jurban
Email
jurban@wpi.edu
Office
50 Prescott Street (Gateway Park II) 1213
Phone
+1 (508) 8316885
Lab Links
Research Website
Education
PhD Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 2017
MS Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 2014
BS Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Case Western Reserve University 2012

My research focuses on the physical processes controlling whether or not flammable material ignites and then understanding how it burns. Much of this research has focused on small, hot objects such as firebrands (burning debris from an existing fire).

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jurban
Email
jurban@wpi.edu
Education
PhD Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 2017
MS Mechanical Engineering University of California, Berkeley 2014
BS Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Case Western Reserve University 2012

My research focuses on the physical processes controlling whether or not flammable material ignites and then understanding how it burns. Much of this research has focused on small, hot objects such as firebrands (burning debris from an existing fire).

Image removed.https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2476-8212

 

 

Office
50 Prescott Street (Gateway Park II) 1213
Phone
+1 (508) 8316885
Lab Links
Research Website
Research Interests
Combustion, Wildland Fire, Fire Research

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Amid brush fires, WPI students prepare for the future of fire protection

As brush fires in the northeast continue, WPI students and faculty in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering are doing research and hands-on projects that help better understand how wildfires spread and their impact. Spectrum News 1 Worcester reported on the laboratory experiments being conducted aimed at protecting solar energy infrastructure from wildfire threats.

WHDH-TV
Brush fire burning hundreds of acres in Lynn Woods Reservation

James Urban, assistant professor in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, spoke with 7News about active brush fires in Massachusetts, the elevated fire risk in the area, smoke hazards, and the challenges of putting out these types of fires in dry and windy conditions.