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Publications

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When mulch burns: fire risks at the wildland–urban interface

S Lin, S Quarles, D Gorham, W Cui, M Gollner International Journal of Wildland Fire 35 (9), WF26040, 2026
2026

A pipeline for representing buildings as fuels in wildland urban fire spread and risk modeling

MF Theodori, M Zamanialaei, D Purnomo, Y Qin, C Lautenberger, ... EarthArXiv, 2026
2026

A methodology for quantifying structure fragility to fire in the wildland–urban interface utilizing past event investigations and fire and ember modeling

MF Theodori, RSP Hakes, C Lautenberger, L Qian, MJ Gollner International Journal of Wildland Fire 35 (6), WF25146, 2026
2026

Sensitivity of ELMFIRE to real-world input datasets for WUI fire modeling

DMJ Purnomo, M Zamanialaei, M Earle, M Theodori, Y Qin, ... Fire Safety Journal 161, 104651, 2026
2026

Structural Lung Remodeling Precedes Functional Decline After Chronic Smoldering Douglas Fir Smoke Exposure in Apoe-/- Mice

CT Yazbeck, J Matz, MJ Eden, S Rajput, Y Chen, MJ Gollner, ... bioRxiv, 2026.05. 26.727972, 2026
2026

Using data categorization and augmentation strategies to improve machine learning frameworks for flame spread over electrical wires

J Rivera, D San Martin, C Fernandez-Pello, MJ Gollner, A Guibaud, ... Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 106041, 2026
2026

Occupationally Relevant Wildfire Smoke Inhalation Impairs Nitric Oxide Signaling and Promotes Progressive Aortic Stiffening in Hypercholesterolemic Mice

J Matz, VA Williams, MJ Eden, HIB Wilker, S Sabnis, Y Chen, P Sebastiani, ... bioRxiv, 2026.05. 18.725908, 2026
2026

B79-14 Functional-immunological Changes in the Lungs of Apoe-/-Mice Following Repeated Exposure to Flaming Eucalyptus-Manzanita Smoke

JM Oakes, C Yazbeck, N Micovic, F Koeini, M Gollner, C Bellini American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 212 (Supplement_1 …, 2026
2026

Opposed flame spread limit over PMMA rods in normal and micro gravity

J Rivera, C Liveretou, C Fernandez-Pello, MJ Gollner, D Stocker, P Ferkul, ... Fire Safety Journal, 104719, 2026
2026

The Effect of Normoxic Atmospheres on Upward Flame Spread Over a Thin Fabric

M Thomsen, L Carmignani, P Garg, C Fernandez-Pello, MJ Gollner, ... Combustion Science and Technology 198 (4), 904-920, 2026
2026

Simulations of firebrand-driven fire spread in landscape-scale Wildland-Urban-Interface (WUI) and urban conflagration models

Y Qin, DMJ Purnomo, M Theodori, M Zamanialaei, C Lautenberger, ... Fire Safety Journal, 104686, 2026
2026

Impact of fuel moisture on chaparral emissions under flaming and smoldering conditions

S Wang, T Wang, VB May, W Cui, JM Oakes, C Bellini, MJ Gollner Fire Safety Journal, 104687, 2026
2026

Wind-driven building-to-building fire spread: Experimental results and probabilistic modeling

F Hedayati, D Gorham, X Monroy, M Marandi, E Sluder, M Gollner, W Cui, ... Fire Technology 62 (2), 32, 2026
2026

Gravity and thickness effects on the path from ignition to extinction in opposed flame spread over PMMA Rods

J Rivera, C Liveretou, C Fernandez-Pello, MJ Gollner, S Olson, P Ferkul, ... Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 42, 106460, 2026
2026

Large-scale field experiments on enhancing In-Situ burning with fire whirls

W Cui, JL Dowling, M Hajilou, M Huffman, B Pawar, J Aurell, Q Wang, ... Fuel 403, 136093, 2026
2026

Flame extinction of thermally thick PMMA in Earth gravity versus microgravity: A comparison of Earth and on-orbit space experiments

C Liveretou, J Rivera, M Bardy, C Fernandez-Pello, M Gollner, ... Fire Safety Journal, 104625, 2025
2025

From incident to insight: Fire risk in modern data centers

TL Kareck, CY Li, J Wang, MJ Gollner, Q Wang Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 105890, 2025
2025

Evaluation of IMPROVE PM2. 5 Phosphorus Measurements by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectroscopy

J Wang, X Zhang, NP Hyslop, S Watanabe, G Schladow, I Chiedu, ... AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts 2025 (684), GC11I-0684, 2025
2025

Surface flow characterization of fires under the combined effect of slope and wind

X Ren, ET Sluder, MV Heck, TP Grumstrup, MA Finney, SA Mäkiharju, ... Fire Technology 61 (7), 5445-5460, 2025
2025

Understanding the impact of intermittent convective heating and flame contact on the ignition of small diameter woody fuels.

