Research

Fire Protection 

 

Specializations

• Experimental and numerical studies of various fire dynamics subjects such as heat flux measurement, compartment fire, pool fire, and tunnel fire
  
  • Haejun Park
• Quantification of fire safety performance for buildings and WUI fires
  
  • Haejun Park
• Building and fire codes and standards application
  
  • Virginia Charter
  • Bryan Hoskins
• Fire protection systems effectiveness including impact of inspection and testing, corrosion influence
  
  • Virginia Charter
• Informal Settlements and the fire impact
  • Virginia Charter

Safety

 

Specializations

• Safety and Risk Communication
  
  • Leslie Stockel
• Incident Investigation
  
  • Leslie Stockel
• Safety Management Systems
  
  • Leslie Stockel

Emergency Response

 

Specializations

• Emergency messaging during fires and other emergencies
  
  • Bryan Hoskins
• Hazardous materials management
  
  • Diana Rodriguez Coca
• Vulnerable populations and evacuation
  
  • Bryan Hoskins
• Exit selection behavior of occupants in emergency egress conditions
  
  • Haejun Park
  • Bryan Hoskins
• Humanitarian Logistics
  
  • Diana Rodriguez Coca

Industrial Hygiene

 

Specializations

• Prevention of occupational disease, especially hearing loss and cancers
  
  • Rob Agnew
• Exploration of risks at the nexus of fire and health, principally toxicity of fire retardants
  
  • Rob Agnew
• Multiphase mechanisms in groundwater, particularly related to contamination
  
  • Rob Agnew

Engineering Education

 

Specializations

• Engineering education, student outcomes, and women in STEM
  
  • Virginia Charter
  • Diana Rodriguez Coca