Email
milosh@wpi.edu
Office
Gateway Park II 1209
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x5113
Affiliated Department or Office
Mechanical Engineering
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Education
BS Worcester Polytechnic Institute
MS Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Practicing fire protection engineers are trained to recognize and assess a broad range of complex fire and life safety issues. They are called upon to bring forth technical knowledge and the skills necessary to develop effective solutions. Through my academic and professional practice I bring practical perspectives to our students' educational experience. My teaching and research incorporates circumstances that practicing fire protection engineers face on a routine basis facilitating my student's functional understanding of fire behavior, and the role safety systems, regulations and product standards play.  My students are equipped to bring immediate value to their employers, customers, and clients whether it be by creating solutions to specific concerns; developing novel products, services, or design approaches; or by influencing regulatory policy. My interests lie in fire hazard analysis, occupant safety, and the design, evaluation and performance of safety systems. 

Scholarly Work

Pumps for Fire Protection, 1st edition, NFPA, 2002 (with Ken Isman)

Automatic Sprinkler Systems Handbook, 8th edition, NFPA 1999

Professional Highlights & Honors
President, 2016
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE)
Chair, NFPA Technical Committee on Fire Pumps, 2022
National Fire Protection Association
UL Fire Council Member, 2022
Underwriter's Laboratories, LLC
Principal Instructor - NFPA 101, Life Safety Code, 2022
National Fire Protection Association
Member - NFPA 13, Technical Committee on Automatic Sprinkler Systems , 2022
National Fire Protection Association

News

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Boston Globe
MBTA was slow to repair or replace standpipe systems used to put out fires

“These systems have to be ready 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” Fire protection engineering professor Milosh Puchovsky spoke with the Boston Globe about the importance of standpipes, a type of fire suppression equipment. The Globe’s article analyzes records on standpipe repairs following the failure of a standpipe during a fire at an MBTA station earlier this year.