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Call for Trainees for the 2nd Science and Technology Training Course on Design and Evaluation Methods of Fire Safety Engineering Materials
Date: 2025-04-30   Author: SKLFS   Source: SKLFS
 

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1.      Background and Objectives

Fire safety engineering materials include flame retardant materials, heat insulation materials, fire warning materials, fire extinguishing materials, emergency disposal materials, and repair materials. They involve numerous fields related to national security and people’s welfare. Research on their preparation and processing, structure and performance, testing methods, and testing standards holds significant scientific importance and practical value.

Public safety science and technology is an important area of national scientific and technological development strategy. Research on fire safety engineering materials is an indispensable and integral part of the public safety science and technology field. It plays a crucial role in preventing and reducing fire hazards, protecting people’s lives and properties, and maintaining national public safety.

The purpose of this training program is to provide research findings on fire safety engineering materials to scholars engaged in public safety and materials science research in developing countries. The topics covered include the design, preparation and characterization methods of fire safety engineering materials; evaluation standards and testing methods for the combustion performance and smoke toxicity of fire safety engineering materials. It also includes environmentally friendly emergency response and key repair materials, green and efficient key fire extinguishing materials, and research on smoke suppression and toxicity reduction related to fire safety engineering materials.

The purpose of this program is to cultivate scientific and technological talent in developing countries along the “Belt and Road” initiative, which has a long cooperative relationship with China. This training program aims to introduce China’s fire safety engineering materials and technologies to these developing countries to further expand and strengthen the scientific and technological cooperation and exchange between China and these developing countries. This collaboration will foster mutual learning and contribute to the overall scientific and technological development of both China and the participating developing countries along the “Belt and Road” initiative.

Since the 1st Science and Technology Training Course on Design and Evaluation Methods of Fire Safety Engineering Materials was successfully held in 2023, this training course will be held again by the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science (SKLFS), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).

2.      Contents

The program adopts a combination of lectures, experiments, symposiums, visits and other training methods. The main training content includes the following:

2.1. Lectures

l  Basic theory of fire (combustion) dynamics;

l  Evaluation standards and testing methods for material combustion properties and smoke toxicity;

l  Design and application of new fire-safe materials (basic principles of flame retardancy, typical flame retardants, flame retardancy and processing technology of materials, fire-safe design of polymer nanocomposites based on multi-component hybrid systems, fire characteristics and safety design of building exterior insulation materials, advances in lithium-ion battery safety technologies);

l  Green and efficient key materials and technologies for fire suppression;

l  Environmentally friendly key materials and technologies for emergency disposal and repair.

2.2. Experimental courses

The experimental courses include the oxygen index test, cone calorimeter test, smoke toxicity test and other material combustion performance test, as well as training in polymer material processing technology. These courses aim to improve the technical abilities of trainees in the preparation, processing, and performance testing of fire safety engineering materials.

2.3. Symposiums

Discussions and free exchanges with lecture experts, students in the SKLFS, and trainees will allow for consultation and discussion of scientific issues related to fire safety engineering materials.

2.4. Visiting activities

Visits to the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science of the University of Science and Technology of China and other research institutions will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the development and progress of research in fire, public safety, and materials science in China.

3.      Tentative Agenda

The tentative agenda of the training course, provisionally planned to be held from October 12 - 26, 2025 in Hefei, Anhui, China, is as follows:

 

Time

Activities

Day 1

Full Day

Arrival and   Registration

Day 2

9:00-12:00

1.         Opening ceremony

2.         Self-introduction of each trainee

3.         Special report: Introduction to the SKLFS and fire   chemistry research group

14:30-17:30

Experimental   Practice 1: Laboratory Safety Training

Day 3

9:00-12:00

Lecture Course   1: Types and Pyrolysis Mechanisms of Polymer Materials

14:30-17:30

Visiting   Activity 1: Visiting the State Key Laboratory of Fire Science (SKLFS) on campus

Day 4

9:00-12:00

Lecture Course 2: Halogenated flame retardants   and their flame retardant mechanisms

14:30-17:30

Lecture Course   3: Intumescent flame retardants and their flame retardant mechanisms

