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Michael Gollner

Associate Professor and Deb Faculty Fellow

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Carlos Fernandez-Pello

Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School

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Xiaoyu Ju

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Dwi Marhaendro Jati Purnomo

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Maryam Zamanialaei

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Shaorun Lin

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Priya Garg

PhD Candidate

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Christina Liveretou

PhD Candidate

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Joseph Dowling

PhD Candidate

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Maria Theodori

PhD Candidate

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Kelly Clevenson

Ph.D. Candidate

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Mackenzie Conkling

Ph.D. Candidate

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Siyan Wang

PhD Candidate

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Bryce Bathras

PhD Candidate

Michael Gollner

Associate Professor and Deb Faculty Fellow

  • (510)642-3371
  • mgollner@berkeley.edu
  • 6105A Etcheverry Hall  
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Carlos Fernandez-Pello

Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School

  • ferpello@me.berkeley.edu
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Xiaoyu Ju

Postdoctoral Scholar

  • xju@berkeley.edu
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Dwi Marhaendro Jati Purnomo

Postdoctoral Scholar

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Maryam Zamanialaei

Postdoctoral Scholar

  • zamanialaeim@berkeley.edu
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Shaorun Lin

Postdoctoral Scholar

  • shaorun.lin@berkeley.edu
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Priya Garg

PhD Candidate

Priya's work focuses on gaseous and particulate emissions from wildland fire-like smoke.

  • pgarg12@berkeley.edu
  • UC Berkeley
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Christina Liveretou

PhD Candidate

  • christina.liveretou@berkeley.edu
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Joseph Dowling

PhD Candidate

Fire Whirls

  • jdowlin1@terpmail.umd.edu
  • UC Berkeley
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Maria Theodori

PhD Candidate

  • theodori@berkeley.edu
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Kelly Clevenson

Ph.D. Candidate

  • kclevenson@berkeley.edu
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Mackenzie Conkling

Ph.D. Candidate

  • mackenzie.conkling@berkeley.edu
  • NSF GRFP Fellow
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Siyan Wang

PhD Candidate

  • siyan_wang@berkeley.edu
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Bryce Bathras

PhD Candidate

  • bryce_bathras@berkeley.edu
  • NSF GRFP and Chancellors Fellow
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Postdoctoral Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley
Luca Carmignani, Ph.D., 2021 (First Position, UC Cooperative Extension, Assistant Fire Advisor)
Sriram Bharath Hariharan, Ph.D., 2021 (First Position, Lucid Motors)
Franz Richter, Ph.D., 2020-2021 (First Position, McKinsey & Company)
Jeanette Cobian-Iñiguez, Ph.D., 2020-2021 (First Position, Assistant Professor, UC Merced)
Mohammadhadi Hajilou, Ph.D., 2021-2022 (First Position, Assistant Professor, University of Portland)
Charles Scudiere, Ph.D., 2021-2022 (First Position, Lucid Motors)

Postdoctoral Scholars at the University of Maryland
Hamed Farahani, Ph.D., 2017-2018 (First Position, Postdoctoral Scholar at WPI, Current Position, FM Global)
Ali Tohidi, Ph.D., 2016-2017 (First Position, One Concern, Current position, Assistant Professor San Jose State University)
Mohammadhadi Hajilou, Ph.D., 2019-2020 (First Position, Senior Engineer at GexCon)

Ph.D. at the University of Maryland
Ajay V. Singh, Ph.D., 2015 “A Fundamental Study of Boundary Layer Diffusion Flames” (First Position, Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford University. Current Position, Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur)
Colin H. Miller, Ph.D., 2017 “Fluid Dynamics of Boundary Layer Combustion“.
Wei Tang, Ph.D., 2017 “Forward Heating in Wind-Driven Flames,” (First Position: National Institute for Standards and Technology, Wildland-Urban Interface Group, Current position, FPE at NIOSH)
Pietro Maisto, Ph.D., 2019 “Turbulent Transport and Mixing of Unconfined and Sloped Fire-Induced Flows Using a Laser-Assisted Saltwater Modeling Technique” (First Position, Postdoctoral Scholar, Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland).
Sriram Bharath Hariharan, Ph.D., 2020, “Experimental Investigations and Scaling Analyses of Whirling Flames” (Current Position, Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley)
Raquel Hakes Weston-Dawkes, Ph.D., 2021 (First Position, postdoctoral scholar, Sandia National Laboratories)
Xingyu Ren, Ph.D., 2022 (First Position, Thermal analysis engineer, Rivian)
Sriram Bharath Hariharan, Ph.D., 2021 (First Position, Lucid Motors)

