Alumni

  • 2024
    • Cameron Macleod "The fire hazard of layered metal composites"
    • David Morrisset "Quantifying the mechanisms of opposed flow flame spread"
    • Norlizan Wahid "Finite element analysis of flat slab behaviour at elevated temperatures"
    • FES MSc graduates: and
    • MEng graduates:  Ed Shapcott
  • 2023
    • Sam Stevens "Computational modelling of fire spread through informal settlements"
    • Christopher Bateman "Parametric investigation of the fire development in parallel plate systems"
    • Vasileios Koutsomarkos "Developing a fire robustness index for the built environment"
    • SAFE MSc graduates: and
    • MEng graduates:  and
  • 2022
    • Jens Steemann Kristensen "Fire risk associated with photovoltaic installations on flat roof constructions: experimental analysis of fire spread in semi-enclosures"
    • Mohamed Beshir "Experimental and numerical study for the principal fire dynamics within thermally-thin bounded compartments (case study: informal settlements in Cape Town, South Africa)"
    • Georgios Kanellopoulos "External fire spread from timber lined compartments"
    • Carlos Walker-Ravena "Understanding the heat transfer, pyrolysis and ignition of wildland fuels"
    • Russell Lim (Wallace) "Behaviour of steel reinforcement in composite slabs at elevated temperatures"
    • Timothy Aspinall "Quantifying the thermomechanical behaviour of carbon fibre reinforced polymer materials exposed to fire conditions"
    • Ulises Rojas-Alva "Challenges to predict and assess flammability of materials intended for use in microgravity environments: a case study of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane sheets"
    • SAFE MSc graduates:Sebastian Garzon Tello, Sixuan Hao, Ziqi Huang, Wanying Li, Hangyu Li, Wilson Lin, Yufeng Liu, Shiqi Liu, Weitian Lu, Yanchi Mo, Yanghao Pei, Victricius Vinnleo, Yikun Wang, Yufeng Xia, Gretchen Xie, Wenkun Ye and Boyuan Zhang got a Pg. Dip.
    • MEng graduates: Hamish Allan, Da Ke and Matthew Timbang
  • 2021
    • Zak Campbell-Lochrie "Physical phenomena controlling quiescent flame spread in porous wildland fuel beds"
    • Simon Santamaria "Ignition of solids exposed to transient irradiation"
    • Danijela Stankovic "Performance of pin-loaded carbon fibre reinforced polymer straps at elevated temperatures"
    • SAFE MSc graduates:Chang Liu
    • MEng graduates: Agboola Ogunleye, Jamie Clark and David Methven
  • 2020
    • Martina Manes "Towards resilience evaluation of buildings when exposed to fire based on English and USA fire statistics"
    • Jiayu Hu "Highway bridges in fire: characterisation of fire loading and structural behaviour"
    • Nikolai Gerasimov "Behaviour of intumescent coatings under non-standard heating conditions"
    • SAFE MSc graduates:Zhuohao Du, Shuai Feng, Luoyi Gu, Jingying Han, Sijian Huang, Chang Liu, Craig Mcmahon, Mohd Azreq Khan Mohd Azhar, He Peng?, Sarah Syamimi Rozali, Tarek Said, Jiaxu Shi, Ningyi Sun, Jingwen Wang, Handing Wang, Yang Xu and Sihan Zhao
    • MEng graduates: Anna Benoit, Sam Bryant, Raluca Ciofu, Alastair Robertson and Lewis Strachan
  • 2019
    • Dr Farian Wu "Experimental study of backdraught using solid fuels"
    • Dr Ben Ralph "Coupled hybrid modelling for fire engineering"
    • Dr Felix Wiesner "Structural behaviour of cross-laminated timber elements in fires"
    • Dr Ieuan Rickard "Explosive spalling of concrete in fire: novel experiments under controlled thermal and mechanical conditions"
    • Dr Marion Bourebrab "Hydrophobic and fire retardant treatment with functionalised silica particles applied on hemp shiv"
    • Dr Ian Bradley "The Response to Fire of Pressure Vessels for the Storage and Transportation of Hazardous Materials"
