Last Thursday 8th of March, The SFPE – UQ Student Chapter hosted Mr James O’Neill (Holmes Fire) for a lecture entitled “Fire Engineering in Practice”. His presentation gathered an audience that included undergraduate students, post graduates and lecturers from UQ’s … Continue reading SFPE Seminar: Fire Engineering in Practice
The research from Vinny Gupta and Jaime Cadena, PhD students at UQ Fire, on the characterisation of large open-floor plan compartment fires and uncertainty in the use of CFD tools to analyse fully-developed compartment fires has been recently highlighted by … Continue reading SFPE features UQ Fire article
SFPE UQ Student Chapter kick started events for 2018 with the presence of Mr. Per Olsson, Group CEO, and founder of Olsson Fire & Risk, an internationally renowned fire-engineering consultancy and design firm. His presentation covered various topics that challenges … Continue reading Passive Fire: Design and Compliance
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
SFPE UQ Student Chapter had the visit of Mr. Peter Johnson from ARUP, last Tuesday, August 22. He presented the seminar titled: “The Grenfell and Lacrosse Fires – Implications for Fire Safety in Australia”. Throughout this seminar, Mr. Johnson shared … Continue reading SFPE Seminar: The Grenfell and Lacrosse Fires
The SFPE Student Chapter at UQ Fire hosted a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) lecture co-organized by the Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE). The guest presenter, Dr. Michael Logan, Director of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Research and Scientific Branch, … Continue reading SFPE Seminar #3: Chemical Fires
The SFPE – UQ Student Chapter is proud to host Mr. Peter Johnson on Tuesday 22 of August, 2017 when he will give a presentation entitled “The Grenfell and Lacrosse Fires – Implications for Fire Safety in Australia”. Interested persons are … Continue reading SFPE Seminar: August 22, 2017
Next Thursday 3 August 2017, the Centre for Future Timber Structures and the UQ-SFPE Student Chapter are hosting two exceptional events at The University of Queensland. The Centre for Future Timber structures is hosting the ‘Realising Dreams with Timber Structures‘ … Continue reading Timber and Fire Safety Engineering upcoming events at UQ
Last Thursday 25th of May, the UQ-SFPE Student Chapter visited Brisbane City Hall, a heritage building constructed between 1920 – 1930. Hosted by Blair Stratton and Chris Lee from RED Fire Engineers and City Hall’s Facilities Manager Rob Schomberg, the … Continue reading UQ – SFPE Brisbane City Hall visit
Last Tuesday 11th of March, in the Advanced Engineering Building of the University of Queensland, the UQ-SFPE Student chapter hosted its first activity of 2017. The new directive board together with Professor Jose Torero welcomed new student members and kicked-off the … Continue reading SFPE Seminar #1 (2017) – Transitioning from studies to industry
