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Ryan Falkenstein-Smith (Fed)
Mechanical Engineer
Ryan Falkenstein-Smith, Ph.D. is a Mechanical Engineer in the Firefighting Technology Group of the Fire Research Division (FRD) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). As the leader of the Smart Fire Fighting Project, Dr. Falkenstein-Smith has focused his research efforts on developing measurement science that
1) enables the fusion of trusted data from and trusted models of buildings, apparatuses, and personal protective equipment, and
2) enhances situational awareness, operational effectiveness, and firefighter safety.
Dr. Falkenstein-Smith's other research efforts include improving the measurement science capabilities within FRD to identify and quantify volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds using various chemical analysis equipment.
Before joining FRD's research staff, Dr. Falkenstein-Smith was a NIST postdoctoral fellow working in the Fire Research Division. During his post-doc, Dr. Falkenstein-Smit created model validation datasets of pool fire characteristics to support the International Association of Fire Safety Science’s Measurement & Computation of Fire Phenomena Working Group.
For a full list of publications, please visit Dr. Falkenstein-Smith's Google Scholar Page
Awards
- Selected Speaker for the “40 under 40: E‑lecture series on combustion”, Belgian Section of the Combustion Institute (2023)
- Proulx Early Career Award, International Association for Fire Safety Science (2023)
- Morale Builder Award, Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (2023)
- Outstanding Teaching Assistantship Award, Syracuse University Graduate School (2016)
- East Asia and Pacific Summer Institute Fellowship, National Science Foundation (2016)
- Graduate Research Fellowship, Syracuse University (2015)