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Alumni

Name
Degree
Thesis
Current Employment

2011

Dr Ying Liu
PhD
Thermal buckling of metal oil tanks subject to an adjacent fire [ERA] -
Dr Jamie Stern-Gottfried
PhD
Travelling Fires for Structural Design [ERA] Arup, London, UK
Dr Rory Hadden
PhD
Smouldering and self-sustaining reactions in solids: an experimental approach [ERA] Post Doc, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Dr Susan Deeny
PhD
The implications of compartment fire non-uniformity for the membrane action of reinforced concrete slabs [ERA] Arup, Edinburgh

2010

Dr Cecilia Abecassis Empis
PhD
Analysis of the compartment fire parameters influencing the heat flux incident on the structural facade [ERA] Staff, University of Edinburgh
Dr Charlotte Roben
PhD
Title [No ERA link yet] Arup, London
Dr Angus Law
PhD
The assessment and response of concrete structures subject to fire [ERA] Arup, Leeds
Dr Sung Han Koo
PhD
Forecasting fire development with sensor-linked simulation [ERA] BRE, Watford
Dr Hubert Biteau
PhD
Thermal and chemical behaviour of an energetic material and a heat release rate issue [ERA] Exponent, USA
Dr Wolfram Jahn
PhD
Inverse Modelling to Forecast Enclosure Fire Dynamics [ERA] Postdoc, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Thomas Steinhaus
PhD
Determination of Intrinsic Material Flammability Properties from Material Tests assisted by Numerical Modelling [ERA] Ariva, Germany

2009

Dr Paolo Pironi
PhD
Smouldering Combustion of Organic Liquids in Porous Media for Remediating NAPL-contaminated Soils [ERA] -
Dr Adam Cowlard
PhD
Sensor and model integration for the rapid prediction of concurrent flow flame spread [ERA] University of Edinburgh, Staff
Dr Ian Fletcher
PhD
Tall Concrete Buildings Subjected to Vertically Moving Fires: A Case Study Approach [ERA] Amec, Aberdeen, UK
Dr David Lange
PhD
Risk and Performance Based Fire Safety Design of Steel and Composite Structures [ERA] SP, Technical Research Institute of Sweden
Anna Málfríður Jónsdóttir
MSc
Design Fires in Unconventional and/or Large Buildings [Paper] WSP, London
Sungwook Kang
MSc
Numerical Analysis for Axial Fire Resistance of Circular Concrete filled Steel Tube Columns in Designed Real Fires Lotte Engineering & Construction, Korea

2008

Dr Hong Liang
PhD
GeniSTELA - A Generalised Engineering Methodology for Thermal Analysis of Structural Members in Natural Fires [ERA] Mott Macdonald, London
Dr Pedro Reszka
PhD
In-Depth Temperature Profiles in Pyrolyzing Wood [ERA] University of Edinburgh / I-RiSC
Dr Chris Schemel
PhD
Transport Effects on Calorimetry of Porous Wildland Fuels [ERA] Packer Engineering, USA
Dr Jason Sutula
PhD
Towards a Methodology for the Prediction of Flame Extinction and Suppression in Three-dimensional Normal and Microgravity Environments [ERA] Combustion Science & Technology Inc. USA

2007

Dr Aitor Amundarain
PhD
Assessment of the thermal efficiency, structure and fire resistance of lightweight building systems for optimized design [ERA] Labein, Spain
Dr Allan Jowsey
PhD
Fire Imposed Heat Fluxes for Structural Analysis [ERA] Arup, London, UK
Dr Anthony Pearson
PhD
Experimental Study of the Combustion Regimes of a Compartment Fire Under Conditions of Underventilation [PDF] -

2006

Dr Graeme Flint
PhD
Fire Induced Collapse of Tall Buildings [ERA] Arup, London, UK

2005

Adrian Service
MSc
Anomalies encountered during the analysis of fire debris Lothian & Borders Police

2003

Dr Neil Cameron
PhD
The Behaviour and Design of Composite Floor Systems in Fire [ERA] SKM Anthony Hunts, Edinburgh

2002

Dr Kuang-Chung "Mark" Tsai
PhD
Upward flame spread on vertical surfaces [Abst] National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

