Alumni

PhD
  • C. Lam - Heat flux from pool fires in crosswind
  • K. Thomson - High pressure soot formation (Research Scientist, National Research Council)
  • C. Young - Novel techniques for PIV analysis (Research Engineer)
  • M. Ashrafizaadeh - Pool fire modelling (Professor, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran)
  • C. Lam - Heat flux to objects from fires in crosswinds
  • D. Crawford - Fire safety and risk analysis
  • D. Adeosun - Fire Performance of PU Foams
  • M. DiDomizio - Experiments and Modeling of Wall Systems in Fire
  • N. Ryder - Use of Sensors for Fire Detection and Monitoring
  • P. Senez - Thresholds in Quantifying Effectiveness of Fire Retardants

Master of Applied Science
  • C. Best - Fuel regression of fires in crosswind
  • C. McCartney - Balcony spill plumes in atria fires (PhD student, University of Waterloo)
  • E. Randsalu - Fuel regression rates: Large HC fires (Investigator, Ontario Fire Marshal)
  • C. Lam - Pool fires in crosswind (PhD student, UWaterloo)
  • J. Weisinger - Design and characterization of wind generation system for live fire research facility (Hatch Associates, Mississauga)
  • P. Orakwe - Characterization of welding nozzle flow (Imperial Oil)
  • G. Thompson - Experimental and numerical investigations of vortex shedding from objects in crossflow
  • K. Thomson - Soot temperature measurements by spectral emission methods in a laminar diffusion flame
  • F. DeMarco - Shielding gas flow in welding (Babcock & Wilcox, Cambridge)
  • C. Hogben - Radiation in pool fires (Gryphon International Engineering Services, St. Catharines)
  • S. Dajka - Numerical modelling of fire behaviour (Engineer at AEA Technology, Waterloo)
  • C. Young - Thermocouple compensation
  • G. Poole - Burn building design considerations (AEA Technology, Waterloo)
  • J. Russel - Pressure measurements through instrumentation lines (Ontario Hydro)
  • R. Kaazempur-Mofrad - Mean vorticity in pool fires
  • W. Yang - Laser-induced fluorescence studies of OH in diffusion flames
  • D. Phillips - Tracer gas ventilation studies
  • R. Wong - Laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy applied to an atmospheric pressure flame
  • M. Hurd - Quantitative, PB design decision methods using risk framework
  • M. Obach - Effect of manual suppression on compartment fire environment
  • C. Best - Fuel regression rate: 2m jet fuel fire detection robots
  • G. Chen - Structural network under fire loading
  • C. McCartney - Balcony spill plumes
  • B. Jones - Fire gas analysis, cone calorimeter fire performance
  • S. Grant - Fire modelling and flow in draft curtains
  • T. Sheehan - Efficacy of powder fire suppression agents
  • M. DiDomizio - On the Potential Use of Small Scale Fire Tests for Screening Steiner Tunnel Results for Spray Foam Insulation
  • B. Jones - Sample-Window Based Approach for Fire Gas Analysis of Rigid Foams
  • B. Prine - A Methodology for Global Comparison of Fire Testing Standards in Transportation Applications
  • K. Mikkelson - An Experimental Investigation of Ignition Propensity of Hot Work Processes in the Nuclear Industry
  • P. Mulherin - Burning Behaviour of Heavy Gas Oil from the Canadian Oil Sands
  • S. Suarez - Fire Retardant Additives in Composite Panel Materials
  • N. Bijelic - Flow Characterization in UW Steiner Tunnel
  • A. Topic - Aerosol Extinguishers, Toxicity and Corrosivity
  • W. Sellier - Fire Propagation through Peat Moss
  • D. Le - FireFOAM modelling of PRISME Experiments (with C. Devaud)
  • S. Lee - Fire Safety Risk Framework: Canadian Heritage Buildings
  • N. Nagy - Determination of Thermal Properties of Mineral Wool in Full-Scale Fire Insulation Materials for use Modelling
  • G. Randall - Design and Characterization of Fire Dynamics Training Compartment for Fire Service Personnel
  • B. Forrest - Heat Release Rate in Ventilation-Limited Furniture Fires
  • J. Ellingham - Measuring Smoke Evolution at Full-Scale with Video Recordings
  • P. O’Hagan - Investigation of Implications of Passive Fire Barriers on the Fire Fighting Tactics of the Royal Canadian Navy
  • G. Cao - Vermiculite for Fire Insulation
  • V. Ibrahimli - Fire Performance of Furnishing Materials
  • C. Yuan - Risk Frameworks for Assessment of Alternative Designs
  • A. DiPaola - Heat Release Rates and Smoke Movement in Fires

