James Urban, assistant professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, was a guest on an episode of Are We There Yet?, a podcast produced by Central Florida Public Media that goes in-depth on space exploration. In this episode, Urban discusses why he sent experiments on flame spread to the International Space Station, how they will be conducted in microgravity, and what it means for the quest to better understand how wildfires spread here on Earth.
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James Urban
Assistant Professor, Fire Protection Engineering
My research focuses on the physical processes controlling whether or not flammable material ignites and then understanding how it burns. Much of this research has focused on small, hot objects such as firebrands (burning debris from an existing fire).