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Erik L. Johnsson

Also known as: Rik Johnsson

National Institute of Standards and Technology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College of Engineering

ORCID iD 0000-0003-1170-7370
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About

Rik Johnsson has worked in the NIST Fire Research Division since 1991 in the Smoke Dynamics, Fire Measurements, and now Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Groups. He is responsible for providing engineering design and analysis and planning and performing a wide range of experiments. His work has included: development and improvement of diagnostic techniques, carbon monoxide production and prediction, underventilated enclosure fires, autoignition temperatures of fuels, soot and OH imaging with acoustically-locked methane diffusion flames, detection of halon suppressant replacements using infrared absorption, particle contamination of semiconductor wafers, kitchen range-top pre-ignition detection for cooking-related fires, advanced temperature measurements for fire research, smoke meter development, large fire laboratory calorimetry and experiment data acquisition, heat flux calibration facility development, and motor coach tire fires. Mr. Johnsson has authored or co-authored over 40 papers. He has held memberships in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society), and Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Honor Society).

Employment

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology Mechanical Engineer
    1991 - Present

Education

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College of Engineering Masters of Science
    1989 - 1991
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University College of Engineering Bachelors of Science
    1985 - 1989

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