Chief Donald J. Burns Memorial Research Grant |
The purpose of the Chief Donald J. Burns Memorial Research Grant is to
utilize information modeling as a means of improving infrastructure
safety and fire service preparedness. The grant is named in memory of
FDNY Assistant Chief Donald Burns. Chief Burns died in the collapse of
the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001, while setting up
his command post to direct the evacuation.
Funding for this grant has been provided by Bentley Systems. Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Applications are considered for projects that research, develop or apply information modeling as a means of improving infrastructure safety and fire service preparedness. The grant will fund one baccalaureate, masters or doctorate student research project that applies information modeling and mobility to improving fire service safety when training for, responding to, and operating during building emergencies. Specifically, the grant will be awarded to research focused on the use of information management technology that:
In 2014, the grant was awarded to the University of Maryland. |