Masters of Engineering
  • T. Kotwa
  • D. Nassif
  • P. Trinh
  • J. Shah
  • A. Xin
  • B. Blain
  • B. Sivamyinthan
  • D. Andres
  • T. Ashworth
  • L. Uku
  • M. Charette
  • S. Feidler
  • R. Verbenkov
  • E. Letourneau
  • P. Bader
  • C. Bernier
  • W. Sellier
  • M. Hopley
  • J. Hui
  • E. Chow
  • D. Steer
  • M. Anjum
  • K. To
  • A. Sadighianpour
  • F. Zhang
  • J. Peng
  • C. Wasilishin

Undergraduate
  • S. O'Neill - Development of novel composite thermal barrier coatings
  • R. Yekta - Straw bale: A sustainable alternative for GO Transit
  • S. Haq and Y. Siadati - Firebots: Design of autonomous fire detection robots
  • A. Therrien - Design of calibrated wood crib fire for University of Waterloo Live Fire Reseach Facility (UWLFRF)
  • M. Ueckermann - FDS fire modeling
  • J. Grigg-Tait - Fire safe stove design
  • K. Siu Chong - Fire prevention robot design (KFD)

Research engineers
  • C. Young - PLIF/PIV Analysis
  • R. Gilbert - Welding Nozzle/PLIF Analysis
  • W. Corriveau - PLIF Analysis (s3t25/s3t36)
  • J. Ellingham - Fire Performance of Piping and Walls
  • T. Kerr - CARICOM Research Fellow, West Indies (Jamaica)
  • M.M. Ahmed (PDF) - Modeling Compartment Fires w. Wall Heat Transfer

URA
  • A. Chen - LDA seeding study
  • K. Berry - Thermocouple compensation/pool fire data processing
  • B. Stupalo - Development of a computer program to calculate vorticity in pool fires
  • J. Germaine - Prediction of structural fire growth using CFAST
  • E. Huff - Analysis of acetone fire data
  • H. Thomas - Structural fire analysis
  • M. Hurd Mattress Fire Testing
  • C. Heymans Sump Pump Fires
  • J. Gnjidic Lisbon Fire and Aerosol Testing
  • B. Coady Fire Spread Over Shredded Paper – Review
  • B. Sincennes Boundary Heat Transfer in the Cone Calorimeter
  • B. Jubinville - Web page update
  • T. Kim - PLIF analysis
  • A. Van Donkelaar - PLIF/soot formation
  • T. Wang - CFAST fire modelling
  • M. Ueckermann - CAD analysis: Fires in crosswinds
  • M. Hurd - Mattress fire testing
  • S. Powell - Pool fires/web page development
  • J. Lee Recycling Plant Fires and Flame Spread
  • Runze Gao Pool Fire Analysis/Fire Testing
  • Vusal Ibrahimli Fire Testing of PU Foams with Chemical Analysis
  • Kiarash Amini CFAST Modeling: Sofa Burns with Different HRR
  • Sean Murray Image Analysis Algorithms for Fire Size

