Expert Details
Fire and Explosion Safety
ID: 732760
California, USA
He is an expert on explosions and explosion safety, and his Ignition Handbook is one of the few treatises that provide extensive technical advice on aspects of this problem.
Expert is a well-known lecturer on the investigation of electrical fires and has presented courses on this topic at numerous venues. He has published extensively on the physics of electrical fires and is currently preparing a new book on electrical fires and explosions.
Education
Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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Year: 1976 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Fire Protection Engineering | Institution: University of California Berkeley |
Year: 1972 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Structural Engineering | Institution: University of California Berkeley |
Year: 1968 | Degree: A.B. | Subject: Physics | Institution: Swarthmore College |
Work History
Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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Years: 1993 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: President | Department: |
Responsibilities:Expert founded this fire science and technology firm over 20 years ago. The organization is devoted to consulting on fire safety issues, as well as conducting fire safety research and development. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 2002 to 2002 | Employer: Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Title: Adjunct Full Professor | Department: Fire Protection Engineering |
Responsibilities:Expert taught graduate students in special topics, e.g., Ignition Phenomena, in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1998 to 1998 | Employer: University of British Columbia | Title: Lecturer | Department: Fire Protection Engineering |
Responsibilities:He taught fire dynamics to Master’s degree students in the Fire Protection Engineering program. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1977 to 1993 | Employer: National Institute of Standards and Technology | Title: Fire Prevention Engineer | Department: Center for Fire Research |
Responsibilities:Expert headed up various programs and research groups in the area of materials flammability, fire toxicity, test method development, upholstered furniture flammability, building code fire safety requirements, and fire resistance. Responsibilities included research and group administration. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1973 to 1976 | Employer: University of California | Title: Research Specialist | Department: Fire Test Laboratories |
Responsibilities:He specialized in fire modeling, test furnace design and fundamental studies on fire endurance. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1969 to 1971 | Employer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers | Title: Civil Engineer | Department: Philadelphia |
Responsibilities:Expert designed roads, bridges, and waterworks for the Army Corps of Engineers. |
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Years | Employer | Title | Department |
Years: 1968 to 1969 | Employer: University of Pennsylvania | Title: Assistant Instructor | Department: Physics Department |
Responsibilities:He taught laboratory courses to physics undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania. |
Government Experience
Years | Agency | Role | Description |
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Years: 1977 to 1993 | Agency: National Institute of Standards and Technology | Role: research | Description: fire safety research |
International Experience
Years | Country / Region | Summary |
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Years: 1993 to 1995 | Country / Region: Sweden | Summary: Consulting Scientist at SP Laboratories |
Career Accomplishments
Associations / Societies |
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American Society for Testing and Materials (since 1973) The Combustion Institute (since 1975) International Association of Fire Safety Science (since 1989) International Association of Arson Investigators (since 1996) International Code Council; formerly ICBO (since 1993) National Fire Protection Association (since 1975) Society of Fire Protection Engineers (since 1991; grade of Fellow) |
Professional Appointments |
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FIRE AND FLAMMABILITY BULLETIN, Member of Editorial Board FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL, Regional Editor for North America FIRE AND MATERIALS, Member of Editorial Board FIRE SCIENCE REVIEWS, Member of Editorial Board FLAME RETARDANCY AND THERMAL STABILITY OF MATERIALS, Member of Editorial Board JOURNAL OF FIRE SCIENCES, Member of Editorial Board (2005-2012); Associate Editor JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, Member of Editorial Board EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY SCIENCES, Member of Editorial Board |
Awards / Recognition |
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Howard W. Emmons Lectureship, IAFSS (the Society’s highest award) Arthur B. Guise Medal, Society of Fire Protection Engineers (the Society’s highest award) Vilhelm Sjölin Award, Forum for International Cooperation on Fire Research Jack Bono Engineering Communications Award, SFPE Research Award for Foreign Specialists, Building Research Institute, Japan The S. H. Ingberg Award, ASTM The Edward Bennett Rosa Award, NIST ASTM Award of Recognition Interflam Trophy Award, Interflam Conferences Building and Fire Research Laboratory Communicator Award, NIST ASTM Award of Appreciation R&D 100 Award, for developing the Cone Calorimeter Research Award for Foreign Specialists, Building Research Institute, Japan U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal |
Publications and Patents Summary |
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Author of over 300 papers and reports and 3 technical books. |
Additional Experience
Expert Witness Experience |
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Expert has testified at depositions around 100 times, and appeared in courtroom trials as an expert witness several dozen times. He has also testified in trials in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. |
Training / Seminars |
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Expert typically teaches classes, workshops, or seminars several times a year. The primary attendees are fire investigators and engineers working in fire safety related areas. |