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Urban Research Group

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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  • Projects
    • Cooperative Ignition of Fuels by Firebrands
    • ISS: Flame Spread Response to Non-steady Airflow
    • Development of Engineering Tools for Exposure Analysis at the WUI
    • ERI: Understanding the Role of Non-steady Wind Gusts in Wildfire Spread
    • Fighting fire toxicity: improving safety and health via novel optical sensors
    • Quantifying Wildland Fire Exposure to Ground Mounted Solar Farms
  • Team
    • James L Urban, PhD
    • Graduate Students & Postdocs
      • Jorge Valdivia
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  • Teaching
    • Heat Transfer (ES 3003)
    • Fire Laboratory (FP 4000)
    • Fire Dynamics (FP 521)
    • Teaching during the Pandemic: DIY Lightboard Set-up
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Projects

Convective Ignition of Natural Fuels

WUI Fire Exposure

Compartment Fire

Fire Toxicity Exposure
to the Fire Service

Firebrands & Spot Ignition

Flame spread with
non-steady airflow

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