SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Email
ndembsey@wpi.edu
Office
Gateway Park II 1212
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x5971
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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.
Sustainable Development Goals
Research Interests
Building fire performance
Fire characteristics of materials and assemblies
Fire dynamics and fire modeling
Scholarly Work
Parameter Estimation for Comprehensive Pyrolysis Modeling: Guidance and Critical Observations 2015
Professional Highlights & Honors
SFPE Fellow, 2010
SFPE's 2014 Jack Bono Award: Best JFPE paper for 2013, 2014