EMBERFIRE GROUP
OUR PEOPLE

Many perspectives.
One shared purpose.

Meet our current researchers and the alumni who have contributed to EMBER.

EMBER group gathering in April 2025
Our group gathering · April 2025

Mohamed Beshir

Mohamed Beshir

Group lead · Assistant Professor

Fire dynamics, compartment fires, and fire safety in vulnerable communities.

University of Edinburgh · PhD, 2022LinkedIn ↗
Taruneet Kaur

Taruneet Kaur

Research Associate · Team Manager

Research coordination and scientific management.

LinkedIn ↗
Jane Gachuche

Jane Gachuche

PhD researcher

Human behaviour and inclusive evacuation.

Co-supervisor: Silvia Arias · Lund UniversityLinkedIn ↗
Ahmed Abdelnabi

Ahmed Abdelnabi

PhD researcher

Computational fire modelling and machine learning.

LinkedIn ↗
Mohamed Tawfik

Mohamed Tawfik

PhD researcher

Ember transport and atomistic fire modelling.

Co-supervisor: Zakary Campbell-Lochrie · University of Edinburgh
Joseph El Sayegh

Joseph El Sayegh

PhD researcher

Timber pyrolysis and compartment fires.

LinkedIn ↗
Eugene Matsiyevsky

Eugene Matsiyevsky

Undergraduate researcher

Fire safety analysis for historic buildings.

Celeste Shi

Celeste Shi

Undergraduate researcher

EMBER Fire Group research team.

LinkedIn ↗
EMBER ALUMNI

Part of our story.

Former researchers whose contributions helped build our research programme.

Rodolfo Helfenstein

Rodolfo Helfenstein

Former collaborating PhD researcher
BECOME AN EMBER

Bring your curiosity.
Make a difference.

Interested in graduate research or a collaboration? Let’s explore how we can advance fire safety together.

Explore opportunities