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Appendix B Workshop Agenda
WORKSHOP TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE RESEARCH NEEDS TO FOSTER IMPROVED FIRE SAFETY IN THE UNITED STATES
April 15-16, 2002
Washington, D.C.
MONDAY, April 15
8:00 a.m.
Continental breakfast
8:30
Welcoming Remarks: Workshop Objectives and Agenda
Richard G. Little, Director, Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment
David A. Lucht, Chair, Committee to Identify Innovative Research Needs to Foster Improved Fire Safety in the United States, Wochester Polytechnic Institute
Peter Chang, National Science Foundation
8:45
Fire Safety Issues in the United States—an Overview
John Lyons, Director, U.S. Army Research Lab (retired)
9:30
Earthquake Engineering—A Possible Model of Success for Fire Safety Engineering
William Anderson, National Research Council
10:00
Break
10:30
Fire and Explosion Issues
Moderator: Fred Dryer, Princeton University
Simulation of Building Fires—Howard Baum, NIST
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Explosion Phenomena—Bob Zalosh, WPI
Flammability of Liquids and Gases—Fred Dryer, Princeton
11:15
Moderated Panel Discussion
12 noon
Lunch (in meeting room)
1:00 p.m.
Materials and Retardant Issues
Moderator: Eli Pearce, Polytechnic University
Performance of Polymer and Composite Materials—Judy Riffle, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Jack Lesko, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Possibilities for Fire Retardant Materials—Ed Weil, Polytechnic University
Thermal Decomposition of Solids—Takashi Kashiwagi, NIST
2:00
Moderated Panel Discussion
3:00
Break
3:15
Fire Protection Systems
Moderator: Ken Dungan, Risk Technologies, LLC
Fire Signatures—Dan Gottuk, Hughes Associates
Alternate Sensors—Susan Rose-Pehrsson, NRL
Suppression—Anthony Hamins, NIST
4:00
Moderated Panel Discussion
5:00
Recess for the day
TUESDAY, April 16
8:00 a.m.
Continental breakfast
8:30
Fire Protection Engineering Tools
Moderator: Fred Mowrer, University of Maryland
Deterministic Models—Jim Quintiere, UMD
Probabilistic Methods in Deterministic Models—Nathan Siu, USNRC
Suppression Models—Kevin McGrattan, NIST
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9:15
Moderated Panel Discussion
10:00
Break
10:30
Structural Performance Issues
Moderator: Craig Beyler, Hughes Associates, Inc.
Fire Severity—Jim Milke, UMD
Structural Dynamics—Bob Iding, WJE
High-Performance Materials—Venkatesh Kodur, NRC Canada
11:15
Moderated Panel Discussion
12 noon
Lunch
12:30 p.m.
Human Behavior Issues
Moderator: William Feinberg, University of Cincinnati
Understanding Human Behavior in Stressful Situations—Guylene Proulx, NRCC
Available Data and Input into Models—Rita Fahy, NFPA
Human Factors Contributions to Building Evacuation Research and Systems Design: Opportunities and Obstacles—Jake Pauls/Norman Groner
1:15
Moderated Panel Discussion
2:00
Public Policy Issues
Moderator: Beth Tubbs, International Conference of Building Officials
Risk and Data Needs for Performance-Based Codes—Brian Meacham, ARUP
Fire Service Perspective—Chuck Kime, ASU
Research to Practice—Paul Croce, FM
2:45
Moderated Panel Discussion
3:30
Smart Growth for Fire Safety
What are big opportunities for breakthroughs in research?
What kind of impact will they have?
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What are the keys need in education, training, and technology transfer?
What is the role of NSF and other agencies and institutions?
5:30
Adjourn
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