Professor Dougal Drysdale

Emeritus Professor

Email: 

D.Drysdale@ed.ac.uk

Telephone: 

+44(0)131 6505724

Research Institute: 

  • Infrastructure and Environment
Prof Douglas Drysdale
Prof Douglas Drysdale

Academic Qualifications: 

  • BSc (First Class Hons) in Chemistry, Edinburgh University
  • PhD in Physical Chemistry, Cambridge University

Professional Qualifications and Memberships: 

  • Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Chartered Engineer (C Eng)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers
  • Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers
  • Member of the International Association for Fire Safety Science

Specialities: 

  • Spontaneous combustion
  • Fire investigation.
  • Fire behaviour of combustible materials (ignition and fire growth)
  • Fire dynamics

Further Information: 

  • Chairman of the International Association for Fire Safety Science
  • Chairman of the Education and Professional Development Committee of the Institution of Fire Engineers
  • Editor: Fire Safety Journal