{"id":132577,"date":"2022-11-22T11:09:37","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577//?p=132577"},"modified":"2024-05-16T12:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T16:46:38","slug":"ucf-researcher-receives-1-5m-award-to-develop-health-monitoring-tool-for-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577//ucf-researcher-receives-1-5m-award-to-develop-health-monitoring-tool-for-firefighters/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Researcher Receives $1.5M Award to Develop Health Monitoring Tool for Firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each time a firefighter puts their life on the line to save a member of the community, they may also put their health in jeopardy. Continuous exposure to extreme heat increases the core body temperature and causes a condition known as heat stress, which has been linked to serious medical conditions./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/n

To help firefighters track their physiological response to heat stress, materials science and engineering Assistant Professor Kaitlyn Crawford will develop a wearable, wireless health monitor through a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The award is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/u2019s Fire Prevention and Safety grant program./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/u201cI am elated and honored to be selected to lead a large project that has the potential to make a significant positive impact on the fire service community,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/u201d says Crawford, the principal investigator of the project. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/u201cI look forward to collaborating with the multidisciplinary team /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/u2014 including MSE Assistant Professor Kausik Mukhopadhyay, who is the co-principal investigator, and the subrecipients at the Illinois Fire Service Institute and Northwestern /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/u2014 and for the opportunity to interact directly with fire service members./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/132577/n