    • SAFE MSc graduates:Snorri Arnórsson, Cheng Chen, Siqi Du, Yilin Huang, Andreas Kameris, Shimon Seng, Alex Wang and Ziwei Zhou
    • MEng graduates: Zuzanna Feliszek, Pawel Kanski, Clare Muggleton, Wojciech Serwatka, Sam Stevens, Nicholas Thompson and Grete Wilson
  • 2018
    • Jamie Maclean "Structural response of reinforced concrete columns during and after exposure to non-uniform heating and cooling regimes"
    • Jim Baker "‘Suitable and Sufficient’? UK Regulation of Post-construction Fire Safety"
    • Alastair Bartlett "Auto-extinction of engineered timber"
    • Xu Dai "Extended travelling fire method framework with an OpenSees‐based integrated tool SIFBuilder"
    • Liam Ingram "Intelligent egress"
    • SAFE MSc graduates:Jiazhen Cao, Haimin Chen, Yan He, Xinyu Hu, Yijun Mao, Zhuojun Nan, Yumeng Su and Wei Zhang
    • MEng graduates: Greg Bailly, Cameron Creamer, Calum Irvine, Javier Sanchez Pena and George Tirkides
  • 2017
    • Dr Mohamad Emran Baharudin "Modelling the structural response of reinforced concrete slabs exposed to fire: validation, sensitivity and consequences for analysis and design" [ERA]
    • Dr Mohamad El Houssami "Development of a numerical and experimental framework to understand and predict the burning dynamics of porous fuel beds" [ERA]
    • Dr Mohamed Kiari "Novel closed-loop FRP reinforcement for concrete to enhance fire performance" [ERA]
    • Dr Emma McIntyre "Fire performance of Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) bars in reinforced concrete: an experimental approach"[ERA]
    • Dr Eric Victor Mueller "Investigation of the underlying physics in a detailed wildland fire behavior model through field-scale experimentation" [ERA]
    • Dr Daryan Othman "The Influence of adhesive curing temperature upon the performance of FRP strengthened steel structures at ambient and elevated temperatures" [ERA]
    • Dr Jan Christian Thomas "Improving the understanding of fundamental mechanisms that influence ignition and burning behaviour of porous wildland fuel beds" [ERA]
    • Dr Zafiris Triantafyllidis "Structural enhancements with fibre-reinforced epoxy intumescent coatings" [ERA]
    • SAFE MSc graduates: Zakaria Askif, Ying Chen, Chunyi Guo, Dana Ilmansyah, Tobias Laschutza, Han Li, Anthony Toh, Hangyu Xu and Chao Yang 
    • MEng graduates: Yan Fu, Joshua Hutchison and Lukas Rutkauskas
  • 2016
    • Dr Ryan Hilditch "Smoke management for modern infrastructure" 
    • Dr Zaid Al-Azzawi "Strengthening of thin-walled steel structures with FRP" 
    • Dr Martyn S. McLaggan "Novel fire testing frameworks for Phase Change Materials and hemp-lime insulation" [ERA]
    • Dr Steffen Kahrmann "Experimental analysis of fire-induced flows for the fire safe design of double-skin facades" 
    • Dr Adam Bittern "Novel smoke control for tall buildings" 
    • Dr Holly Smith "Punching shear of flat reinforced-concrete slabs under fire conditions" 
    • SAFE MSc graduates: Linjie Dai, Michal Krajcovic, Zheyi Li and Abdulrahman Zaben
    • MSr graduate: Stephen Hems
    • MEng graduates: Alfie Chapman, Eirik Christensen, Irene De Lezcano-Mujica, Mark Krall, Cameron Milne, Yavor Panev, Diana Prostire, Calum Roberts, Teodor Sofroniev and Zaphiris Tsisios 
  • 2015
    • Dr Samuel Grindrod "Information Driven Evacuation System (I.D.E.S.)" [ERA]
    • Dr Liming Jiang "An Opensees-based integrated tool for modelling structures in fire considering local effects"
    • Dr Juan P. Hidalgo-Medina "Performance-based methodology for the fire safe design of insulation materials in energy efficient buildings" [ERA]
    • Dr James Lee "Numerical modelling of unbonded post tensioned concrete structures in fire including explicit modelling of creep in prestressing steel tendons"