Masters of Science at the University of California, Berkeley
Michael Wright
Andy Rodriguez 

Masters of Science at the University of Maryland
Brian Hall, M.S., 2014 “Transient Fire Load on Aluminum Ferries”
Zhao Zhao, M.S., 2014 “Flame Spread Through Wooden Dowels”
Daniel Gorham, M.S., 2014 “Studying Wildland Fire Spread Using Stationary Burners”
Colin Miller, M.S., 2014 “Upward Flame Spread Over Discreet Fuels”
Brian Cohen, M.S., 2014 “In Situ Burning Alternatives“
Sara Caton, M.S., 2016 “Laboratory Studies on the Generation of Firebrands from Cylindrical Wooden Dowels“
Nathaniel May, M.S., 2017 “Moisture Content Effects on Energy and Emissions Released During Combustion of Pyrophytic Vegetation“.
Raquel Hakes, M.S., 2017 “Thermal Characterization of Firebrand Piles”
Wuquan Cui, M.S. as part of the IMFSE Program, 2017 “Influence of Double-Skinned Facades on Fire Safety.”
Sriram Barath Hariharan, M.S., 2017, “The Structure of the Blue Whirl: A Soot-Free Reacting Vortex Phenomenon.”
Lana Benny, M.S., 2019
Hamed Salehizadeh, M.S., 2019
Evan Sluder, M.S., 2019
Lanford Price, M.S., 2021

Undergraduates at the University of Maryland

Maxwell Scott
Matthew Kaminow
Erin Griffith
Seth Lattner
Alicea Fitzpatrick
Matthew Weston-Dawkes, B.S.
Nicole Welch, B.S.
Irene Lemboros, B.S., RISE Scholar
Sara Caton, B.S.
Conor McCoy, B.S., Engineering Honors
Raquel Hakes, B.S., RISE Scholar
Sara Caton, B.S.
Kyle Kohler, B.S.
Stephanie Poole, B.S.
Stephen Ernst, B.S.
Peter Raia, B.S.
Joseph Praydis, B.S.
Daniel Gorham, B.S.

Visiting Graduate Students

Zhenxiang Tao, Tsinghua University, China, 2018-2019
Xiaoyu Ju, PhD, University of Science and Technology, China, 2018
Lin Jiang, USTC, 2015-2016
Yu Hu, Tsinghua University, China, 2017-18
Kun Zhao, USTC, China, 2016-17

Visiting Undergraduate Students
Janis Tieck, Mannheim University, Germany, 2018
Jessen Chrisyla Oey, Mannheim University, Germany, 2018
Jan Zimlich, University of Mannheim, Germany, 2015
Jens Triller, University of Mannheim, Germany, 2014-15

Visiting Faculty
Xinje Huang, Anhuhi University, China, 2016-17
Liu Quiong, Central South University, China, 2016-17
Tao Xu, Shanghai Maritime University, 2019-20

Collaborators

Mark Finney, USFS Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
Sara McAllister, USFS Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory
Antonio L. Sánchez, University of California, San Diego
Xinyan Huang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yuji Nakamura, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Ali Rangwala, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Forman A. Williams, University of California, San Diego, USA
Elaine S. Oran, University of Maryland, USA
Mark Finney, USFS, USA
Sara McAllister, USFS, USA
Jessica Oakes, Northeastern University
Chiara Bellini, Northeastern University
Chris Lautenberger, Reax Engineering

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4 Feb

The large #wildfires in #Chile are spreading quickly across large areas of non-native plantations of radiata pine and eucalyptus, many of them planted by foreigners during a dictatorship. These maps show recent MODIS heat detections on top of mapping of plantations (purple). 1/x

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4 Feb

Tragic wildfire situation in Chile.

Tragic wildfire situation in Chile.
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Absolute chaos in Chile today. 7 people have been reported killed so far during this week’s fires. I am getting reports from helicopter pilots down there working, seeing whole villages run over while they try to operate. Unreal accounts coming out of the country #Chile #wildfire

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2 Feb

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Boost Efficient, Effective Forest Management

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Boost Efficient, Effective Forest Management

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Boost Efficient, Effective Forest Management

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2 Feb

Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what's changing via @ConversationUS

Western wildfires destroyed 246% more homes and buildings over the past decade – fire scientists explain what's changing

More homes are burning in wildfires in nearly every Western state. The reason? Humans.

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31 Jan

Excellent warning sign… though not sure this should be in a partially enclosed space….🤔🤔🤔🤔

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