Full Name
Dr. Daniel Madrzykowski
Job Title
Sr. Director
Company
Fire Safety Research Institute, part of UL Research Institutes
Speaker Bio
Dan is the Senior Director of Research for the Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI), part of UL Research Institutes. He has a doctorate in fire engineering from the University of Canterbury and a master of science in fire protection engineering from the University of Maryland. Dan has more than 32 years of experience working to improve fire safety by conducting research and development in areas of: fire dynamics, fire test methods, fire control, and fire investigation. Dan is a member of the NFPA and serves on the committees for Fire Service Training, Structural Fire Fighting, and Fire Investigation. He is a member of the ISFSI and co-developed the Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires course. Dan has collaborated with IAAI and IAFC in the development of several on-line training programs. Dan is a Fellow with the SFPE and was presented with the Harold E. Nelson Service Award in 2017. As a result of his firefighting research, he has been honored with many awards including: the rank of Honorary Battalion Chief with the FDNY, the IAFC President’s Award, the IFSTA Granito Award, the ISFSI Instructor of the Year, and the Citizen Services, Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.
Dr. Daniel Madrzykowski