[[ARCHITECTURE]] [[Buildings and [[Structures]]]] [[Kibert]] [[Kristopher]] [[Nico]] [[Torero]] [[fire]] [[technology]] [[wiki-architecture]] # Fire Technology Fire Technology is a peer-reviewed journal publishing scientific research dealing with fire hazards facing humans and the environment. It publishes original contributions, both theoretical and empirical, that contribute to the solution of problems in fire safety and related fields. It is published by Springer in conjunction with the National Fire Protection Association and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 2.3. The Scopus's CiteScore 2023 of the journal is 6.6. According to the Scimago Journal & Country Rank, this journal is Q1 in Engineering. Topics include material testing, fire modelling, detection and suppression, performance-based building design, building code, emergency evacuation and human behaviour, fire investigation, wildfire and fire risk analysis. Annually, three awards are presented to the best papers appearing in Fire Technology. The Harry C. Bigglestone Award for excellence in communication of fire protection concepts is given by the Fire Protection Research Foundation to the best overall paper. The Jack Bono Award for engineering communications is given by The Society of Fire Protection Engineers' Educational and Scientific Foundation to the paper that has most contributed to the advancement of professional fire protection engineering. And the Tibor Z. Harmathy Award for the best paper led by a student given by Springer. The Jack Watts Award for Outstanding Reviewer of Fire Technology is presented annually to those whose reviews were most valuable in terms of the quality, in-depth, number and timeliness. Harry C. Bigglestone Award The Harry C. Bigglestone Award is given annually to the paper appearing in Fire Technology that best represents excellence in the communication of fire protection concepts. Accompanying this award is a US$2,000 cash prize from the Fire Protection Research Foundation. It is named to honour the memory of Harry C. Bigglestone, who served as a trustee of the Fire Protection Research Foundation and chair of the NFPA Committee on Central Station Signaling Systems and who was a fellow and past president of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers. Recipients Source: 2022 - Dr. M. Z. Naser 2021- Nico de Koker, R. S. Walls, A. Cicione, Z. R. Sander, S. Löffel, J. J. Claasen, S. J. Fourie, L. Croukamp, and D. Rush 2020 - Jim McLennan, Barbara Ryan, Chris Bearman, and Keith Toh 2019 - Wojciech Wegrzyński, Tomasz Lipecki, Jason Lafferty 2018 - Ruben Van Coile, Georgios Balomenos, Mahesh Pandey, Robby Caspeele 2017 - Enrico Ronchi, Erica Kuligowski, Daniel Nilsson, Richard Peacock, Paul Reneke 2016 - Henrik Bjelland, Ove Njå, Atle William Heskestad and Geir Sverre Braut 2015 - Ethan I. D. Foote, Samuel L. Manzello 2014 - Ann Jeffers, Qianru Guo, Kaihang Shi, Zili Jia, Erica Kuligowski 2013 - Kristopher Overholt, Ofodike (D.K.) Ezekoye 2012 - Gregory T. Linteris 2011 - Robert Jansson and Lars Borstrom 2010 - Paul Mason, Charles Fleischmann, Chris Rogers, Alan McKinnon, Keith Unsworth, Michael Spearpoint 2009 - Tingguang Ma, Michael S. Klassen, Stephen M. Olenick, Richard J. Roby, Jose L. Torero 2008 - Bogdan Dlugogorski, Eric Kennedy, Ted Schaefer 2007 - Michael S. Klassen, Jason A. Sutula, Maclain M. Holton, Richard J. Roby, Thomas Izbicki 2006 - Brian Y. Lattimer, Uri Vandsburger, Richard J. Roby 2005 - Tingguang Ma, Stephen M. Olenick, Michael S. Klassen, Richard J. Roby, Jose L. Torero 2004 - Susan L. Rose-Pehrsson, Sean J. Hart, Thomas T. Street, Frederick W. Williams, Mark H. Hammond, Daniel T. Gottuk, Mark T. Wright, Jennifer T. Wong 2003 - Scott K. Anderson, Robert G. Bill, Jr., Richard Ferron, Hsiang-Cheng Kung 2002 - Steven D. Wolin 2001 - James R. Lawson, William E. Mell 2000 - James A. Milke 1999 - Brian Y. Lattimer, Richard J. Roby, Uri Vandsburger 1998 - James Quintiere 1997 - Mohammed Sultan, Noah L. Ryder, Frederick Leprince, James A. Milke, Frederick W. Mowrer, Jose L. Torero 1996 - Thomas McAvoy, James A. Milke 1995 - Charles J. Kibert, Douglas Dierdorf 1994 - Robert G. Bill, Jr., Hsiang-Cheng Kung 1993 - David J. O'Connor, Gordon W. H. Silcock 1992 - John R. Hall, Jr., Ai Sekizawa 1991 - Frederick W. Mowrer 1990 - Homer W. Carhart, Francis R. Faith, J. Thomas Hughes, Curtis T. Ewing 1989 - Dingyi Huan, John Krasny, John Rockett 1988 - Frederick W. Mowrer, Robert Brady Williamson 1987 - Richard L. Smith 1986 - Peter F. Johnson 1985 - T. T. Lie, Kenneth J. Schwartz See also List of engineering awards List of occupational health and safety awards Notes External links Official website