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
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
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
The UQ Fire newsletter covers recent news and activities from the Fire Safety Engineering Research Group at The University of Queensland. Issue #2 of the newsletter (January 2018) is available at the following link. Continue reading UQ Fire newsletter – Issue #2
A summary article regarding the research on compartment fires at The University of Queensland, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Maryland has recently been published in the 8th Issue of the SFPE Europe magazine. This article provides an overview … Continue reading SFPE Europe Magazine
The Bachelor (Honours) and Master of Engineering, 5-year full-time program (80 units) combines Civil Engineering with additional courses in Fire Safety Engineering. To obtain their degrees, students are required to undertake a one-year long Fire Research Project (FIRE7500). Photos below were taken during an … Continue reading BEng/MEng – 2017 fire theses
At the 16th Australasian Tunnelling Society (ATS) Conference, Dr Cristian Maluk presented outcomes of the work entitled “Fire Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Concrete Mixes – Macro and micro fibres”. The conference was held at The Star in Sydney between 29 Oct … Continue reading Australasian Tunnelling Society
Jaime Cadenas, PhD candidate, was awarded the 1st price of the Pith Video Competition at the UQ R!SK New Horizons in Risk Management Symposium held at The University of Queensland, 20-22 November 2017. The competition required for each participant to … Continue reading UQ R!SK Symposium
Last month, two former visiting students presented at the 9th International Congress on Fire Safety Engineering, held in Madrid, Spain. The congress, organised by the Association of Fire Protection Engineering Professional (APICI) in Spain, gathered speakers in a diverse range of fire … Continue reading 9th International Congress on Fire Safety Engineering (Madrid, Spain)
The UQ Fire newsletter covers recent news and activities from the Fire Safety Engineering Research Group at The University of Queensland. The newsletter is available from the following link. Continue reading UQ Fire newsletter – Issue #1
