E13: Wildfire Research, Part One | James Urban, assistant professor, and Albert Simeoni, professor and department head, Fire Protection Engineering
Researchers across departments at WPI are studying how wildfires start, spread, and impact communities. In this episode of The WPI Podcast, James Urban, assistant professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, and Albert Simeoni, professor and head of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, discuss their research on fire behavior and how they’re working to share the knowledge generated from this research to protect people and property.This is the first of two episodes focused on wildfire-related research at WPI. In the next episode on the topic, researchers in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering will talk about their work to understand the impacts of wildfire smoke on indoor environments, with a focus on children’s sleep health and the absorption of smoke by building materials. Related links:Wildfires ExplainedWPI Experts on WildfiresWildfire Interdisciplinary Research CenterNational Fire Protection Association: Firewise USA (wildfire risk reduction program)