Jason Sutula, graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science degree in fire protection engineering.  In 1998, he received his Master of Science degree in fire protection engineering again from the University of Maryland.  While at the University of Maryland, he conducted research exploring the low strain regime of counter-flow diffusion flames.  Currently, he is employed by Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc., located in Columbia, Maryland, USA as a Senior Engineer.  His work over the past nine years has included both small-scale and large-scale fire physics research projects, fire investigation and reconstruction analysis, fire litigation support, expert witness testimony, Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling, and computer fire modeling validation studies.  He is also currently enrolled part-time at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland where he is pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy degree within the Graduate School of Engineering and Electronics.  His research involves the development of a generalized flame extinction model due to suppression in normal, reduced, and micro-gravity environments.