Workshop Faculty
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Dr. Bjorn Karlsson Dr. Björn Karlsson is a well-known fire safety engineer and scientist who is currently the Director General of the Iceland Construction Authority and also holds joint appointment as an Associate Professor in the Environmental and Civil Engineering Department at the University of Iceland. Dr Karlsson is a recipient of prestigious "The Philip H. Thomas Medal of Honour", awarded by the University of Edinburgh for his work on fire research for the Fire Service in 2009. He served as a Fire Marshal and General Director of the state run Iceland Fire Authority, Reykjavik, Iceland from 2001-2011 before elevation to Director General of Iceland Construction Authority. Dr. Karlsson received his Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering (Hons) from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh in 1986 and PhD degree in Civil Engineering from Lund University in 1992 where he also served as an Associate Professor from 1993 to 2001.
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Mr. Pratap Karguppikar Mr. Pratap Karguppikar is a retired Chief Fire Officer of the Mumbai Fire Brigade - the first responders to fires at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Hotel Trident, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, the Leopold Cafe and Bade Miyan Gali, during the Nov. 26, 2008 terrorist attacks. Sri Karguppikar is a regular Faculty imparting services in Fire Prevention and Fire Safety at National Fire Service College, Nagpur, & Fire and Emergency Services in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi. He was a member of Expert Committee appointed by Government of India to prepare security control rule for public buildings against manmade disasters, in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Mumbai. Sri Karguppikar possess exemplary attainments for his selfless service in fire fighting and rescue operations during several ghastly incidents of house collapse, accidental fires of uncontrollable magnitude, riots and bomb blasts in December 1992 and November 2008. He was adorned with the Prestigious President Service Medal for Gallantry for rescuing more than 500 people during 26/11 terrorist blitz on Mumbai. He is a Certified trainer for Nuclear, Biological, Chemical rescue and disaster preparedness & He served Fire and Security Association of India in advisory capacity.
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Prof. Chinmay Ghoroi Dr. Chinmay Ghoroi is an Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar. He is the Co-Coordinator of Safety Centre at IIT Gandhinagar which is one of its kinds in India and was instrumental in its genesis. He organized International conference on Safety (2012), International workshop on Process Safety (2012), Workshop on Fire Safety (2013) and Symposium on Process Safety (2013) at IIT Gandhinagar. He teaches UG and PG courses in Fire and Process Safety along with other Chemical Engineering courses.
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