Michael Papageorge

Michael Papageorge Ph.D., P.E., C.F.E.I, Principal Engineer/Owner Flash Point Forensic Engineering. Dr. Papageorge is a licensed Professional Mechanical Engineer and Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator. He has spent his career investigating and consulting on failure and hazard analysis in a range of areas including complex electrical, chemical, and mechanical systems. Dr. Papageorge has investigated 100’s of fires and explosions in environments including residential and commercial structures, industrial complexes associated with chemical, petroleum, and pharmaceutical industries, and grid-scale battery energy storage systems. His work has included ICE and battery electric vehicles (passenger, commercial, rail, and marine), yard equipment, home appliances, construction equipment and industrial accidents. The investigations addressed technical issues such as burn pattern interpretation, evaluation of ignition mechanisms, fire spread, smoke transport, fuel loading, and more.