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Mohamed Beshir

Assistant Professor in Fire Safety Engineering

Prof. Beshir’s mailbox is located in room 3432 C.J. Mackenzie Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada

Teaching Assignments 2024-2025

Previous Teaching Assignments

Biography

Dr. Beshir joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University in 2023. His research focuses on supporting fire safe and resilient built environments, reducing environmental and economic costs of construction, and promoting fire safety engineering in everyday society. Dr. Beshir is also passionate about improving fire safety in low- and middle-income communities. Prior to joining Carleton University, he worked as a fire engineer at a leading UK fire consultancy, where he worked on various projects related to residential, retail, and historical buildings. He received his PhD from the university of Edinburgh in 2022, where he focused on understanding compartment fire dynamics and urban fire spread in informal settlements, contributing to improving the resilience of such communities to fires.

Research Interests

Awards

Publications (selected)

  1. C. Lemmertz, M. Beshir, D. Rush, F. R. Centeno, (2023) ‘Numerical Study on the Effect of Atmospheric Wind on the Fire Severity in Informal Settlements with Different Dwellings’ Wall Thermal Characteristics’, Fire Technol, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-023-01364-0.
  2. M. Beshir, K. Omar, F. Centeno, S. Stevens, L. Gibson, D. Rush, (2021) ‘Experimental and numerical study for the effect of horizontal openings on the external plume and potential fire spread in informal settlements’, Appl Sci 11:2380.
  3. M. Beshir, M. Mohamed, S. Welch, D. Rush, (2021) ‘Modelling the effects of boundary walls on the fire dynamics of informal settlement dwellings’, Fire Technol 57:1753–1781.
  4. R. Walls, C. Kahanji, A. Cicione, L. Gibson, M. Beshir, Y. Wang, D. Rush, (2021) ‘Large-scale informal settlement experiment considering fire spread under opposed wind flow conditions’, Asia Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, Australia, 2021.
  5. Y. Wang, M. Beshir, R. Hadden, A. Cicione, M. Krajcovic, D. Rush, (2021) ‘Laboratory experiment of fire spread between two informal settlement dwellings’, Int J Therm Sci 171:107195.
  6. M. Beshir, Y. Wang, F. Centeno, R. Hadden, S. Welch, D. Rush, (2020) ‘Semi-empirical model for estimating the heat release rate required for flashover in compartments with thermally-thin boundaries and ultra-fast fires’, Fire Saf J 120:103124.
  7. F.C. Roman, M. Beshir, D. Rush, (2020) ‘Influence of wind on the onset of flashover within small-scale compartments with thermally-thin and thermally-thick boundaries’, Fire Saf J . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103211.
  8. R. Walls, C. Kahanji, A. Cicione, L. Gibson, M. Beshir, Y. Wang, D. Rush, (2021) ‘Large-scale informal settlement experiment considering fire spread under opposed wind flow conditions’, Asia Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, Australia
  9. Y. Wang, M. Beshir, A. Cicione, R. Hadden, M. Krajcovic, D. Rush, (2020) ‘A full-scale experimental study on single dwelling burning behavior of informal settlement’, Fire Saf J 120:103076.
  10. U. KC, M. Beshir, A. Farooq, (2016) ‘Simultaneous measurements of acetylene and soot during the pyrolysis of ethylene and benzene in a shock tube’, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Volume 36, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 833-840.

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