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PhD Studentship in timber and fire at Imperial College London

2019-12-12T11:47:00.000-08:00

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the field of fire science and artificial intelligence funded by EPSRC and Arup. fpl.fs.fed.us The objective of the PhD thesis is to understand how a fire behaves inside a compartment made of timber. The work will contribute towards better fire engineering design of tall timber in the UK and worldwide. The method of research will be based on

Join Imperial Hazelab: Research Associate investigating fire and polymer composites used in airplanes

2019-10-24T16:35:00.001-07:00

Applications are invited for a Research Associate in the field of fire science and engineering at Imperial College London, UK. The Research Associates will join Imperial Hazelab, the multidisciplinary research group led by Prof Guillermo Rein, part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. The purpose of Hazelab is to reduce the worldwide burden of accidental

Imperial Hazelab is hiring Research Associates in fire science. Join us.

2019-07-30T14:34:00.000-07:00

Applications are invited for several Research Associates in the field of fire science and engineering at Imperial College London, UK. The Research Associates will join Imperial Hazelab, the multidisciplinary research group led by Prof Guillermo Rein, part of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. The purpose of Hazelab is to reduce the worldwide burden of

PhD Studentship in fire science and high-rise timber buildings at Imperial College London

2018-11-21T02:24:00.002-08:00

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the field of fire science with Prof Guillermo Rein at Imperial College London. Cross-laminated timber: the future of buildings? Photo: Watts&Helm, 2015 in Seattle Business. The objective of the PhD thesis, funded by EPSRC and Arup UK, will be to understand how a fire behaves in a building with exposed timber. The work will contribute

PhD Studentship in facade fires at Imperial College London

2017-12-14T10:54:00.003-08:00

2013 facade fire in Grozny. Photo from huffingtonpost Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the field of fire science funded by EPSRC and Arup. The objective of the research project is to understand via the combination of modelling and experiments how combustible facades burn so we can avoid these fires from spreading in real buildings. The student will join Imperial Hazelab, the

Open Letter to the EU Commission: Without understanding of fire, protection of citizens cannot be guaranteed

2017-06-28T05:52:00.001-07:00

Open Letter to the Commission: Without understanding of fire, protection of citizens cannot be guaranteed by Guillermo Rein on Scribd Dear EU Commissioners, Fire in our forests or in our buildings is an old evil that has always threatened and harmed humans. Despite being a millennial-old risk to humanity, our understanding of fire remains very limited. Following the very recent events of

Fire is a bad master: acceptance speech of the IAWF Early Career Award

2016-11-18T11:34:00.001-08:00

16th of November, Long Beach, California, 2nd International Smoke Symposium, International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF). by Dr Guillermo Rein, Imperial College London. Guillermo (left) receives the award from Dr Tom Zimmerman, the President of the International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF). I am honoured for receiving the Early Career

Constructive role of Peer Review in science

2016-11-02T04:46:00.003-07:00

I am fortunate to have been interviewed by Publons on my views about peer review and scientific progress. I took the opportunity to highlight that peer review has an essential constructive role in science, it is not only about setting a minimum standard. I also complimented the important role of editors, the elephant in the room of peer review. The full Q&A can be read here: [download pdf

Fancy dresses and flaws in flammability requirements

2016-10-27T15:08:00.000-07:00

After reading a sign in the local charity shop, I watched this excellent 2015 BBC One investigation piece on textile flammability requirements for children's fancy dresses. It was produced after the daughter of TV presenter Claudia Winkleman was badly injured in 2014 because her fancy Halloween dress got on fire. BBC One found that fancy

Acceptance Speech of the 2016 Lund Award

2016-09-27T14:30:00.000-07:00

27th of September, Denver, Colorado. SFPE Conference and Expo. by Dr Guillermo Rein, Imperial College London. At the podium delivering the acceptance speech in Dever. Photo by M Stromgren. I am honoured to receive the Lund award and I am thankful to the Awards Committee and the Society of Fire Protection Engineering for having chosen me. I am humbled too, especially when I read the list of

