Department of Fire Protection Engineering at WPI

Welcome back, researchers! We hope you enjoyed the break. We're excited to dive back into our projects and make great things. Let's catch up and share our plans for the coming weeks. See you in the lab!

-Professor Simeoni’s Group First Research Meeting

An interview with our department head Prof. Albert Simeoni on how climate change is impacting wildfires.

How Climate Change Is Impacting Wildfires Out west, fire season is all year, with wildfires becoming a growing concern on the East Coast.

Professor Albert Simeoni will use the wind tunnel at WPI and look at burn pattern indicators used by investigators when determining the starting point of wildfires.

WPI Professor Using Grant to Research Wildfire Burn Pattern Indicators A WPI researcher will use a grant to study burn patterns.

A very nice piece that shows the future is bright #

Fire Science: a Woman's Perspective We asked women at different stages of their careers in Fire Safety to share their opinion on improving the Fire Community. Happy international Womes day!

Applications are being sought for two Research Associates (PhD students) to conduct research in the area of wildland fire behavior and particularly on the multi-scale physics of the interactions between fire, wind and vegetation. The PhD students will work on the development of sub-models for CFD simulations of wildland fire spread through the development of a combined experimental and numerical approach.
The applicants are expected to possess a Master in Fire Protection, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering with research or educational background in fire, combustion and/or thermal science. The successful candidates should have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and strong written and verbal communication skills. Background in CFD modeling and fire experiments is a plus. Funding from a federal grant for these two positions is expected to last for three years.
Applications and associated information are requested to be submitted to the attention of Prof. Albert Simeoni, at [email protected] by February 12th, 2021 but will be accepted until the position is filled. The earliest start date for these positions is March 1st, 2021.

Come join Prof. Simeoni's research group.
https://wpi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/WPI_External_Career_Site/job/Worcester/FPE-Post-Doctoral-Fellow_R0001194.

FPE Post-Doctoral Fellow JOB TITLEFPE Post-Doctoral Fellow LOCATIONWorcester DEPARTMENT NAMEFire Protection Engineering - NFR JM DIVISION NAMEWorcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARYApplications are being sought for a qualified and motivated postdoctoral fellow to conduct research in the area of wildlan...

Today is the 21st anniversary of the Worcester Cold Storage Fire when we lost 6 firefighters in one day.

21 years since 6 Worcester firefighters killed battling warehouse blaze Six firefighters lost their lives in the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. blaze Dec. 3, 1999.

Fire protection engineers make the world safer by tackling challenging questions about fire behavior – and how we respond. Learn more about fire protection engineering at WPI: wpi.edu/+fpe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LeEUix1z0w

What is a Fire Protection Engineer? Fire protection engineers make the world safer by tackling challenging questions about fire behavior – and how we respond. Learn more about fire protection e...

In case you are thinking about doing a PhD, we have one opening in wildland fires:

Applications are being sought for a Research Associate to conduct research in the area of wildland fire behavior and particularly on the multi-scale physics of the interactions between fire, wind and vegetation. The applicant is expected to possess a Master in Fire Protection Engineering or in Mechanical / Chemical Engineering with research or educational background in fire, combustion and/or thermal science. The PhD student will work on projects related to wind-tunnel experiments in the laboratory and in the field. Funding for this position is expected to last for at least three years. The successful candidate should have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
Applications and associated information are requested to be submitted to Prof. Simeoni at [email protected] by November 13th, 2020 but will be accepted until the position is filled. The target start date of this position is January 1st, 2021.

https://www.shondaland.com/act/news-politics/a34020597/wildfires-why-the-west-coast-is-burning/

A Look at Why the West Coast is Burning Climate change one of the major reasons California, Oregon, and Washington State are up in flames. Changes on a collective and individual level can help thwart further destruction.

Prof. Simeoni says "We have a new logo for our wildfire team!"
Thanks for the great efforts of Julia Ferri (a visiting student from Canada) and the rest of the team for getting this done!

Prof. Albert Simeoni is looking to hire a new postdoctoral fellow to conduct research in the area of wildland fire behavior and particularly on the multi-scale physics of the interactions between fire, wind and vegetation. For details:
https://wpi.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/WPI_External_Career_Site/job/Worcester/Post-Doctoral-Fellow_R0001069