George V. Hadjisophocleous
Associate Professor
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carleton University
Canada
Biography
Professional History 2001 – present Professor and Industrial Research Chair in Fire Safety Engineering, Carleton University. 1989 – 2001 Senior Research Officer and Group Leader, Fire Risk Management Program, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council Canada. 1990 – 2001 Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick. 1987 Lecturer and Research Engineering in Mechanical Engineering, University of New Brunswick. Honours and Awards 2009-2012 Conjoint Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Australia 2012 Best Paper of the International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security in New York for his paper on experimental results on the heat release rate of railcar fires 2006-2011 NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Fire Safety Engineering. 2004 Elected Fellow of Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). 2002 Ontario Innovation Trust grant for new Fire Research Facility. 2002 Canada Foundation for Innovation grant for new Fire Research Facility. 2001-2005 NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Fire Safety Engineering. 1998 SFPE Honor Lecturer. 1998 ASHRAE, Best Symposium Paper Award. 1994 SFPE Invited Speaker. 1994 IRC Outstanding Achievement Award, given to the NFL’s Risk-Cost Assessment Team.
Research Interest
Fire modelling, smoke management, effectiveness of smoke exhaust systems, design fires, fire risk analysis, performance based codes.