ERC HAZE: Reducing the Burden of Smouldering Megafires

2016-06-05T23:00:00.000-07:00

I am delighted to announce that I recently won a Consolidator Grant from European Research Council (ERC) for my group, Imperial Hazelab. With a total budget of €2m and 5 years ahead, I will be leading the project HAZE in Reducing the Burden of Smouldering Megafires: an Earth-Scale Challenge. Dr Rein during a field trip making measurements on an

Welcome Yuqi and Franz to Imperial Hazelab

2016-06-02T15:47:00.000-07:00

During 2015, Hazelab grew with two new PhD students who joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yuqi Hu and Franz Richter. Yuqi Hu is from China. He became a Safety Engineer from the China University of Geosciences in 2012 with a BSc degree, and then obtained an MSc degree from University Of Science and Technology of China in 2015. At USTC, Yuqi studied experimentally the small

Radio interview on technology and the McMurray wildfire

2016-05-16T16:50:00.006-07:00

Last week I was interviewed by Gareth Mitchell for the radio Click of the BBC World Service about the Fort McMurray wildfire in Canada. It is a short piece, just 3 min long, and it can he heard here. I was asked about the role of technology fighting wildfires, and I chose to highlight tankers, satellites, drones, and computer models. This is the text by BBC introducing the recording: "The

Fin's and Candle's Creative Contests

2016-04-29T07:24:00.000-07:00

Engineering can be the most creative profession, but we engineers are in general not the best communicators nor the best at appreciating artistic work. I always want to build on this issue and encourage a bit my engineering students' appreciation of communications and the arts. So this academic year, as in previous years, I started the courses with a Creative Contest, for both ME2 Heat Transfer

The Fire Navigator: smoke and flame sensors in smart buildings

2016-03-21T04:03:00.002-07:00

The Fire Protection Engineering magazine has recently published our article reporting exciting research on the theme of smart buildings and fire protection. In this work, sponsored by Chief Donald J. Burns Memorial Research Grant, my student Nahom and I developed an algorithm that uses data arriving from building sensors to detect and map an ongoing fire. The algorithm, called the Fire Navigator,

Tackling the haze in South-East Asia: a call to COP21 Paris

2015-12-03T03:35:00.000-08:00

Reprint of my original article published first in the blog of The Grantham Institute. Peat fires are raging in Indonesia and their extent is staggering. The dry season is not over and NASA satellites have already counted more than 12,000 active fires, which have emitted in excess of 1.6 Gton of carbon dioxide equivalent. This is more than Japan’s annual emissions and close to the footprint of

Our Student at the Royal Welcome of Chinese President

2015-10-27T07:58:00.001-07:00

I was delighted to learn that my PhD student Xinyan Huang attended the Royal Welcome and Honour Guard Inspection held by Queen Elizabeth II for the Chinese President Xi Jinping. This is a traditional ceremonial welcome to foreign leaders visiting the UK. It took place last Tuesday near Buckingham Palace with the presence of senior royal family members and political leaders. Xinyan was invited

Fire Science is in Season

2015-10-12T17:28:00.004-07:00

Article reprinted with permission from the Combustion Institute. by Guillermo Rein, Imperial College London, UK and Naian Liu, University of Science and Technology, China Wildfires in the United States this season are raging in California and other regions. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their communities, their homes lost. Millions of hectares of forest have burned.

Travelling fire wins Best Fire Research Project by SFPE UK

2015-09-21T09:09:00.004-07:00

We are delighted to announce that an Imperial-Arup team has won the Best Fire Research Project 2015. The award, give by the UK Chapter of Society of Fire Protection Engineers and sponsored by H+H Fire was given to the project iTFM: Improved Travelling Fires for the Structural Design of Modern Buildings. Team members were Egle Rackauskaite, PhD Student at Imperial College London, Guillermo Rein,

PhD Studentship in Heat Transfer at Imperial College London

2015-08-16T15:24:00.001-07:00

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship in the field of heat transfer and artificial intelligence funded by EPSRC and Arup. 2013 facade fire in Grozny. Photo from huffingtonpost