    • SAFE MSc graduates: Abdulaziz Alhasan, Anastasia Christou, Chen Hua, Shu Meng, Yang Shen, Jiaying Wu, Weisong Wu, Zhifan Wu
    • MEng graduates: Ben McColl, Grant Peters, Daniel Thompson and Felix Wiesner
  • 2014
    • Dr Cristian Maluk "Development and application of a novel test method for studying the fire behaviour of CFRP prestressed concrete structural elements" [ERA]
    • Dr Agustin H. Majdalani "Compartment fire analysis for contemporary architecture" [ERA]
    • Dr Shaun Devaney "Development of software for reliability based design of steel framed structures in fire" [ERA]
    • Dr Jian Zhang "Developing OpenSees software framework for modelling structures in fire" (co-supervised with Heriot Watt University) [Heriot Watt PhD thesis Repository]
    • SAFE MSc graduates: Mairéad Barden, Jiayu Hu, Yuhao Li, Qing Ye
    • MEng graduates: Fahad Alfahad, Neil Allardyce, Simeon Anastasov, Andrew Ballantyne, Alastair Bartlett, Andrew Bethune, Emma Byrne, Niall Carville, Mark Fenton, Jonas Fuchs, Katya Georgieva, Ewan Mackie, Liam McKenzie, Daniel Murray-Smith and Tom Parker
  • 2013
    • Dr John Gales "Unbonded Post-tensioned Concrete Structures in Fire"
    • Dr David Rush "Fire performance of unprotected and protected concrete filled steel hollow structural sections" [ERA]
    • Dr Michael Woodrow "Educating Engineers for a Holistic Approach to Fire Safety" [ERA]
    • Dr Mariyana Aida Ab-Kadir "Fire resistance of an earthquake damaged reinforced concrete frame"
    • Dr David Fox "The Fire Performance of Restrained Polymer-Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Composite Slabs"
    • Dr Panagiotis Kotsovinos "An object-oriented framework for the structural response of tall buildings under multi-floor and travelling fires"
    • Dr Ahmad Al-Remal "Risk-based design of structures for fire"
    • Dr Yaqiang Jiang "Development and application of a thermal analysis framework in OpenSees for structures in fire"
    • SAFE MSc graduates: Shiyan Gu, Jing Hua, Zhiyuan Ling, Yeqiang Lu, Ahmad Maani, David McMahon, Susan Msinjili, Miguel Pérez, Marcial Salaverry and Zhenjie Zhu
    • MEng graduates: Victoria Callaghan, Thomas Dolan, Angus Elliott, Thomas Govan, Melanie Harris, Michael Noblett, Ben Sharp, Euan Sime and Alastair Temple
    • BEng graduates: Douglas Coyle and Arnas Vaitkevicius  
  • 2012
    • Dr Jian Jiang "Nonlinear thermomechanical analysis of structures using OpenSees"
    • Dr Nicolas Bal "Uncertainty and complexity in pyrolysis modelling" [ERA]
    • Dr Freddy Jervis "Application of fire calorimetry to understand factors affecting flammability of cellulosic material Pine needles, tree leaves and chipboard" [ERA]
    • Dr Joanne Knox "Aspects of modelling plain and reinforced concrete at elevated temperatures" [ERA]
    • Dr Kate Anderson "The effects of connections on structural behaviour in fire"
    • Dr Adam Ervine "Damaged reinforced concrete structures in fire"
    • SAFE MSc graduates: Yajing Gao, Didi Li, Atli Thorsteinsson, Chao Wang and Mian Zhou
    • SAFE PGCE graduate: Mengyuan Lin
    • MEng graduates: Adam Ash, Phil Borowiec, Iris Chang, Sarah Higginson, Stefan Hulsberg, Jamie Maclean, Graham Morris, David Oswald, Jeremy Parker, Frances Radford, Ieuan Rickard, Alexander Robinson and Owen Thorpe
    • BEng graduates: Filip Kirazov and Hannah Robertson
  • 2011
    • Dr Ying Liu "Thermal buckling of metal oil tanks subject to an adjacent fire" [ERA]
    • Dr Jamie Stern-Gottfried "Travelling Fires for Structural Design" [ERA]
    • Dr Rory Hadden "Smouldering and self-sustaining reactions in solids: an experimental approach" [ERA]
    • Dr Susan Deeny "The implications of compartment fire non-uniformity for the membrane action of reinforced concrete slabs" [ERA]