2001

Dr Susan Lamont
PhD
The Behaviour of Multi-storey Composite Steel Framed Structures in Response to Compartment Fires [ERA] Arup, London, UK
Dr Jo Sherratt
PhD
The effect of thermoplastic melt flow behaviour on the dynamics of fire growth [Abst] Torness Nuclear Power Station

2000

Dr Martin Gillie
PhD
The Behaviour of Steel-Framed Composite Structures in Fire Conditions [ERA] University of Edinburgh, Lecturer

Former Staff (this century)

Dr Albert Simeoni
Research Fellow 2008 to 2010
Associate Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Dr Francesco Colella
Research Associate 2007 to 2010
Postdoc researcher, Politecnico Torino, Italy
Dr Christine Switzer
Research Fellow 2005 to 2009
Lecturer, Strathclyde University, Scotland
Dr Sreebash Paul
Research Fellow 2008 to 2010
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Dr Rochan Upadhyay
Research Fellow 2007 to 2008
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[NB 'ERA' denotes the thesis is online in the Edinburgh Research Archive]

20th Century Alumni

Phd Students
MSc Students
  • 1997, Barbara Lane [Abst]
  • 1997, Joe Paveley [Abst]
  • 1995, Marianne Foley [Abst]
  • 1995, Xuefeng Xiao [Abst]
  • 1995, Peter Thompson [Abst]
  • 1994, Dayse Duarte [Abst]
  • 1988, Hilary Thomson [Abst]
  • 1987, John Hinks [Abst]
  • 1985, Faiz Abdul-Rahim [No link]
  • 1982, Jim Lygate [Abst]
  • 1981, Miguel Cerda [Abst]
  • 1980, Baldev Kandola [Abst]
  • 1991, Rohayia Ibrahim
  • 1990, M. Choumah, M.S. Faidi
  • 1983, S. Alexopoulos, G.K. Boo, G. Burke, K. Coffey, R. Deans, S. Daws, A. Gillick, K. Kamal, M. Mahamassani, K. Maynes, G. McAllan, J.J. O'Connor, A. Price, J. Shields
  • 1982, D.L. Murphy, D.A. Gray, B. Golzari, M.K. Baroudy, A.B.M. Daud, P. Tam
  • 1981, A. Awoyemi, S. Bush, D. Robinson, M.N. Slattery, E. Soja, A.M.M. Noor
  • 1980, E. Avidor, T.T. Goh, M. Samah, N.P. Savage, R.I. Tope, K.P. Cheung, K.M. Wong
  • 1979, P. Coles, J. Lygate, L. Ling, G. Charlton, E. Armijo
  • 1978, R. Beckett, C. Beyler, J. Greaney, M.K. Olgac, B. Pratt, J. Smith, H.G. Tay, P. Wong, J.K.N. Akesseh, K.K. Chung, T.C. Ng, C.L. Yu
  • 1977, S.M. Adamson, M. Finucane, F.F. Abdul Rahim, S.G. Awad, D.M. Tucker, P.Simenko
  • 1976, P.R.H. Shields, R.P. Phillips, G.J. David, C.J. Henesy, A.P.S. Ferguson, G.H. Yap
  • 1975, S. Lawson, C. Todd, E. Marshall, R. Farnborough

Photo of Dougal Drysdale meeting up with 1982 MSc graduate Peter Tam at the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers, Fire Division Symposium on "Fire Engineering for a Sustainable Future", 15th March 2010.
Former Staff
  • David Rasbash (Professor)
  • Eric Marchant (Lecturer)
  • Ron Hirst (Lecturer)
  • Desh Deepak (RA)
  • A.A. Mazhar (RA)
  • John Brenton (RA)
  • George Grant (RA)
  • Yajue Wu (RA)
  • Peter Woodburn (RA)
  • Alan Beard (RA)
  • Aileen MacMillan (Assistant)
  • Fiona McDonald (Assistant)
  • David Colburn (Technician)
  • Les Russell (Technician)
  • Jean Mills (Sectretary)
  • Gina Temple (Secretary)
  • Anita Heijkoop (Secretary)
  • Alison Stirling (Secretary)
  • Ruth Thompson (Secretary)


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