PhD Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 2017
MS Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 2014
BS Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Case Western Reserve University 2012
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).
PhD Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 2017
MS Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 2014
BS Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Case Western Reserve University 2012
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).
What are fire whirls? James Urban, associate professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, was featured in an Associated Press video that explains the phenomenon recently seen in wildfires in the Western U.S. and in Europe. The video also highlights a fire whirl demonstration the department conducted in a laboratory to assist the news agency with its wildfire coverage.
James Urban, associate professor in the Fire Protection Engineering Department, was featured in NBC Boston's coverage of the wildfire smoke affecting the Northeast. He helped explain the role of longer and more intense fires in Canada on the air quality concerns in the Boston area.
