Belfast’s SiF 2018
The 10th International Conference on Structure in Fire was held in Belfast, UK between 6-8 June. The Fire Safety Engineering Research Group at The University of Queensland (UQ Fire) was represented by Aaron Bolaños, Andrea Lucherini, Dr David Lange, and … Continue reading Belfast’s SiF 2018
Structures in Fire 2020 Conference
We are very excited that the Fire Safety Engineering Research Group at The University of Queensland, leading a bid with The University of Melbourne, Queensland University of Technology, and the University of Canterbury were selected as the hosts of Structures … Continue reading Structures in Fire 2020 Conference
Representation at IRG49
One of our PhD students, Carmen Gorska, participated in the IRG49. The event took place from the 29th of April to the 3rd May 2018 in South Africa, Johannesburg. Ms. Gorska was awarded the “Ron Cockroft Award” which granted her a financial contribution … Continue reading Representation at IRG49
12th SFPE International Conference
Over April 23-27, PhD Student Vinny Gupta and Dr Andres Osorio attended the 12th International Performance-Based Codes and Fire Safety Design Methods Conference hosted by the Society for Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference featured presentations on … Continue reading 12th SFPE International Conference
Fire Australia conference
The Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA) organized the Fire Australia 2018 conference between the 1st and the 3rd of May of 2018 and UQ Fire was present at the event. We shared UQ Fire’s perspective during Dr. Cristian Maluk’s presentation, … Continue reading Fire Australia conference
Open registration – 3rd Edition – ‘External Fire Spread Risk in Tall Building Design’ CPD course
We are pleased to announce that pre-registration for the 3rd Edition of the Continuing Professional Development course at The University of Queensland on ‘External Fire Spread Risk in Tall Building Design’ is now open. Monday 16 – Friday 20 July 2018 … Continue reading Open registration – 3rd Edition – ‘External Fire Spread Risk in Tall Building Design’ CPD course
QFES Live Fire Campus
Students from UQ Fire had the opportunity of getting a glance of to the conditions under which fire fighters operate. During a visit to QFES’ Wythe Island facilities, a group of PhD, Masters, and visiting students geared up in full … Continue reading QFES Live Fire Campus
2018 Tibor Z. Harmathy Award
Congratulations to Dr Juan Hidalgo, Prof José L. Torero, and Dr Stephen Welch recipient of the 2018 Tibor Z. Harmathy Award, for their paper titled ‘Experimental Characterisation of the Fire Behaviour of Thermal Insulation Materials for a Performance-Based Design Methodology’, … Continue reading 2018 Tibor Z. Harmathy Award
2018 Global Change Scholars Program
A PhD researcher from UQ Fire, Mohamad Lutfi Ramadhan, has recently been selected as one of The University of Queensland’s 2018 Global Change Scholars Program awardees. This prestigious program will provide a great cohort experience to 30 PhD students selected … Continue reading 2018 Global Change Scholars Program
Critical Infrastructure Resilience 2018
Our very own Dr David Lange participated in a one-day event (10th April) held to share the results of five European-funded projects working on the topics of critical infrastructure resilience and city resilience. The projects involved are Smart Mature Resilience, … Continue reading Critical Infrastructure Resilience 2018
