Nicholas A. Dembsey

• Professor Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Dembsey's research focuses on the building performance applications of fire dynamics, fire characteristics of materials and fire models. ... View Profile

Shichao Liu

• Assistant Professor Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering

Professor Liu’s research focuses on built and urban environment, occupant-building-environment interaction, and integrated design for sustainable and healthy buildings. ... View Profile

Stephen M. McCauley

• Associate Professor of Teaching The Global School

McCauley's interests include climate change preparedness, urban resilience, energy system innovation, community participation in environmental decision-making, citizen science, and GI Science for urban planning. ... View Profile

Milosh T. Puchovsky

• Professor of Practice & Associate Department Head Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Puchovsky is an expert on fire protection systems, means of egress and associated regulatory requirements. ... View Profile

Ali S. Rangwala

• Professor Fire Protection Engineering

Professor Rangwala's research interests include problems related to industrial fire and explosions. ... View Profile

Mimi Sheller

• Dean of Global School The Global School

Mimi Sheller is the Dean of The Global School at WPI. She is a widely cited expert in the post-colonial context of the Caribbean, with particular expertise on Haiti. ... View Profile

Albert Simeoni

• Professor and Department Head Fire Protection Engineering

WPI Professor Albert Simeoni is a renowned wildfire expert and leader in fire behavior research. ... View Profile

Sarah Strauss

• Professor The Global School

Professor Strauss offers a wide array of expertise in health-related aspects of human interaction with the environment. ... View Profile

James Urban

• Assistant Professor Fire Protection Engineering

Professor James Urban conducts research focused on the physical processes controlling whether or not flammable material ignites and then understanding how it burns. ... View Profile