Sam Manzello is a mechanical engineer in the Fire Research Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Manzello’s current research is to understand the relative contribution of different elements in wildland-urban interface fires and to optimize data collection methods to provide foundation for mitigation of fire losses. Manzello has authored 103 publications in combustion and fire science. He serves as a reviewer for 18 archival publications in fire science, combustion, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. Manzello has a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Illinois, Chicago.