    • SAFE MSc graduates: David Bishop, Ying Hu, Sigurjon Ingolfsson, Thomas Lowry, Berenice Moreau and Eoin O'Loughlin
    • MEng graduates: Bruce Callan, Philip Close, Stephen Dickson and Hao Wu
    • BEng graduate: Thomas Gwilliam 
  • 2010
    • Dr Cecilia Abecassis Empis "Analysis of the compartment fire parameters influencing the heat flux incident on the structural facade" [ERA]
    • Dr Charlotte Roben "The effect of cooling and non-uniform fires on structural behaviour"
    • Dr Angus Law "The assessment and response of concrete structures subject to fire" [ERA]
    • Dr Sung Han Koo "Forecasting fire development with sensor-linked simulation" [ERA]
    • Dr Hubert Biteau "Thermal and chemical behaviour of an energetic material and a heat release rate issue" [ERA]
    • Dr Wolfram Jahn "Inverse Modelling to Forecast Enclosure Fire Dynamics" [ERA]
    • Dr Thomas Steinhaus "Determination of Intrinsic Material Flammability Properties from Material Tests assisted by Numerical Modelling" [ERA]
    • SAFE MSc graduates: Carlos Bellido, Chun-Hsien Chen, Gonzalo De La Puente, Jocelyn Hofman, Hung-Hsun Huang and Daniel Zötzl
    • BEng graduates: Tao Gao and Neil McDermott 
  • 2009
    • Dr Paolo Pironi "Smouldering Combustion of Organic Liquids in Porous Media for Remediating NAPL-contaminated Soils" [ERA]
    • Dr Adam Cowlard "Sensor and model integration for the rapid prediction of concurrent flow flame spread" [ERA]
    • Dr Ian Fletcher "Tall Concrete Buildings Subjected to Vertically Moving Fires A Case Study Approach" [ERA]
    • Dr David Lange "Risk and Performance Based Fire Safety Design of Steel and Composite Structures" [ERA]
    • SAFE MSc graduates: Anna Málfríður Jónsdóttir [Paper] and Sungwook Kang 
  • 2008
    • Dr Hong Liang "GeniSTELA - A Generalised Engineering Methodology for Thermal Analysis of Structural Members in Natural Fires" [ERA]
    • Dr Pedro Reszka "In-Depth Temperature Profiles in Pyrolyzing Wood" [ERA]
    • Dr Chris Schemel "Transport Effects on Calorimetry of Porous Wildland Fuels" [ERA]
    • Dr Jason Sutula "Towards a Methodology for the Prediction of Flame Extinction and Suppression in Three-dimensional Normal and Microgravity Environments" [ERA]
  • 2007
    • Dr Aitor Amundarain "Assessment of the thermal efficiency, structure and fire resistance of lightweight building systems for optimized design" [ERA]
    • Dr Allan Jowsey "Fire Imposed Heat Fluxes for Structural Analysis" [ERA]
    • Dr Anthony Pearson "Experimental Study of the Combustion Regimes of a Compartment Fire Under Conditions of Underventilation" [PDF]
  • 2006
    • Dr Graeme Flint "Fire Induced Collapse of Tall Buildings" [ERA]
  • 2005
    • MSc graduate: Adrian Service 
  • 2003
    • Dr Neil Cameron "The Behaviour and Design of Composite Floor Systems in Fire" [ERA]
  • 2002
    • Dr Kuang-Chung "Mark" Tsai "Upward flame spread on vertical surfaces" [Abst]
  • 2001
    • Dr Susan Lamont "The Behaviour of Multi-storey Composite Steel Framed Structures in Response to Compartment Fires" [ERA]
    • Dr Jo Sherratt "The effect of thermoplastic melt flow behaviour on the dynamics of fire growth" [Abst]
  • 2000
    • Dr Martin Gillie "The Behaviour of Steel-Framed Composite Structures in Fire Conditions" [ERA]

Former Staff (this century)

  • Prof Grunde Jomaas, BRE Professor of Fire Safety Engineering, 2016-2021
  • Prof Albert Simeoni, BRE Professor of Fire Safety Engineering, 2013-2015
  • Prof Jose Torero, Head of the Institute for Infrastructure and Environment, the BRE Trust/RAEng Professor of Fire Safety Engineering and Director of the BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering, 2004 to 2013; Reader 2001 to 2003.
