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Ni, Shuna

Ni, Shuna

Assistant Professor
Affiliate Assistant Professor (ME)
Fire Protection Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Center for Risk and Reliability
Mechanical Engineering
3104 J.M. Patterson Building
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Education background

  • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, 2018
  • M.S. in Structural Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China, 2013 
  • B.S. in Civil Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China, 2009

Service at University Level 

  • University Senate as a Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Representative for the A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, 2023-present

Member of Professional and Scientific Associations

  • UL Standards Technical Panel for STP 1709, Rapid Rise Fire Tests of Protection Materials for Structural Steel, 2023-present
  • ASCE/SEI Fire Protection Committee, 2021-present
  • Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SPFE), 2021-present
  • International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS, MAC member), 2021-present
  • International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib), 2021-present
  • National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 2020-present
  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 2015-present

ENFP405/ENFP621 Structural Fire Protection

Shuna Ni Receives NSF CAREER Award

Assistant professor to study interactions between structural collapse and fire behavior.

NSF Awards $900K to Project Enhancing Fire Investigation Training Models

A new multimodal platform combining AI, fire modeling, and immersive learning experiences could improve fire investigation training programs for public safety.

Celebrating Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American Engineers

The impact made by APIDA engineers—at the Clark School, and on our country and world—improves our community and field in numerous and significant ways.

Celebrating Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Heritage Month

Our Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American community has made substantial contributions to these ecosystems, and we are proud to celebrate its lasting impact on our society.

Stoliarov’s Research Recognized at Premier International Fire Science Symposium

The professor was an invited speaker at the 14th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science to address one of the main challenges in fire research.

Shuna Ni Receives Dual Research Funding Awards

Ni is the Recipient of a UMD Grand Challenges Award and NIJ Award.

Maryland Engineers Awarded Grants to Address Humanity's Grand Challenges

Twelve projects led by or involving Maryland Engineering faculty have been awarded funding through the Grand Challenges Grants Program, the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind ever introduced at the University of Maryland.

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