Ph.D student
Research Project:
I am currently studying engineering tools for exposure analysis at the wildland-urban interface for a project funded by CAL FIRE. Right now, my research focuses on understanding convection and radiative heat transfer mechanisms in spontaneous and piloted ignition phenomena involving various types of fuels and configurations.
Project Page: Development of Engineering Tools for Exposure Analysis at the WUI
Recent Publications:
Valdivia, J., Avila, I., Auat-Cheein, F., Fuentes, A., Reszka, P. (2022). Anatomy of the Las Máquinas wildfire using remote sensing tools. In: D. X. Viegas, L. M. Ribeiro (Eds.), Advances in Forest Fire research, 2022, pp. 517–526.
Reszka, P., Cruz, J. J., Valdivia, J., González, F., Rivera, J., Carvajal, C., & Fuentes, A. (2020). Ignition delay times of live and dead pinus radiata needles. Fire Safety Journal, 112, 102948.