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EKU’s Fire and Safety Program Receives Funding from NIJ for two Research Projects.

Title of the Project:
Experimental and numerical investigations for the prediction of depth of calcination of gypsum plasterboards under fire exposure.
Funding Agency:
National Institute of Justice (The research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice)
Awardee Institution:
Eastern Kentucky University
Award Amount: $241,305Funding First Awarded: 2020Project Director:Dr. Shijin P. Kozhumal (Eastern Kentucky University)Co-Project Directors:Dr. Gregory E. Gorbett (Eastern Kentucky University)Dr. Hayri Sezer (Georgia Southern University)https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/awards/2020-r2-cx-0050



Title of the Project
:
Experimental and numerical investigations for the development and validation of thermo-chemistry models and property databases for selected wall lining materials under fire exposure.
Funding Agency:
National Institute of Justice (The research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice)
Awardee Institution:
Eastern Kentucky University
Award Amount: $290,289Funding First Awarded: 2023Project Director:Dr. Shijin P. Kozhumal (Eastern Kentucky University)Co-Project Directors:Dr. Gregory E. Gorbett (Eastern Kentucky University)Dr. Hayri Sezer (Georgia Southern University)https://nij.ojp.gov/funding/awards/15pnij-23-gg-04204-ress


Published 11/29/2023

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