Peter B. Sunderland
Peter B. Sunderland is Assistant Professor of Fire Protection Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University, a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the University of Maryland he worked at the National Center for Microgravity Research at the NASA Glenn Research Center.
Professor Sunderland's research interests include combustion, soot formation and oxidation, hydrogen fire safety, laminar flames, and advanced diagnostics such as thin filament pyrometry. He has published 23 journal articles. His research is funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the National Fire Protection Association.
Professor Sunderland's awards include: National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Award; SAE International Ralph H. Isbrandt Automotive Safety Engineering Award; E. Robert Kent Junior Faculty Teaching Award; Keystone Professor; NASA Glenn Research Center Mentor of the Year; and Best-Paper Awards from the Sixth International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, the Northern Ohio Section of AIAA, and the Combustion Institute Central States Meeting.