PUBLICATIONS-BOOKS

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., Editor-in Chief, Department of Fire Protection Engineering 50th Anniversary History Book. Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, 2007.

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., Author, Design of Special Hazard and Fire Alarm Systems (Second Edition), a university-level textbook and reference book Delmar Publishers, Albany, NY, phone 800-347-7707, ISBN 0-8273-8293-6, www.firescience.com, 2007.

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., Editor/author, A Designer’s Guide to Automatic Sprinkler Systems, text and reference book, National Fire Protection Association and Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Quincy, Massachusetts (800-344-3555, www.nfpacatalog.com). NFPA Number ASSD05, ISBN 0-87765-621-5, Library of Congress Control Number 2004117420, 465 pages, 2005.

 

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., and Ronald H. Kirby, Co-authors, A Designer’s Guide to Fire Alarm Systems, text/reference book, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts (800-344-3555, www.nfpacatalog.com). NFPA Number DESGDFAS03, ISBN 0-87765-554-5, Library of Congress Control Number 2002117527, 2003, 524 pages.

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., Author, Design of Water Based Fire Protection Systems, a university-level textbook and reference book. Delmar Publishers, Albany, NY, phone 800-347-7707, ISBN 0-8243-7883-1, 1997, 458 pages, www.firescience.com.

 

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., Author, Design of Special Hazard and Fire Alarm Systems, a university-level textbook and reference book Delmar Publishers, Albany, NY, phone 800-347-7707, ISBN 0-8273-8293-6, 1998, 353 pages, www.firescience.com.

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., Author, "Ultra High Speed Suppression Systems for Explosive Hazards", NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, 19th Edition, 2003, Volume II, Section 10, Chapter 16, pages 10-275 to 10-299.

 

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., Author, "Ultra High Speed Suppression Systems for Explosive Hazards", NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, 18th Edition, 1997, Section 6, Chapter 14, pages 6-198 to 6-215.
  

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., Editor-in Chief, Department of Fire Protection Engineering 40th Anniversary History Book, fire protection engineering alumni committee organizer, fund-raiser, and sponsor section editor. Jostens Publishers and the University of Maryland, 1997.

• Robert M. Gagnon, P.E., and Richard H. McCuen, Ph. D. co-authors/editors, Engineering Student’s Guidebook for Professional Development; Topics include an introduction to ethical practice, job selection, and registration as a Professional Engineer. Published by the A. James Clark School of Engineering,1999.

SELECTED TECHNICAL JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Interviewed for E@M Magazine (Engineering at Maryland), Profile, “Robert M. Gagnon, Engineering the Future- Forward Thinking”,Fall, 2006, Volume 6, Number 2, published by the A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
• Author, “Residential Sprinklers and Public Welfare”, Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, March, 2005.
• Author, “The Engineer and the Technician: Designing Fire Protection Systems”, Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, July, 2004.
• Author, “Making the Case for Sprinklers”, a series of articles in Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, 2003-2004.
• Author, “Performance Based Fire Alarm Design” NFPA World Fire Safety Congress, Minneapolis, MN, May 2002.
• Author, Fire Protection Engineering, A Rewarding Career with a Bright Future, VFIS News, Fall, 2001.
• Author, An Update on the Status of NFPA 24, Society of Fire Protection Engineers Pyrogram, March 2001.
• Author, A Warning to Residential Sprinkler Designers-Freeze Protection of Wet Sprinkler Pipes, Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, March 2001.
• Author, Fire Protection Engineers Will Benefit from NFPA’s Building Code Effort, Society of Fire Protection Engineers Pyrogram, January 2001.
• Author, Robert M. Gagnon Centennial Scholarship Awards, Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, scholarship awards announcement published annually since 1993.
• Co-Author, with Tyler Mosman, EIT, Smoke Detection Evaluation in Enclosures with High-Velocity Airflow, Fire Protection Engineering Magazine, Society of Fire Protection Engineers Publications, Issue #8, Fall, 2000.
• Co-Author, with Tyler Mosman, EIT, Smoke Detection System Optimization Performance Research Report, smoke detection research for America Online, 2000.
• Author, Snuffing Hot Hazards, A Methodology for Selecting the Appropriate Fire Suppression System for a Given Application, Consulting-Specifying Engineer Magazine, October, 1999.
• Interviewed by Editor Tom Gibson in Progressive Engineer Magazine, (www.progressiveengineer.com). Feature Story Profile, “Robert Gagnon: Fire Protection Engineering as a Lifestyle”,September/October 1999.
• Author, High Expansion Foam, An Unusual Application in Singapore, Fire Protection Engineering Magazine, Society of Fire Protection Engineers Publications, first edition, Vol. 1, No. 1, December, 1998.
• Author, Fire Protection Engineer Installs Sprinklers In His Home, a nine-part journal series describing the design and installation of a sprinkler system in my residence. Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, March through November, 1997.
• Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems-Theory and Applications, Fire Watch! Magazine, National Association of Fire Equipment Distributors, 1997.
• An Appreciation of Robert M. Gagnon’s “Design of Water Based Fire Protection Systems”,By Francis L. Brannigan. Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, December, 1996.

SELECTED TECHNICAL JOURNAL ARTICLES, CONTINUED

• Creative Sprinkler System Design,  Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, 1994.
• Water Mist Fire Suppression Systems, Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, May and June, 1994.
• Author, The Unsprinklered High Rise Building,  Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, March, 1994.
• Author, Performing a Successful Building Survey, Fire Protection Contractor Magazine,  December, 1993.
• Author, Methods of Freeze Protection for Wet Pipe Systems Using Residential Sprinklers, Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, November, 1993.
• Author, Ultra High Speed Fire Suppression Systems, Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, June, 1993.

 

SELECTED SCHOLARLY PAPERS

• Master’s Degree Graduate Research: A Design Manual for Special Hazard Fire Suppression Systems, University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering, 1995.
• Master’s Degree Graduate Research: Design of Water-Based and Special Hazards Fire Protection Systems, University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering, 1995.
• Master’s Degree Graduate Research: Automatic Sprinkler Systems Design, University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering, 1994.
• Undergraduate Research: A Consulting Guide to Ultra High Speed Fire Suppression Systems for Explosive Hazards, Senior Paper for the University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering, 1989.
• Undergraduate Research: Microgravity Fire Research, University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering, 1988.
• Honors Paper: Ultra High Speed Systems, Honors Induction Paper, Salamander Fire Protection Engineering Honor Society, University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering, 1987.
• Undergraduate Research: The Three Impossible Euclidean Constructions, Western Maryland College Department of Mathematics Senior Paper and Presentation, 1970.