The SFPE SD Chapter is excited to have Sooby Bhattacharjee, Ph.D and Fletcher J. Miller, Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University present “Fire in Space: How Gravity Affects Flames” at our February 9^th Chapter meeting.

Speakers:

Sooby Bhattacharjee, Ph.D and Fletcher J. Miller, Ph.D.

Topic:

Fire in Space: How Gravity Affects Flames

Bio:

Fletcher Miller earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at UC Berkeley in 1988 in the area of radiation heat transfer in participating media.  After a 2 year research position in Germany, he worked for 16 years in the microgravity combustion program at NASA Glenn Research center studying the flammability of liquids and solids in the absence of gravity.  Dr. Miller conducted several experiments on board unmanned rockets, flew many missions on the 0g aircraft, and performed many drops in the NASA Zero-G facility.  He became the fire prevention lead for the fire safety program at NASA Glenn before moving to San Diego State University in 2007.  At SDSU Dr. Miller has been working on an apparatus to simulate the flow conditions in microgravity to allow some experiments to be conducted on earth while still having microgravity relevance.  Since joining the faculty he has collaborated closely with Prof. Bhattacharjee on flame measurements continuing research for NASA with the new apparatus and planned experiments on the International Space Station.

Professor Bhattacharjee, known by his friends as Sooby, earned a B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1983 and his Ph.D. from Washington State University, Pullman, USA in 1988. After two years of post-doctoral work on a NASA project, he joined San Diego State University in 1991 and currently holds Professorship in Mechanical Engineering Department and Adjunct Professorship in Computer Science Department. For more information on Professor Bhattacharjee see attached.

Location:

Sizzler’s Restaurant

3755 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego, CA, (858) 278-6988
Date:  Thursday – February 9th, 2017 11:30 AM PDT

Schedule

11:30AM:  Networking and Lunch

12:00PM:  Speaker

1:00PM:   Conclusion of Meeting

You can confirm your seat by paying below:

Dear SFPE San Diego Chapter,

Please join us for our January 12^th Meeting!

Speaker:

Daniel M. Bridgett, PE

Topic:

Daniel Bridgett will present on the changes to the DOD UFC 3-600-01, “Fire Protection Engineering for Facilities” 08 August 2016 Edition with Change 1, 28 November 2016.

Bio:

Daniel Bridgett recently retired from the Naval facilities Engineering Command Southwest, after 30 years as an FPE in NAVFAC facility design and construction.  NAVFAC is the design and construction agent for Military construction projects throughout the southwestern United States.  Facility types include everything from aircraft hangars, hospitals, training facilities and maintenance facilities to dining facilities, gymnasiums, barracks and family housing.

He was the Technical Discipline Coordinator (TDC) for the Fire Protection Engineering Community at NAVFAC SW for the past 8 years.  The TDC is a technical expert in a leadership position at NAVFAC SW. The FPE TDC is considered the authority for that discipline at the Command

In 2009 he was presented with a Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award and was NAVFAC SW Engineer of the Year in 2008.  He was Chairman of the San Diego Board of Building Appeals and Advisors from 1995-2003 (volunteer position), and I was a member of the Emergency Communications Systems Technical Committee for the National Fire Protection Association Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72) from 2008-2015.

Daniel Bridgett is a graduate of the University of Maryland school of Fire Protection Engineering and is a licensed FPE in the state of California (CA Lic # FP1183).

He is also a Member of NFPA and SFPE.

Since retiring from NAVFAC he has started Bridgett Engineering LLP, and have worked on several design/build projects as the Contractor’s FPE DOR and FPE QC Specialist, responsible for the fire protection and life safety related portions of designs and QC oversight of fire protection systems and features during construction.

Location:

Sizzler’s Restaurant

3755 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego, CA, (858) 278-6988
Date:  Thursday – January 12, 2017 11:30 AM PDT

Please use the pay pal link below to prepay and remember to enter your cooking preference for your steak should you choose that option.

SFPE SD Members,

Please join us for this fun event, our December Holiday Bowling Part on Wednesday December 14th, 2016.

Please RSVP and Pay for our Holiday party below.

Sponsors Needed;

We would  welcome any Sponsors with donations towards this event such as $50, $100, $150 in addition to any Raffle prizes.

December 14th –  Holiday Bowling Party    – Right now we reserved 7 lanes (28 or 35 people)

Date:  Wednesday  December 14th, 2016

Time: 11:30am – 2 pm

Presentation by Susan Day with Burn Institute (11:30 am – noon) in bar area

Bowling (noon – 2pm)

Location

Kearny Mesa Bowl    – (858) 279-1501

7585 Clairemont Mesa Bldvd

San Diego, CA 92111

www.kearnymesabowl.com

Cost:  

Members $20

Non-Members $25

Included in payment: Bowling for 2 hrs (inc.l shoes) and food

Food: Pizza, Salad, Appetizers and Sodas (Beers not included)

Good Afternoon, Please make note that we have made some updates to our website this morning. Our events page has been updated to show you the dates for the rest of the year for our meetings and social events that you can take part in.

Also, please head over to our JOB POSTING page to take a look at some new positions that have been created and forward that information to anyone you know that is currently looking for a new position.

Speaker: Gregory Anderson

Topic: We will plan on discussing the following:

• Changes to the 2016 Title 24 that the SFM brought forward (not model code changes)

o   WUI- new ASTM Standards

o   Fixed Guideway Transit Systems

o   CFC Chapter 56 on Explosives and Fireworks

• Supplement to the 2016 codes (effective July 2018)

o   WUI Task Force

o   I-3 Task Force

o   Model Code Changes (Energy Storage Systems, Solar, Mobile Fueling, etc.)

• Title 19 Changes
• Recent Code Interpretations or Information Bulletins
• Any other pertinent updates within other SFM Divisions (Fire Engineering, Fire and Life Safety)

Bio:

Gregory Andersen has been the Division Chief of Code Development & Analysis for CAL FIRE/Office of the State Fire Marshal since September 1, 2016.  Greg began his State service in November 1994 at California Highway Patrol as a Commercial Vehicle Inspection Specialist.  In 2001 Greg accepted a position at CAL FIRE as a Deputy State Fire Marshal in West Covina.  During Greg’s career has promoted through the ranks, from a field deputy, a plan reviewer and a Supervising Deputy Fire Marshal responsible for the Fire & Life Safety Division in the Central Valley.

Greg started on the education path with a major in physics, but holds a Master of Arts in Leadership Studies, a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management, an Associate of Science in Business Administration, and an Associate of Science in Fire Technology.  Greg is also a certified Fire Marshal by the State Board of Fire Service.

Location:

Sizzler’s Restaurant

3755 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego, CA, (858) 278-6988
Date:  Thursday – November 10, 2016 11:30 AM PDT 

Important Update

Sizzler’s has changed their menu for our lunch meeting where individual meals are not  available but instead  everyone still has access to their Salad Bar, and we will order Chicken and  Steak buffet style platter sets as needed.

Please use the pay pal link below to prepay and remember to enter your cooking preference for your steak should you choose that option.