Mechanical Engineering (ME) 481/482: Mechanical Engineering Design Project
  • A. Cave - A critical analysis of risk estimation models for butane spheroidal storage vessels (with J. Shortreed, Civil Engineer)
  • S. Dajka - Pool fire modeling
  • D. Balogh - Heat transfer through firefighter turn out gear
  • K. Berry - A comparison of two methods to estimate thermal radiation from a pool fire
  • C. Young - Feasibility study on the design of a manpowered hovercraft
  • E. Ayranto - Feasibility study on the design of a manpowered hovercraft
  • C. Renouf - Year-round alpine ski facility
  • B. Coulson - Analysis of the turbulence structure of methanol/acetone pool fires
  • T. Werner - Propane vehicle challenge
  • K. Thomson - LIF/burner characterization (with R. Fraser)
  • J. Kitson - KFD-SCBA face mask redesign
  • J. Cheng - KFD-SCBA face fit design
  • S. Elahi - Fluids group visualization wind tunnel
  • B. Jubinville - Fan system for University of Waterloo Fire Research Facility
  • J. Weisinger - Fan selection for University of Waterloo Fire Research Facility/wind generation system design
  • A. Nguyen - SCBA facefit design: Inserts
  • A. Haiser - SCBA facefit design: Clamps
  • M. Pigozzo - Fluids group visualization wind tunnel: Test section design
  • H. Tyler - Overall visualization wind tunnel design/model studies of wind over structures
  • J. Weisinger - Wind generation system probe design
  • G. MacDonald - World Trade Center attack analysis
  • M. Asselin - Hockey Puck Shooting Machine
  • B. Kennedy - Hockey Puck Shooting Machine
  • S. Saric - Hockey Puck Shooting Machine
  • K. St. Jean - Golf Ball Trajectory Monitor
  • K. Siu Chong - Fire Prevention Robot, KFD
  • C. Welsh - Fire Prevention Robot, KFD
  • S. Boyajian - Goaltenders Reflex Training Board
  • M. Hurd - Fire Safe Stove Design
  • J. Grigg-Tait - Fire Safe Stove Design
  • A. Theirren - Design of Repeatable Fire Load
  • A. Theirren - Design of PIV Bubble Generation System
  • S. Prsa - Design of PIV Bubble Generation System
  • H. Haq - Robotic Fire Detection and Sensing Package
  • A. Sharma - Robotic Fire Detection and Sensing Package
  • A. Siadati - Robotic Fire Detection and Sensing Package
  • J. Yao - Robotic Fire Detection and Sensing Package
  • R. Yekta - Straw Bale: Sustainable Alternative for GO Transit
  • S. Nourmansouri - Straw Bale: Sustainable Alternative for GO Transit
  • S. van - Berkel Straw Bale: Sustainable Alternative for GO Transit
  • R. Saravanamuthu - Straw Bale: Sustainable Alternative for GO Transit
  • M. DiDomizio - Fire-Safe Barbeque Starter
  • M. Myhal - Vehicle Fire Training Prop
  • C. Sun - Vehicle Fire Training Prop
  • M. Zhou - Vehicle Fire Training Prop
  • T. Gianopoulos - Reflex Training Board
  • D. Thoms - Next Generation Naval Fire Detection System
  • A. Merimets - Next Generation Naval Fire Detection System
  • V. Phan - Next Generation Naval Fire Detection System
  • K. Yeom - Next Generation Naval Fire Detection System
  • E. Gutierrez - Personal Automated Cooling Kit (PACK)
  • F. Hossein - Personal Automated Cooling Kit (PACK)
  • P. Bordioug - Personal Automated Cooling Kit (PACK)
  • A. Mossop - Personal Automated Cooling Kit (PACK)
  • H. Li - Personal Automated Cooling Kit (PACK)
  • K. Truong - Fire Gas Sensing Robot (FireBOT)
  • D. Shumeyko - Fire Gas Sensing Robot (FireBOT)
  • M. Kaca - Fire Gas Sensing Robot (FireBOT)
  • P. Kavanagh - Fire Gas Sensing Robot (FireBOT)
  • H. Bains - Fire Gas Sensing Robot (FireBOT)
  • D. Budnick - Fire Gas Sensing Robot (FireBOT)
  • Russel Wong - Ignis Fire Sensing System

4A Systems Design class - fire fighting robot technical support
  • K. Siu Chong and C. Welsh - Fire prevention robot, KFD
  • M. Hurd and J. Grigg-Tait - Fire safe stove design
  • S. Prsa - Bubble generator for PIV flow visualization
  • A. Therrien - Wood crib design fires
  • Haq, Sharma, Siadati, Yao - Robotic fire detection sensing package
  • Yekta, Nourmansouri, van Berke, Saravanamuthu - Straw bale: A sustainable alternative for GO Transit
  • M. DiDomizio - Reliable barbecue ignitor

