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Kathy A. Notarianni

Associate Professor and Department Head

Office: Higgins Laboratories, 111
Phone: +1-508-831-6786
Fax: +1-508-831-5862
kanfpe@wpi.edu

Educational Background

• B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• M.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• M.S., Carnegie Mellon University
• Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University

Research & Teaching Interests

Fire detection and suppression; high-bay fire protection; fire policy and risk; uncertainty; performance-based design; engineering tools

Recent Publications

• Evans, D.D.; Walton, W.D.; Notarianni, K.A.; Baum, H.R.; Koseki, H.; Large Fires: Burning of Oil Spills, NIST SP 995, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, March, 2003.

• Notarianni, K.A., "Uncertainty", Chapter 4, Section 5, Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 3rd Edition, DiNenno, P.J., Editor, Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 2002.

• Cleary, T.G.; Notarianni, K.A., Distributed Sensor Fire Detection, NIST SP 965; International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection "AUBE' 01", Proceedings, National Institute of Standards and Technology, March 25-28, 2001, 139-150pp, 2001.

• Notarianni, K.A., "Performance and Uncertainty", Book Chapter In, Improving Regulations, Resources for the Future, 2001.

• Davis, W.D., Notarianni, K.A.; Tapper, P.Z., Algorithm for Estimating the Plume Centerline Temperature and Ceiling Jet Temperature in the Presence of a Hot Upper Layer, Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol 10, No 3., pp 23-32, 2000.

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