History, Website Content and Research Staff at 

                                                         MVFRI

The Motor Vehicle Fire Research Institute (MVFRI) was established on September 10, 2001as an independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences organization specializing in motor vehicle fire safety research. Between 2001 and 2009 MVFRI administered motor vehicle fire safety research valued at $4.1 million. The MVFRI website documents the results of the extensive safety project.  Summaries of 9 different MVFRI research projects are contained under the "MVFRI Summaries" tab.  The final reports are under the "MVFRI Projects" tab.

During the period 1995 to 2001, General Motors devoted $10 million to motor vehicle fire safety research.  The results of that research program is also documented on the MVFRI website.  The GM results from 15 projects are accessible by way of the "Library" tab, above. Fire Safety reports from NHTSA and private researchers are also in the "Library".

Dr. Kennerly Digges
Research Director, MVFRI

Dr. R. Rhoads Stephenson
Technical Consultant 

Dr. Robert Zalosh
Technical Consultant

Dr. Leland Shields
Technical Consultant

Dr. Anthony Hamins 
Technical Consultant 
NIST

Dr. David Purser
Technical Consultant, UK

Mr. Stephen Grayson
Technical Consultant 
Interscience Communications, UK

Dr. James Quintiere
Technical Consultant 
University of Maryland

Dr. Richard Gann
Technical Consultant 
NIST

Dr. Marcello Hirchler
Technical Consultant 
GBH International

Dr. Nabih Bedewi
Technical Consultant 
George Washington University

Dr. Janet Bahouth
Principal Investigator
George Washington University

Dr. Azim Eskandarian
Principal Investigator
George Washington University

Dr. Richard Lyon
Technical Consultant 
FAA

Dr. George Bahouth
Technical Consultant

Mr. James Fell
Principal Investigator
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation

Mr. Edward Fournier
Principal Investigator
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd.

Dr. Archibald Tewarson
Principal Investigator
FM Global Research

Dr. Marino di Marzo
Principal Investigator
University of Maryland

Dr. Marc Janssens
Principal Investigator
Southwest Research Institute

Dr. Keith Friedman
Principal Investigator
Friedman Research Corporation

Mr. Richard Wagner
Principal Investigator
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.