Gagnon Engineering

· 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.

· 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 Paper: Design of Water-Based and Special Hazards Fire Protection Systems, University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering, 1995.

· Master’s Degree Graduate Research Paper: Automatic Sprinkler Systems Design, University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering, 1994.

· 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.

· 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.

· 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.