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Richard Martin

Expert in fire safety and investigations
  • Lecturer, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Office: (424) 297-0480

Expertise

  • fire investigations
  • fire safety
  • flameless combustion
  • explosions
  • failure analysis
  • heating and refrigeration equipment
  • thermal systems
  • thermal insulation
  • gas processing
  • heat exchange/storage
  • plumbing codes
  • refractories
  • scald injuries
  • air pollution abatement
  • hazardous waste treatment
  • energy efficiency

Additional Information

  • Registered Professional Engineer in California and four other states
  • Certified Fire Investigator
  • Secretary, National Fire Protection Association 86 Ovens & Furnaces technical committee
  • Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers; National Fire Protection Association; American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air conditioning Engineers; Combustion Institute
  • Member, Tau Beta Pi
  • President, California Gamma chapter of Tau Beta Pi, 1979-80