  • Dr Martin Gillie, Lecturer / Senior Lecturer 2004 to 2013 
  • Dr Guillermo Rein, Lecturer / Senior Lecturer 2007 to 2012 
  • Mr Michal Krajcovic, Research Officer, 2008 to 2023
  • Dr Juan Hidalgo Medina, Research Fellow, 2015 to 2016
  • Dr Paolo Pironi, Research Fellow, 2012 to 2015
  • Dr Cecilia Abecassis Empis, Research Fellow, 2011 to 2014
  • Dr Adam Cowlard, Research Fellow, 2011 to 2014 
  • Dr Francesco Colella, Research Associate 2007 to 2010 
  • Dr Christine Switzer, Research Fellow 2005 to 2009 
  • Dr Sreebash Paul, Research Fellow 2008 to 2010 
  • Dr Rochan Upadhyay, Research Fellow 2007 to 2008 

20th Century Alumni

  • PhD Graduates:
    • 1997, Barbara Lane
    • 1997, Joe Paveley
    • 1995, Marianne Foley 
    • 1995, Xuefeng Xiao
    • 1995, Peter Thompson 
    • 1994, Dayse Duarte
    • 1988, Hilary Thomson 
    • 1987, John Hinks 
    • 1985, Faiz Abdul-Rahim 
    • 1982, Jim Lygate
    • 1981, Miguel Cerda
    • 1980, Baldev Kandola
  • MSc Graduates:
    • 1991, Rohayia Ibrahim
    • 1990, M. Choumah, M.S. Faidi
    • 1983, S. Alexopoulos, G.K. Boo, G. Burke, K. Coffey, R. Deans, S. Daws, A. Gillick, K. Kamal, M. Mahamassani, K. Maynes, G. McAllan, J.J. O'Connor, A. Price, J. Shields
    • 1982, D.L. Murphy, D.A. Gray, B. Golzari, M.K. Baroudy, A.B.M. Daud, P. Tam
    • 1981, A. Awoyemi, S. Bush, D. Robinson, M.N. Slattery, E. Soja, A.M.M. Noor
    • 1980, E. Avidor, T.T. Goh, M. Samah, N.P. Savage, R.I. Tope, K.P. Cheung, K.M. Wong
    • 1979, P. Coles, J. Lygate, L. Ling, G. Charlton, E. Armijo
    • 1978, R. Beckett, C. Beyler, J. Greaney, M.K. Olgac, B. Pratt, J. Smith, H.G. Tay, P. Wong, J.K.N. Akesseh, K.K. Chung, T.C. Ng, C.L. Yu
    • 1977, S.M. Adamson, M. Finucane, F.F. Abdul Rahim, S.G. Awad, D.M. Tucker, P.Simenko
    • 1976, P.R.H. Shields, R.P. Phillips, G.J. David, C.J. Henesy, A.P.S. Ferguson, G.H. Yap
    • 1975, S. Lawson, C. Todd, E. Marshall, R. Farnborough
  • Former Staff
    • David Rasbash (Professor)
    • Eric Marchant (Lecturer)
    • Ron Hirst (Lecturer)
    • Desh Deepak (RA)
    • A.A. Mazhar (RA)
    • John Brenton (RA)
    • George Grant (RA)
    • Yajue Wu (RA)
    • Peter Woodburn (RA)
    • Alan Beard (RA)
    • Aileen MacMillan (Assistant)
    • Fiona McDonald (Assistant)
    • David Colburn (Technician)
    • Les Russell (Technician)
    • Jean Mills (Sectretary)
    • Gina Temple (Secretary)
    • Anita Heijkoop (Secretary)
    • Alison Stirling (Secretary)
    • Ruth Thompson (Secretary)

List being updated, October 2024