Master’s and Doctoral Courseof Global Fire Science and Technology

Department of Global Fire Science and Technology
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Tokyo University of ScienceDepartment of Global Fire Science and Technology
Master's Course in Fire Science and Technology, Graduate School of Global Fire Science andTechnology, established byTUS in April 2010 is the first postgraduate course in Asia specialized infire science and fire protection engineering. The Doctoral Course was also established in April 2012.
This course provides high quality science based education and training to enable new career paths for
those who are already working in industries of fire safety, such as building design, construction,materials, fire protection equipment manufacturers, property insurance and fire safety administration, as
well as students seeking to acquire expertise in those fields.
This graduate school is an outcome of Global Center of Excellence program funded by the Ministry ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), entitled as “Center for Education andResearch on Advanced Fire Safety Science and Technology in East Asia” aiming at establishing a central
body that can facilitate high quality fire science education and research to help mitigate the increasing
fire risk in East Asian countries that is emerging with rapid economic development. This program isbeing implemented by Center for Fire Science and Technology, Research Institute for Science andTechnology, TUS. The Center has a large-scale Fire Research and Test Laboratory equipped with a wide
range of testing facilities which can be used by students to learn basic theories in realistic settings.
The Department of Global Fire Science and Technology is scheduled to be set up in April, 2018 under
the Graduate School of Science and Technology by reorganization of the Graduate School.

MissionAiming at mitigating the fire risk in mega cities of Asia where rapid urbanization istaking place, we are to nurture highly qualified safety professionals who canassess the fire risk of all types of premises and have capabilities to choose
effective and appropriate protection measures.

Educational Objectives
In order to fulfill the mission of Department of Global Fire Science and Technology, we developed thefollowing three objectives considering the difference in students’ backgrounds and needs, whereemphasis is placed on nurturing highly trained experts in building fire safety, city disaster prevention
and fire safety administration.
- Enhancement of scientific knowledge for fire protection engineers
The course will develop highly-trained protection engineers with sufficient knowledge in fire risk
assessment and protection designing, as well as international codes and standards.
- Career enhancement for working-students
The course will provide career enhancement programs for individual trainees, such as fire officers,
fire administration officials, fire protection engineers, and insurance assessors.
- Overseas students from Asian countries
The course is open to enrolment by students from overseas where fire prevention technologies andadministrative procedures are currently under development. Education on fundamental fire scienceand practical training through experiments are provided in order to nurture skilled protection experts
who would make various contributions to mitigate the fire risks in their countries.

Course Curriculum“Fire Science” requires not only knowledge of architecture and urban design but also understanding of basic theory ofphysics and chemistry to reduce the risk of fire in the modern built environment. To deal with policy making and planning,one must also attain abilities to deduce a clear vision of tasks to solve apparent and potential problems, balancing with theeconomic and social situations of his/her country.
The course provides lectures on fire physics and chemistry, human behaviour, as well as experiments and exercises to help
understand the basic theory and practice of fire science. In addition, lectures on fire protection engineering are provided toattain practical knowledge for risk assessment and safety design. For those who want to attain knowledge for administration
purposes, lectures on fire protection engineering for policy making and planning are provided.

Doctoral Course
Personal developmentResearch guidanceDoctrate study 1A on fire science

Research presentation exercise
on fire science and technology

Doctrate study 1B on fire science
Doctrate study 2A on fire science

Research technique exercise
on fire science and technology

Doctrate study 2B on fire science
Doctrate study 3A on fire science

Research paper writing exercise
on fire science and technology

Master’s Course

Research guidanceSpecial study 1A on fire science

Special study 2A on fire science

Special study 1B on fire science

Special study 2B on fire science

Urban disaster mitigationand preparedness*
Risk analysis andsafety evaluation

Doctrate study 3B on fire science

Outlook of building fireand disaster mitigation*

Introduction tomaterial design

Fire-protection
equipment design*

Fire protection engineeringfor policy making
Engineering forfire service
and planningFire protectionengineeringforModeling offire phenomena* practical designingFire regulation to respective
characteristics of various buildings

Principles of evacuation
safety design

Introduction to
fire investigation*

Structural fire
safety design*
Building fire safety
design exercise

Fluid dynamics onfire and combustion

Laws and regulations
for fire safety
Fundamentals of firephysics and chemistry II*Experimental study
on fire dynamics*

Human safety engineeringfor buildings II

Basic theory andpractice of fire science

Fundamentals of firephysics and chemistry I*

Advanced fireextinguishing science

Human safety engineeringfor buildings I*

Introduction to
Disaster Prevention
Simulation exercise on smoke
movement and evacuation*

Chemical fires*

Adult graduate students
University graduates
Students from overseas

Asterisks (*) indicates thatthose lectures are given in English.

