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Raffan-Montoya, Fernando

Raffan-Montoya, Fernando

Assistant Professor
Co-director, FireTEC
Affiliate Assistant Professor (ME)
Fire Protection Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
3104A J.M. Patterson Building
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EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, UMD, 2016.
  • M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, UMD, 2008.
  • B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (Summa Cum Laude), Florida Institute of Technology, 2005

BACKGROUND

  • Assistant Professor (2022-present), University of Maryland at College Park, MD
  • Faculty Specialist (2018-2022), University of Maryland at College Park, MD
  • Postdoctoral Researcher (2016-2018), University of Maryland at College Park, MD

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • International Association for Fire Safety Science

ENFP300 Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics

ENFP312 Heat and Mass Transfer

ENFP467/667 Wildland Fires: Science and Applications

ENFP620 Fire Dynamics Laboratory

Team Crossfire Continues to Build Autonomous Wildfire Suppression Systems Despite Semifinals Loss

UMD team previously competing in the XPRIZE Competition to End Destructive Wildfires to move forward with drone suppression technologies.

UMD Team Contends in Semifinals of XPRIZE Competition to End Destructive Wildfires

Team "Crossfire" demonstrates fire suppression model with drone technologies. 

Team “Crossfire” Advances to Phase II of XPRIZE Wildfire Semifinals

The multidisciplinary team of fire protection, aerospace and mechanical engineers will showcase their technology to a judging panel in October.

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Maryland Engineers Awarded Grants to Address Humanity's Grand Challenges

Twelve projects led by or involving Maryland Engineering faculty have been awarded funding through the Grand Challenges Grants Program, the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind ever introduced at the University of Maryland.

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