Email
ndembsey@wpi.edu
Education
BS University of Michigan
MS University of California, Berkeley
PhD University of California, Berkeley
My research focuses on the building performance applications of fire dynamics, fire characteristics of materials and fire models. I am working in the following areas: closing the fire performance gap in buildings; fire safety of green buildings; development of new techniques and guidance documents for practicing engineers to measure fire properties of materials; the optimization of building assemblies for fire performance, ease of manufacturing and cost effectiveness.
Research Interests
Building fire performance
Fire characteristics of materials and assemblies
Fire dynamics and fire modeling
Scholarly Work
A Sensitivity Matrix Method to Understand the building Fire Egress Performance Gap
Comparison of Sensitivity Matrix Method, Power Function-based Response Surface Method, and Artificial Neural Network in the Analysis of Building Fire Egress Performance
Numerical Modeling of Fabric Vertical Flame Testing: Textile Samples
Thermal and Fire Characteristics of FRP Composites for Architectural Applications
Evaluating Effects of Applying Different Kinetic Models to Pyrolysis Modeling of Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer Composites
Parameter Estimation for Comprehensive Pyrolysis Modeling: Guidance and Critical Observations
Professional Highlights & Honors
