The title of his winning master thesis is: “The Use of a Water Mist Curtain as a Radiation Shield”.
Daniel Martin during the IWMA Seminar in Lund last year
As far as his education is concerned he has obtained the following university degrees:
• Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA) graduated 2011
• International Masters of Science in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE), Magna Cum Laude, Ghent University in Belgium, Lund University in Sweden, and The University of Edinburgh in Scotland, graduated 2015
Mr. Martin, who has been a volunteer firefighter, has now started to work for Jensen Hughes, Inc. as an associate Fire Protection Engineer at the company headquarters in Baltimore, USA. He will present his master thesis during the 16th International Water Mist Conference. This event will take place on 21st and 22nd September 2016.
Next year the award will go to the best Ph.D. thesis. Submissions are to be handed in before 30th April 2017.