology: A Survey of Transient Fire Load on Passenger Ferry Vessels by Brian M. Hall and Michael J. Gollner. Read the article here: A Survey of Transient Fire Load on Passenger Ferry Vessels Hall, B.M. and Gollner, M.J.,  Fire Technology, DOI: 10.1007/s10694-016-0629-8 Abstract Aluminum ferries in the United States are unique in that they have […]

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Welcoming Dr. Ali Tohidi to our group!

August 22, 2016 by admin

We are very happy to welcome Dr. Ali Tohidi, who joined our group last month as a Postdoctoral Scholar. Dr. Tohidi brings with him a wealth of experience on the transport of firebrands and fundamental fluid mechanics. Ali will be working with Michael and the rest of the group on the generation, transport and ignition […]

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New Discovery, Blue Whirl published in PNAS

August 22, 2016 by admin

Fire tornados, or ‘fire whirls,’ pose a powerful and essentially uncontrollable threat to life, property, and the surrounding environment in large urban and wildland fires. But now, a team of researchers in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland (UMD) say their discovery of a type of fire tornado they […]

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New paper published in the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute: "Steady and transient pyrolysis of a non-charring solid fuel under forced flow"

July 21, 2016 by admin

Read it here: doi:10.1016/j.proci.2016.07.043 Abstract In previous work, the Reynolds analogy was used to develop a theoretical expression that allowed for the estimation of local mass burning rates in steady laminar boundary layer diffusion flames established over liquid and solid fuels. This technique was used to elucidate the mechanisms responsible for pyrolysis of both solid and […]

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New Article Published in Proceedings of the Combustion Institute: "Local flame attachment and heat fluxes in wind-driven line fires"

June 23, 2016 by admin

We recently published a new paper: “Local flame attachment and heat fluxes in wind-driven line fires” in the Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. Wei Tang, PhD student was the lead author. You can read it here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1540748916301225 A detailed experimental investigation of turbulent diffusion flames under forced flow was conducted to study local heat fluxes […]

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Wildfire project awarded 2016 NFPA Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal

June 23, 2016 by admin

Each year, the Fire Protection Research Foundation recognizes a project that best expresses the safety mission, commitment to overcome technical challenges and collaborative execution approach that is the hallmark of Foundation projects with the Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal. NFPA is proud to announce the project, “Pathways for Building Fire Spread at the Wildland-Urban Interface” […]

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Resources for Designing WUI Communities

June 14, 2016 by admin

We have posted several resources from our presentation today at the NFPA Conference. They can be read here or downloaded via PDF. A copy of the final presentation will also be posted soon. Resources for Designing WUI Communities (PDF) Presentation from NFPA 2016 (PDF) Resources for Designing WUI Communities Fire Modeling BEHAVE Plus: https://www.frames.gov/partner-sites/behaveplus/software-manuals/ A […]

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Two new papers on how fires spread in the WUI published in Fire Technology!

May 20, 2016 by admin

How do fires spread into and within wildland-urban interface communities? Two new reviews published in Fire Technology have investigated this topic, breaking down the mechanisms which cause ignition of homes and communities. While radiative heat fluxes and local flame contact contribute to ignition in the WUI, firebrands are a dominant mechanism that is also poorly understood […]

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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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