Fire Risk and Engineering

Research Group Summary

Fire Engineering includes understanding the behaviour of fires and smoke, the behaviour of people exposed to fires and the performance of burning buildings, as well as the impact of fire protection systems including detection, alarm and sprinkler systems.

Key Contact

• Michael Spearpoint: Researcher; Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Members - UC Staff

• Anthony Kwabena Gyekye Abu: Researcher; Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
• Andy Buchanan: Researcher; Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
• Rajesh Dhakal: Researcher; Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
• Charles Fleischmann: Researcher; Civil and Natural Resources Engineering
• Michael Spearpoint: Researcher; Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

• Engineering and Technology: Civil; Concrete; Design; Energy and Fuels; Fire Engineering; Materials; Simulation, Control and Computer Modelling; Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer; Thermophysical Properties; Timber; Transportation