Nicholas A. Dembsey

• Professor Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Dembsey's research focuses on the building performance applications of fire dynamics, fire characteristics of materials and fire models. ... View Profile

Shichao Liu

• Assistant Professor Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering

Professor Liu’s research focuses on built and urban environment, occupant-building-environment interaction, and integrated design for sustainable and healthy buildings. ... View Profile

Stephen M. McCauley

• Associate Professor of Teaching The Global School

McCauley's interests include climate change preparedness, urban resilience, energy system innovation, community participation in environmental decision-making, citizen science, and GI Science for urban planning. ... View Profile

Milosh T. Puchovsky

• Professor of Practice & Associate Department Head Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Puchovsky is an expert on fire protection systems, means of egress and associated regulatory requirements. ... View Profile

Ali S. Rangwala

• Professor Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Rangwala's research interests include problems related to industrial fire and explosions. ... View Profile

Mimi Sheller

• Dean of Global School The Global School

Mimi Sheller is the Dean of The Global School at WPI. She is a widely cited expert in the post-colonial context of the Caribbean, with particular expertise on Haiti. ... View Profile

Albert Simeoni

• Professor and Department Head Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Albert Simeoni is a renowned expert in wildfires. His research focuses on the unusual or poorly understood fire behavior that leads to high impact on people and property. ... View Profile

Sarah Strauss

• Professor The Global School

Professor Strauss offers a wide array of expertise in health-related aspects of human interaction with the environment. ... View Profile

James Urban

• Assistant Professor Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Urban's research is focused on the physical processes controlling whether or not flammable material ignites and then understanding how it burns. ... View Profile