James Ierardi - Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D. Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA (expected graduation date December 2002).
• M.S. Fire Protection Engineering, Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 1999.
• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 1997.

Leadership

• President, Salamander Fire Protection Engineering Honorary Society, 2001-2002.
• Vice-president, Salamander Fire Protection Engineering Honorary Society, 1999-2001.
• President, WPI Student Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 1998-2001.

Conference Proceedings

• Ierardi, J.A. and J.R. Barnett, "Characterizing Entry Resistance of Smoke Detectors: Flow Distributions Within an Ionization Smoke Detector," Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium Proceedings, pp. 397-405, Fire Protection Research Foundation, Orlando, Florida, 23-25 February 2000.
• Ierardi, J.A., R.D. Pehrson, and J.R. Barnett, "Applications of the Finite Volume Radiation Model to Predict Fire Behavior in Occupied Spaces," CFD 98 Proceedings, The Sixth Annual Conference of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Society of Canada, Ch. XIII, pp. 9-14, Quebec, Canada, 7-9 June 1998.
• Wade, C., D.J. LeBlanc, J.A. Ierardi, and J.R. Barnett, "Room-Corner Fire Growth and Zone Model for Lining Materials," International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering (ICFRE2), Second (2nd). Proceedings. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). pp.106-117, Gaithersburg, MD, 3-8 August 1997.

Conference Presentations

• Ierardi, J.A. and J.R. Barnett, "Characterizing Entry Resistance of Smoke Detectors: Flow Distributions Within an Ionization Smoke Detector," Fire Suppression and Detection Research Application Symposium, Orlando, Florida, 23-25 February 2000.
• Ierardi, J.A. and J.R. Barnett, “CFD Modeling of Heat Flux and Fluid Flow From An Engine Compartment Fire to a Windshield in Post-Collision Passenger Vehicles,” 1999 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, Boston, MA, 1-5 August, 1999.
• Ierardi, J.A., R.D. Pehrson, and J.R. Barnett, "Applications of the Finite Volume Radiation Model to Predict Fire Behavior in Occupied Spaces," CFD 98, The Sixth Annual Conference of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Society of Canada, Quebec, Canada, 7-9 June 1998.
• Ierardi, J.A., D.J. LeBlanc, and J.R. Barnett, “BRANZFIRE 2: Improving Flame Spread and Vent Flows in a Zone Model,” ASME Heat Transfer Conference, Baltimore, MD, 3-8 August, 1997.

Graduate Course Lectures

• "Prescriptive and Performance-based Building Codes," FP570: Building Firesafety I, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Fall 2001.
• "Performance-based Design of an Atrium Smoke Control System," FP571: Building Firesafety II, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Spring 2001.
• "Vehicle Fires," FP573: Failure Analysis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Spring 2000.
• "Principles of Smoke Detection," FP570: Building Firesafety I, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Fall 1999.
• "Computer Fire Modeling: State of the Art," FP570: Building Firesafety I, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Spring 1997.

Undergraduate Courses

• FP3070: Fundamentals of Firesafety Analysis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Spring 2002.

Undergraduate Project Co-advising

• McLaughlin, B. and J. Rich, "Effect of Smoke Detector Orientation on Response Time," Major Qualifying Project, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 2000-2001.
• Jerome, V., J. Lord, J. Shannon, "CFD Modeling of Post-Flashover Compartments," Major Qualifying Project, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1999-2001.

Short Courses and Seminars

• "CFD Modeling with NIST's Fire Dynamics Simulator," 1-day seminar, R.W. Sullivan, Inc., Boston, MA, August 2001.
• "CFD Modeling with CFX-TASCflow," 4-session seminar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, September 2000.
• "Zone Modeling with CFAST and FASTLite," 3-day short course co-taught with Prof. Jonathan Barnett, Entergy Corp., Baton Rogue, LA, August 1999.