UMERC Faculty Member

Peter B. Sunderland, Assistant Professor
Fire Protection Engineering
Keystone Program
A. James Clark School of Engineering

Phone: 301.405.3095
Email: pbs@umd.edu  |  website

Statement of energy interests and expertise

Peter Sunderland's research interests include hydrogen safety, soot formation and oxidation in flames, microgravity combustion and fire safety, laminar diffusion flames, oxygen-enhanced combustion, combustion diagnostics, and fire-safety aspects of soot.

He is PI for a research program funded by NIST to investigate the fire hazards of hydrogen leaks. His expertise in combustion, fire safety, and hydrogen pertains to these MERC focus areas: hydrogen fuel-cell systems, small-scale power systems, next-generation nuclear reactors, and oil recovery, transport and processing.

Dr. Sunderland was recently named one of the Keystone Professors for the Clark School.