Day 5

9:00-12:00

Lecture Course 4: Typical flame retardant testing methods   for polymer materials

14:30-17:30

Experimental   Practice 2:

1. Test method   for combustion performance of materials - ignition and self-extinguishing   tests (oxygen index test)

2. Flame   propagation performance and testing (horizontal and vertical combustion   chamber)

Day 6

9:00-12:00

Lecture Course   5: Phosphorus-containing flame retardants and their flame retardant   mechanisms

14:30-17:30

Visiting Activity 2: Visiting institutes or universities of   fire safety engineering material and technology

Day7

9:00-12:00

Attending the 6th Asia-Oceania Symposium   on Fire Safety Materials Science and Engineering (online)

14:30-17:30

Day Off

Day 8

9:00-12:00

Day Off

14:30-17:30

Attending the 6th Asia-Oceania Symposium   on Fire Safety Materials Science and Engineering (online)

Day 9

9:00-12:00

Lecture Course   6: Principles of polymer fire safety design based on nanocomposite technology

14:30-17:30

Experimental   Practice 3:

1. Heat release   rate and testing, flame penetration and testing (Cone Calorimetry)

2. Methods for   testing the combustion performance of materials - smoke density and testing, toxicity   and corrosive gas testing (SSTF)

Day 10

9:00-12:00

Lecture Course 7: Evaluation standards and   testing methods for combustion performance and smoke toxicity of polymer   materials

14:30-17:30

Lecture Course   8: Machine learning assisted modelling approaches for lithium-ion   battery and design of thermal management systems

Day 11

9:00-12:00

Lecture Course   9: Implementing Molecular Dynamics Simulation Data Coupled with CFD to   Enhance Building Materials Fire Resilience

14:30-17:30

Experimental   Practice 4: Processing technology of flame retardant polymer materials (Internal   mixing, compression molding, etc.)

Day 12

9:00-12:00

Lecture Course   10: Safety protection technology for lithium-ion batteries

14:30-17:30

Lecture Course   11: Syntheses and Applications of Flame Retardants on polylactide

 Day 13

9:00-12:00

Visiting   Activity 3:Visiting institutes   or universities of fire safety engineering material and technology

14:30-17:30

Lecture Course   12: Flame retardant technology and application of fiber reinforced   polymer composite materials

Day 14

9:00-12:00

Visiting   Activity 4: Visiting enterprises of fire safety engineering material processing

14:30-17:30

1. Training   course summary

2. Closing   ceremony

3. Issuance of   certificates for trainees

18:00-21:00

Farewell   Banquet

Day 15

Full Day

Check out and Return   journey

Day 1 15

19:00-22:00

Self-Study for   Trainees or Free Communication among Trainees

4.      Fees

The training course is free of charge. Accommodation, food, and travel expenses (economic class by air, limited to RMB 10, 000) are covered by the organizer.

5.       Eligibility Criteria

l  Enrollment regions: Scholars and researchers from the Belt and Road countries.

l  Education background: Self-motivated young scientists/engineers with more than 2 years of working experience in the fields of Safety Science and Engineering or Material Science and Engineering.

l  Age limit: Not more than 45 years.

l  Language requirements: Proficiency in English.

6.      Application Documents

l  Letter of recommendation from the head of your department.

l  A Cover letter stating the reason for the training application.

l  Provide a health certificate or medical examination form issued by a public hospital in your country.

l  Application form (attached).

l  Curriculum Vitae.

l  Recent 2-inch full-face and bareheaded electronic photo.

l  Electronic copy of the passport and previous Chinese visa (if available).

7.      Important Dates

Application Deadline: July 25, 2025 (Please send the application documents to the e-mail address: sttc@ustc.edu.cn).

Notification of acceptance will be sent via e-mail by July 31, 2025.

8.      Organizers

State Key Laboratory of Fire Science (SKLFS), University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

9.      Sponsors

Bureau of International Cooperation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

10.  Contact Information

Dr. Wenru Zeng

SKLFS, USTC

Jinzhai 96, Hefei 230026, Anhui, P. R. China

Tel: +86-551-63606064

E-mail: sttc@ustc.edu.cn



 
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