Since Dr. Hong-Zeng Yu retired two years ago, FM had no representative on the IWMA Scientific Council. In February 2025, Dr. Xiangyang Zhou applied for a seat on the council and was accepted. Dr. Xiangyang Zhou is senior lead research scientist and has extensive knowledge and many years of experience in sprinkler and water mist fire protection research and testing.
About his acceptance he says: “I am very grateful and happy to be approved as a member of the IWMA Scientific Council. I have worked at FM for years on the research of water mist fire protection and am currently working on a project to develop its application. I will be very happy to work with the Scientific Council and contribute my knowledge to advance the development of water mist fire protection worldwide.”
The IWMA Scientific Council is a group of well experienced fire protection scientists and engineers from testing laboratories, authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs), research institutes and universities around the world. It provides advisory input to IWMA on technical and scientific matters, evaluates the IWMA conference abstracts, applications for the IWMA Young Talent Award and offers guidance to the water mist industry. It also participates in research programmes and provides technical and scientific guidance to the fire protection industry, especially when related to water mist systems or best practices.
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