Members
Kenichi Ikeda, Professor- Fire-resistive construction- Structural fire safety design- Diagnosis of fire-damaged building- Structural design of building

Shiro Ichimura, Professor- Sports Science- Preventive Medicine andPublic HealthYoshifumi Ohmiya, Professor- Building fire safety planning- Human behavior in fire
- Smoke control- Mechanisms of fire development

Mamoru Kohno, Professor- Building Material and structure- Fire safety engineering- Structural reliability

Ichiro Hagiwara, Professor- Evacuation safety- Fire safety design of buildings- Performance-based Code

Yoshiyuki Matsubara, Professor- Safety engineering- Static electricity as
an ignition cause andmitigation of chemicalindustry fireKen Matsuyama, Professor- Fire dynamics- Heat and Transfer,Fluid dynamics- Theoretical analysis ofwater suppression system- Measurements engineering

Masayuki Mizuno,
Associate Professor- Human behavior in fire
- Egress safety- Simulation of human
movement in fires

Shinya Yanagita,
Associate Professor- Behavioral Physiology- Exercise Physiology

School Enrollment Information
Please contact the following e-mail address : m.mizuno@rs.noda.tus.ac.jp

Classrooml The school year starts on 1st of April and ends on 31st of March of each year. The term of study required forgraduation is two years.
l Lectures are provided during the evening hours on weekdays at Kagurazaka Campus located in central
Tokyo, as convenient to working-students.
l Experimental exercises and training are held on Saturdays utilizing dedicated large-scale laboratory facilities
in Noda campus.

Fire Research and Test Laboratory,
Center for Fire Scienceand Technology (CFSaT)

Facade of Fire Research and Test Laboratory

Structural Fire resistance Furnace(Large scale, for Walls)

Structural Fire resistance Furnace(Large scale, for Beams, Slabs and Columns)

Calorimeter Hood (5 m × 5 m)

Structural Fire resistance Furnace(Medium scale)

Full-Scale Compartment
for Fire Experiment (with Water Pump)

Room Corner Testing Unit(ISO 9705)

FTIR Gas Analyzer(ISO 19702)

Cone Calorimeter(ISO 5660)

ICAL Testing Unit
(Radiant Heat Panel)(ISO 14696)

Secondary Combustion Furnace

In March 2005, TUS opened the Fire Research andTest Laboratory, Center for Fire Science andTechnology (hereinafter, CFSaT) as a researchlaboratory specializing in fire science withworld-class testing facilities and equipment. CFSaT
is located at Noda campus. The CFSaT building
area is approximately 1500 m 2 with a total floorarea of 1900 m2 and a ceiling height of 20 m. This
research laboratory has been designed bymembers of the Center utilizing their experiencesin fire research and disaster investigations. This
cutting-edge facility enables us to conduct diverse
research experiments as a center for fire science.
CFSaT is comprised of two parts, a Full-Scale Fire
Test Hall and Small-Scale Test Laboratories. The
Full-Scale Fire Test Hall is a large-scale laboratory
with floor area of 1000 m 2 and ceiling height ofapproximately 18 m. This Test Hall can be used formaking full-scale experiments, such as assessing
the fire resistive performance of structuralmembers or materials, testing burning behavior of
combustible materials, and observing large-scale
smoke movement. In order to provide education
and research based on actual practice, CFSaT isequipped with tools and apparatuses capable ofcreating actual fire situations.
The Full-Scale Fire Test Hall is also equipped withessential tools for fire research such as furniturecalorimeter hoods, and furnaces for fire resistancetesting. Utilizing this large space, full-scale
experiments can be performed, such as testing
structural fire resistance of loaded structuralmembers and frames, burning experiments ofcombustible furniture fittings, investigation ofsmoke behavior, and burning behavior of vehicles.
The Small Test Laboratories are comprised ofmulti-purpose experiment room, cone calorimeter
testing room, temperature and humidity controlled
rooms, library, observation room, data processing
room, conference room, precision measuring
equipment room and storage room.

Center for Fire Science and Technology
The Center for Fire Science and Technology, TUS is currently implementing the Global COE Program in establishing a“Center for Education and Research on Advanced Fire Safety Science and Technology in East Asia.” Prior to this Global
COE Program, a 21st Century COE Program has been promoted under the title of “Center of Advanced Fire Safety
Science and Technology for Buildings.” The 21st Century COE Program produced two major outcomes, one is thedevelopment of “theory” pertaining to performance-based fire safety design, and the other is the development in“practice” through experimental research utilizing full-scale experimental facilities. Upon these two pillars, the Centerwill further research and deepen our knowledge of how to control potential fire risks that are increasing along with theemergence of new spatial configurations (high-rise or underground) and use of new materials (e.g. aluminum andplastics). These are inevitable changes brought about by modernization, industrialization and the increased need forenergy conservation. Specifically, in response to the drastic modernization in East Asia, utilizing new spatialconfigurations and materials, fire risk needs to be assessed in major cities, working together with researchers of eachregion, and utilizing research networks and specific education system to be developed in order to establish effective
measures for mitigating such risks. These activities will help society control critical accidents from occurring inunderground facilities or high-rise buildings.
Once a disastrous fire occurs, by applying the theory and utilizing full-scale test facilities a highly reproducible analysis
can be made, and then effective and specific measures can be taken to prevent the recurrence of similar fire accidents.
In addition, the professional abilities of fire protection engineers (who put the safety measures into practice based on
research findings) could be better defined and better standardized via education provided to firefighters.

COE Outcome

Department of Global
Fire Science and Technology

Education

Respond tothe need totrain Specialist

Practical Training Programs

Increasing Fire
Risk inEast Asian Cities

Programs for nurturing
Researchers

Center for Fire Scienceand Technology

Central Core for Fire
Safety Technology
Integration ofKnowledge
in East Asian

ResearchEducation andResearch Demandin Each Country

Advanced Fire Science
Practical Performance
Evaluation and Designof Fire Safety

TechnologicalDevelopment for Fire
Disaster Prevention
in East Asia

Administration Section for Faculty of Science and Technology,
Tokyo University of Science
2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba-ken 278-8510 Japan
http://www.tus.ac.jp/en/+81-4-7122-9728