Contributors
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Aixi Zhou
Aixi Zhou is Department Chairperson and Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering Technology at North Carolina A&T State University. Prior to that appointment, he was a professor in fire protection at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His primary expertise areas are fire protection engineering and the response of materials and structures under elevated and high temperatures. His recent research projects include ignition mechanisms, spread mechanisms, firebrand phenomenon, and mitigation and protection strategies in wildfires and wildland-urban interface fires. He also conducts research in advanced manufacturing and composite materials. Zhou is a licensed Professional Engineer with a specialization in Fire Protection. He was elected a Fellow of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) in 2020, is a lifetime member of the International Association for Fire Safety Science, a member of the National Academies committee on the Environmental Effects of Nuclear War (since 2023), a member on the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute Fire Protection Committee (since 2011), the ASCE Structural Design for Fire Conditions Committee (since 2008), and the SFPE Standing Committee on Research, Tools, and Methods (since 2016). He is Founder and President of Zhou Technical LLC, providing technical service in fire protection and life safety of buildings and structures. Zhou received a Ph.D. degree in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech.