Dr David Morrisset

Lecturer & Lecturer

School of Civil Engineering

+61 7 344 38685

d.morrisset@uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

David Morrisset joined the School of Civil Engineering in November 2024 as a Lecturer in Fire Safety Engineering. Prior to his appointment at UQ, Dr Morrisset compelted his PhD in Fire Safety Engineering at the Univeristy of Edinburgh. His research interest cover a broad range of fire safety and combustion science related topics including material flammability, fire testing, fire perfromance of timber, lithium-ion batteries, combustible cladding, and advanced measurment techniques (e.g., laser diagnostics). In addition to his research experience, he also has experience working as a fire safety engineer in both the United Sates and Australia.

Publications

Journal Articles (15)

Conference Paper (1)

Journal Articles

Reep, Jonathan, Morrisset, David, Martin, Stuart and Hadden, Rory M. (2025). Assessing the extent of charring and its impact on the whisky ageing process. Food Physics, 2 100055, 100055. doi: 10.1016/j.foodp.2025.100055

Morrisset, David, Reep, Jonathan, Ojwang, Ian, Hadden, Rory M. and Law, Angus (2025). Repeat Fire Tests of Upholstered Furniture: Influence of Experimental Conditions on Test-to-test Variability. Fire Safety Journal, 156 104442, 104442-156. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104442

Morrisset, David, Ojo, Anthony O., MacLeod, Cameron, Peterson, Brian and Hadden, Rory M. (2025). Pyrolysis Front Tracking using the Spectral Fluorescence Signature of PMMA. Fire Safety Journal, 155 104425, 104425. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104425

Morrisset, David, Hadden, Rory M. and Law, Angus (2025). The Influence of Forced Flow on Opposed Flame Spread. Fire Safety Journal, 156 104426, 104426-156. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2025.104426

Morrisset, David, Adnan, Hidayah, Hadden, Rory M. and Fernandez-Pello, Carlos (2025). The role of thermal conductivity on opposed flow flame spread. Combustion Science and Technology, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/00102202.2025.2453984

Morrisset, David, Burnford, Joseph, Ojo, Anthony O., Peterson, Brian, Law, Angus and Hadden, Rory M. (2024). The relative position of pyrolysis onset and flame front location for downward flame spread. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40 (1-4) 105355, 105355. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2024.105355

Burnford, Joseph, Morrisset, David, Ojo, Anthony O., Hadden, Rory M., Law, Angus and Peterson, Brian (2024). Assessment and application of phosphor thermometry for spatially resolved surface temperature measurements during downward flame spread. Fuel, 365 131201, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2024.131201

Morrisset, David, Reep, Jonathan, Ojwang, Ian, Hadden, Rory M. and Law, Angus (2024). Repeat fire tests of upholstered furniture: variability and experimental observations. Fire Technology, 60 (3), 1453-1476. doi: 10.1007/s10694-023-01523-3

Morrisset, David, Hadden, Rory M. and Law, Angus (2024). Quantifying the controlling mechanisms of opposed flow flame spread: Influence of orientation, material, and external heating. Fire Safety Journal, 142 104048. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.104048

Cadosch, Hussein, Morrisset, David, Law, Angus, Terrasi, Giovanni and Bisby, Luke (2023). The influence of feedback and convection on imposed heating conditions when using gas-fired radiant panels in fire testing. Fire Safety Journal, 141 104013, 104013. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.104013

Morrisset, David, Hadden, Rory M. and Law, Angus (2023). Characterization of flame spread over PMMA using a temperature reconstruction method. Combustion Science and Technology, 195 (14), 3557-3570. doi: 10.1080/00102202.2023.2239459

Jayakumar, Anjali, Morrisset, David, Koutsomarkos, Vasileios, Wurzer, Christian, Hadden, Rory M., Lawton, Linda, Edwards, Christine and Mašek, Ondřej (2023). Systematic evaluation of pyrolysis processes and biochar quality in the operation of low-cost flame curtain pyrolysis kiln for sustainable biochar production. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 5 100213. doi: 10.1016/j.crsust.2023.100213

Morrisset, David, Hadden, Rory M., Law, Angus and Torero, Jose L. (2023). Downward flame spread over PMMA spheres. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 39 (3), 4155-4164. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2022.07.220

Morrisset, David, Santamaria, Simón, Hadden, Rory and Emberley, Richard (2022). Implications of data smoothing on experimental mass loss rates. Fire Safety Journal, 131 103611, 103611. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103611

Morrisset, David, Thorncroft, Glen, Hadden, Rory, Law, Angus and Emberley, Richard (2021). Statistical uncertainty in bench-scale flammability tests. Fire Safety Journal, 122 103335, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103335

Conference Paper

Morrisset, David, Santamaria, Simón, Law, Angus and Hadden, Rory M. (2023). Toward an Improved Processing Methodology for Mass Loss Rate Data in Fire Testing Procedures. ASTM 42nd Symposium on Obtaining Data for Fire Growth Models, Online, 14-15 December 2021. West Conshohocken, PA United States: ASTM International. doi: 10.1520/STP164220220007

Areas of research

Fire Safety Engineering