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Bigglestone Award Retrospective: 25 Years of Advances in Fire Protection Engineering and Research
Track(s): Research

Kathleen Almand, Fire Protection Research Foundation;
Jack Watts, Fire Safety Institute

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This year, Fire Technology celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Bigglestone Award. The 25 award-winning papers represent a significant contribution to the advancement of state-of-the-art fire safety research and engineering. This session will summarize these advances through a retrospective on eight of these topics, reflecting changes in the science and practice since the time the papers were written.

Kathleen Almand is the Executive Director of the Fire Protection Research Foundation, an affiliate of the National Fire Protection Association. She holds a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Maryland and a Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Prior to joining FPRF in 2004, Kathleen was the Executive Director of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers and held research and management positions with the Civil Engineering Research Foundation, the American Iron and Steel Institute, and the National Academy of Sciences.

Jack Watts is the editor of Fire Technology