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Grand Challenges Initiative

The SFPE Foundation's Grand Challenges Initiative is a multi-year research and educational collaboration to develop a strategy for action in areas where the fire engineering community can have the greatest impact: Energy & Infrastructure, Resilience & Sustainability, Climate Change, and Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, & Cybersecurity. The GCI is comprised of industry, academic, government, non-profit, and other partners. GCI Partners receive preferred access to new RFPs, advisory panel participation, and fellowship opportunities.


Our GCI Partners

Luminary

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Platinum

Gold

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Silver

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Academic & Research Partners

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  • Cal Poly FPE
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  • Ghent University
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Institute of Fluid Science Tohoku University
  • NYU Ignyte
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  • RMIT
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  • University of Tennessee Knoxville
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  • University of Queensland
  • University of Science and Technology of China
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