Dr. Beth Weckman

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Biography

Elizabeth Weckman is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo, where she is a member of the Fire Research Group. She is a Professional Engineer in Ontario, specializing in improving diagnostic techniques for reacting and non-reacting flows, as well as stability considerations in turbulent flows. The Fire Research Group, under her guidance, applies fundamental principles of fire science to understand full-scale fire behavior, flammability performance of materials, fire initiation and spread, and methods for fire detection and suppression. Her research is supported by the UWaterloo Fire Research Facility, a comprehensive fire research infrastructure linked to the Waterloo Region Emergency Services Training Research Complex (WRESTRC). Her studies focus on fire dynamics, pool fires, hot surface ignition, and diagnostics in fire safety engineering.

Research Interests

Awards

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NSERC University Research Fellowship

1988-01-01

Courses

Ordinary Differential Equations Fire Safety Engineering Fundamental Fire Dynamics Fire Modelling Special Topics Numerical Methods, Fluid Flow Heat Transfer

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.