Where Did That Wildfire Start? Worcester Polytechnic Institute Researcher Awarded Grant to Assess Reliability of Burn Patterns as Forensic Tool
March 23, 2021
March 23, 2021
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 23 (TNSGra) -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Albert Simeoni has been awarded $519,893 from the National Institute of Justice to evaluate the reliability of burn pattern indicators used by investigators to determine the starting point of wildfires.
Simeoni, professor and head of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, will use a laboratory wind tun . . .
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher Albert Simeoni has been awarded $519,893 from the National Institute of Justice to evaluate the reliability of burn pattern indicators used by investigators to determine the starting point of wildfires.
Simeoni, professor and head of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering, will use a laboratory wind tun . . .