James A. Ierardi
53 Andrews Street
Medford, MA 02155
Work: (508) 831-5967
E-mail: ierardi@wpi.edu

EDUCATION:
Ph.D. Candidate: Fire Protection Engineering, Anticipated graduation date: Dec 2002
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

M.Sc.: Fire Protection Engineering, May 1999
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA GPA: 4.0 Salamander Fire Protection Engineering Honor Society

B.Sc.: Mechanical Engineering, May 1997
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA GPA: 3.89 High Distinction, Tau Beta Pi Honor Society

PROJECTS:
Doctoral Dissertation: Characterizing Entry Resistance of Smoke Detectors (In progress)

Master's Thesis: A Computer Model of Fire Spread from Engine to Passenger Compartments in Post-Collision Vehicles

Major Qualifying Project: BRANZFIRE 2: Improving Flame Spread and Smoke Movement in a Zone Model

Interactive Qualifying Project: Public Policy in Urban Watershed Modeling

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
5 August 1999 ASME PVP '99 "CFD Modeling of Heat Flux and Fluid Flow from Engine Compartment Fire to a Windshield in Post-Collision Vehicles," Boston Sheraton, Boston, MA, USA.
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 Conference Proceedings, pp XIII-9 - XIII-14, Sixth Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, 7-9 June 1998, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
ICFRE paper with Colleen Wade 1997.
ASME Heat Tranfer Conference 1997.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:
Three years of experience working for Prof. Jonathan Barnett in various legal matters involving fire growth and flame spread. Responsibilities include reading depositions and reviewing other evidence for the purpose of designing small-scale experiements and/or scenarios to evaluate with computer fire models.

AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES:
Charles O. Thompson Scholar -- for outstanding academic progress in first year of studies
Tau Beta Pi Sophomore of the Year Award Nominee
President's IQP Award -- five projects out of approximately 200 are selected
Society of Fire Protection Engineers WPI Student Chapter President 1998-2000
Salamander Fire Protection Engineering Honor Society Gamma Chapter Vice-President 1999-2001
Hughes Associates Inc Fellow 1999-2000
System Sensor/Notifier Scholarship 2000-2001
NIST Building & Fire Research Laboratory Student Research Grant 2000-2001