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Mark McKinnon is an experienced Research Engineer at Underwriters Laboratories Inc. since May 2019, specializing in fire safety research. Prior to this role, Mark served as an Associate at JENSEN HUGHES from February 2016 to April 2019, where responsibilities included research and development, design, and analysis in fire protection engineering. Key projects involved designing and conducting various experiments to evaluate the thermo-physical properties and reaction-to-fire characteristics of engineered polymers and composite materials. Academic credentials include a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and an MS in Fire Protection Engineering from the University of Maryland, along with a BE in Mechanical Engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
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