Meet Our
NYU Fire Research Group
Dr. Sunil Kumar
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Email: sunil.kumar@nyu.edu
Phone: (646)-997-3810
Dr. Prabodh Panindre
Sr. Research Scientist & Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Email: prabodh@nyu.edu
Phone: (646)-997-3860
Dr. N.S. Susan Mousavi
Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Email: susan.mousavi@nyu.edu
Phone: (646)-997-3927
Dr. Engui Liu
Sr. Lecturer of Civil and Environmental Eng., NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: el1208@nyu.edu
Phone: +971 2 6285375
Fire Department Partners
As of December 2018
Donald Hroma
Chief of Training, Chicago Fire Department
Peter Van Dorpe
Former Chief of Training, Chicago Fire Department
Ulysses Seal
Fire Chief, Bloomington (MN) Fire Department
Derek Alkonis
Chief of Training, Los Angeles County Fire Department
Mitch Diehl
Chief, Los Angeles County Fire Department
James Golondzinier
Captain, Los Angeles County Fire Department
Kevin Alexander
Chief of Training, Houston Fire Department
Jeffery King
District Chief, Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department
Darrell Pina
Chief, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Erik Smith
Captain, FDNY
John Ceriello
Captain, FDNY
George Healy
Battalion Chief, FDNY
Subject Matter Experts
As of December 2018
Dr. Daniel Madrzykowski
Research Engineer, UL Firefigher Safety Research Institute
Steve Kerber
Director, UL Firefigher Safety Research Institute
Dr. Denise Smith
Professor of Exercise Science, Skidmore College
Dr. Gavin Horn
Director, IFSI Research Program
Casey Grant
Research Director, NFPA
Pete Scully
Former Division Chief, CalFire