香港理工大学黄鑫炎副教授：Smoldering Peatland Wildfire under Climate Change

Smoldering fires in peatlands are the largest combustion process and longest-lasting

fire phenomena on Earth. These mega-scale underground peat fires can irreversibly

destroy ecosystems, produce regional haze events, and contribute to about

10% of annual global carbon emissions. Peat fires are the most persistent

fire on Earth that can survive in heavy rains and cold Arctic, while their

dynamics under climate change are still poorly understood. Studying the

combustion fundamentals behind smoldering wildfires not only guides us

to reduce the natural fire hazards, but also brings scientific tools to

geophysics, ecology, and biology to understand the evolution of Earth

and biota. This talk will share the latest research outcomes about smoldering

wildfires in peatlands and our new challenges under climate change.

黄鑫炎副教授是香港理工大学建筑环境及能源工程系副教授、博导，智慧消防与城市韧性研究中心副主任。长期致力于火灾动力学、智慧消防和新能源安全领域的基础研究和技术应用。

曾获国际燃烧学会伯纳德-刘易斯学者奖、英国物理学会和燃烧学会最佳论文奖、国际火灾学会和国际林火学会青年科学家奖、香港工程师协会消防工程卓越大奖、国际消防工程师协会工程通讯奖、港理工优秀青年教师学院奖等。他目前是香港特区政府消防规范与技术顾问、高等法院火灾调查专家、屋宇设备及消防特许工程师，主持了国家优秀青年科学基金、香港青年学者计划、香港主题研究计划等多项重大科研项目。

在高水平国际期刊发表论文300余篇，担任50余本国际期刊审稿人。