Undergraduate work term students
  • B. Reimer - Hot work safety zone assessment
  • M. DiDomizio - New FR additives for spray foam insulation
  • A. House - Thermal barrier coatings and fire performance testing
  • M. Labib - Hot surface ignition of novel composite coatings
  • M. Hurd - Fire behaviour of mattress foams
  • C. Salvador - Additives in pool fires
  • D. Thomson - Water usage of Kitchener Fire Department (independent project)
  • S. Brown - Air pollution estimations for Kitchener Fire Department (independent project)
  • J. Loncar - Electrostatic hazards in aircraft refuelling (with I. Inculet, University Western Ontario)
  • D. Schoenmaker - Pool fire data processing/fibre optic soot probe (2 terms)
  • T. McDonough - Burn-building research (2 terms)
  • C. Salvador - Pool fire/LIF measurements (2 terms)
  • T. McDonough - Burn building research
  • M. Chudiak - Burn buildings/house fires
  • A. Yang - Burn building survey analysis
  • J. Luk - Laser diagnostic technique survey
  • K. Vong - Pool fire/LIF research
  • R. Gilbert - Welding nozzle characterization
  • B. Jubinville - PIV analysis/welding nozzle characterization (2 terms)
  • C. Jonker - PIV/PLIF analysis
  • M. Ji - Pot lamp fire experiments/welding nozzles
  • A. Van Donkelaar - Soot formation/s3t25 analysis
  • D. Byskal - s3t36 PLIF analysis
  • J. Weisinger - University of Waterloo Fire Research Facility fan system design
  • A. Milne - PLIF analysis
  • J. Daniels - Early stage fires in houses
  • E. Kaye-Chevaldayoff - Analysis of thermal environments of fires in crosswinds
  • N. Himmelmann - Analysis of crosswind fire temperature data
  • D. Rose - IR imaging of ignition in cone calorimetry
  • M. Caskanette - Flammability testing of materials
  • M. Gibbons - Video and data analysis of crosswind fire temperature data
  • L. Falk - Crosswind flow characterization, fire modelling
  • A. Milne - PLIF processing analysis and papers
  • M. Hurd - Flammability of mattresses
  • M. Ueckerman - HFOS and computer fire modeling
  • J. Rigg - Fire testing and analysis
  • S. O'Neill - Novel composite coatings for thermal performance
  • A. House - Fire Performance Testing, Thermal Coatings
  • M. DiDomizio - New FR Additives for Spray Foam Insulation
  • M. Robinson - Spray Foam Fire Performance
  • B. Reimer - Hot Work Process Fire Risk Assessment
  • K. Jamadagni - Hot Work Ignition – Experiments, Imaging
  • A. Gopi - Cone Calorimeter Testing: PU Foam
  • V. Ibrahimli - Cone Calorimeter and Full Scale Fire Experiments
  • H. Carton - Acetone Pool Fires; Full Scale Fire Research
  • G. Aziz - Instrumentation: Calibration and Analysis
  • A. DiPaolo - VESDA, IMO LIFT and cone calorimeter Research
  • K. Senez - Ignition/Fuel Volatility: Under-Ventilated Multi-Storey Residential Fires
  • L. Marshall - Development of Fires Under Differing Ventilation Conditions
  • A. Lakhani - Modeling and Analysis of the Behaviour of Ventilation Limited Fires

High school co-op students
  • C. Salvador - Pool fire research
  • C. Baron - Thermocouple/fire research
  • D. Domjan - Large scale fire research
  • M. Levacic - Pool fires/laser diagnostics
  • S. Malik - Burn building/pool fires
  • M. Pajor - Joint fire training facility
  • S. Tebbutt - Pool fire research
  • D. Selmic - Fire research
  • A. Alfaro - Thermocouples/fires
  • C. Atkinson - Flow visualization/pool fire radiation
  • E. Ganassin - PIV analysis: Image registration
  • A. Milne - PIV/PLIF analysis
  • M. Balan - Fire research
  • S. Petrie - PLIF analysis: Film calibration curve
  • R. Kosztyla - CFAST analysis of HFOS fires
  • P. Timmer - Preliminary wind generation studies
  • C. Holder - Acetone air data and fires in crosswinds
  • T. Hussain - Data acquisition programs: Laboratory Virtual Instrument Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW)
  • M. Gibbons - Instrumentation testing and fire data analysis
  • A. Feeney - Graphic arts for fire research facility
  • S. Gibson - Web page design and implementation
  • M. Buxton - Fire research facility, fire data analysis
  • N. Charters - Crosswind fires: Video and data analysis
  • D. Shaw - Videocube analysis and computer programming
  • A. Phuong - Fire research laboratory
  • B. Marshall - Fire fighter training video
  • K. Woeller - Smoke movement videos – 3D renders/fire data
  • A. Wareham - Aircraft fire temperature fields
  • P. Kelly - Live fire testing and research
  • C. Kerkes - Wind tunnel and fire research
  • M. Viania - Fuel regression in large aircraft fires
  • N. Baumann - Cone calorimetry, video analysis
  • T. Reed - Robotic fire detection and sensor systems
  • C. Lin (Grade 10) - Fire suppression experiments
  • E. Stevens Steiner Tunnel Design/Commissioning
  • I. Anwar IR Thermal Imaging, Fire Research Assistant 
  • D. Debus Steiner Tunnel and Cone Calorimeter
  • K. Kellner UWLFRF Website, Tunnel and Test Assistant
  • C. White UWLFRF Large Sofa Burns Research Assistant
  • J. Walsh Research Assistant: Deadlift and Fire Smoke Layer Analysis
  • C. Karges Assistant: UW Fire Research Lab
  • S. Rossignoli Research Assistant: Gas Sensor Analysis
  • D. Cooper Research Assistant: Bi-Directional Velocity Analysis