K Clevenson, B Bathras, K Sattary, X Ren, MJ Gollner 78th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, 2025
2025

Predicting fabric flammability and skin burn injury risk in high oxygen concentration normoxic atmospheres

L Etzenbach, C Liveretou, J Rivera, M Bardy, C Fernandez-Pello, ... Fire Safety Journal, 104561, 2025
2025

Computational assessment of the impact that wildland fire smoke exposure has on airflow and particle deposition in the mouse respiratory tract

MJ Eden, J Matz, MJ Gollner, C Bellini, JM Oakes Computers in Biology and Medicine 196, 110791, 2025
2025

Fire risk to structures in California’s Wildland-Urban Interface

M Zamanialaei, D San Martin, M Theodori, DMJ Purnomo, A Tohidi, ... Nature Communications 16 (1), 8041, 2025
2025

Fire whirl emissions and burning rates for crude oil slicks of varying thicknesses

JL Dowling, W Cui, M Hajilou, MJ Gollner Fuel 393, 134842, 2025
2025

Laboratory quantification of emissions from wildland-urban interface fuels using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

S Wang, BL Bathras, W Cui, M Milazzo, AH Goldstein, MJ Gollner Environmental Science & Technology 59 (25), 12843-12852, 2025
2025

Susceptibility to ignition of landscaping mulches exposed to firebrand piles or radiation

S Lin, W Cui, S Wang, Y Qin, Y Chen, Y Zhang, X Huang, SL Quarles, ... Fire Safety Journal 154, 104388, 2025
2025

Isolating the primary drivers of fire risk to structures in WUI regions in California

M Gollner, M Zamanialaei, D San Martin, M Theodori, D Purnomo, ...
2025

Quantifying Fire Performance and Minimum Char Thickness of Pre-charred Wood: Effect of Density and Moisture Content

S Lin, Y Qin, T Zhang, S Wang, X Huang, M Gollner Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 41, 105871, 2025
2025

Pyrolysis models for pressure treated wood and wood–plastic composite

S Lee, JA De Beer, SI Stoliarov, PB Sunderland, MJ Gollner Fire and Materials 49 (1), 86-101, 2025
2025

Characterization of Wildland Urban Interface Community Layouts and Configurations

D Purnomo, M Zamanialaei, M Earle, M Theodori, Y Qin, C Lautenberger, ... AGU24, 2024
2024
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Magazine Articles

Pathways for Building Fire Spread in the Wildland Urban Interface
Gollner, M.J., Society of Fire Protection Engineers’ Emerging Trends Newsletter, Issue 101. 2015

Pathways for Building Fire Spread in the Wildland Urban Interface
Gollner, M.J., SFPE Emerging Trends Newsletter, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, August, 2015.

The Flammability of a Storage Commodity
Gollner, M.J., Fire Protection Engineering Magazine, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, April 2014.

Theses

Effect of Microgravity on the Development and Structure of Fire Whirls

Jones, Michael, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland College Park, 2020

A STUDY OF INTERMITTENT CONVECTIVE HEATING OF FINE LIVE WILDLAND FUELS

Orcurto, Ashlynne R, M.S. Thesis, Univeristy of Maryland, College Park, 2020

Laboratory Studies on the Generation of Firebrands from Cylindrical Wooden Dowels
Caton, Sara, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2017

Thermal Characterization of Firebrand Piles
Hakes, Raquel Sara Pilar, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2017

The Structure of the Blue Whirl: A Soot-Free Reacting Vortex Phenomenon
Sriram Bharath Hariharan, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2017

Moisture Content Effects on Energy and Emissions Released During Combustion of Pyrophytic Vegetation
Nathaniel Andrew May, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2017
A Fundamental Study of Boundary Layer Diffusion Flames
Singh, Ajay. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2015.
In Situ Burning Alternatives
Cohen, Brian, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014.
Flame Spread Through Wooden Dowels
Zhao, Zhao, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014.
Upward Flame Spread over Discreet Fuels
Miller, Colin, M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014
Studying Wildland Fire Spread Using Stationary Burners
Gorham, D.J., M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014.
Transient Fire Load on Aluminum Ferries (PDF)
Hall, B. M.S. Thesis, University of Maryland, College Park, 2014.
Studies on Upward Flame Spread (PDF, Official Copy, Presentation)
Gollner, MJ. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, San Diego, 2012.
A Fundamental Approach to Storage Commodity Classification (PDF, Proquest, Presentation)
Gollner, M.J. M.S. Thesis, University of California, San Diego, 2010.

Reports

Literature Review on Spaceport Fire Safety (NFPA Site)
Erin Griffith, Alicea Fitzpatrick, Seth Lattner, Joseph Dowling, Michael J. Gollner

Towards Data-Driven Operational Wildfire Spread Modeling: A REPORT OF THE NSF-FUNDED WIFIRE WORKSHOP
Gollner, M.J. and Trouve, A., 2015.

Pathways for Building Fire Spread at the Wildland Urban Interface (NFPA Site)
Gollner, M.J., Hakes, R., Caton, S. and Kohler, K., Fire Protection Research Foundation, National Fire Protection Association, March, 2015.

Literature Review on Hybrid Fire Suppression Systems
Raia, P. and Gollner, M.J., Fire Protection Research Foundation, National Fire Protection Association, May 2014.

Fire Safety Design and Sustainable Buildings: Challenges and Opportunities: Report of a National Symposium
Gollner, M.J., Kimball, A. and Vecchiarelli, T., Fire Protection Research Foundation, National Fire Protection Association, 2013.

Copyright Notes

In following copyright law, most journals allow their authors to share post-prints of their journal articles (essentially pre-prints with changes from the review process but lacking any publisher modifications or typesetting). Therefore, I have posted PDF Post-Prints of most journal articles in addition to document object identifier (DOI) links to the articles on the publishers site (sometimes requiring subscription). For more information about journal copyrights, please visit http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/. I have posted some conference proceedings on Research Gate. If you do not have access to a final article version, please contact me.

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