The Combustion Institute is an educational non-profit, international, scientific and

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whose purpose is to promote research in

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. The institute was established in 1954, and its headquarters are in

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, United States. The current president of The Combustion Institute is Hai Wang (2024 - Present).

Foundation and Mission

The support of this important field of study spanning many scientific and engineering disciplines is done through the discussion of research findings at regional, national and the biennial international symposia, and through the publication of the ''

Proceedings of the Combustion Institute The ''Proceedings of the Combustion Institute'' are the proceedings of the biennial Combustion Symposium put on by The Combustion Institute. The publication contains the most significant contributions in fundamentals and applications, fundamental ...

'' and the Institute's journals, ''

Combustion and Flame ''Combustion and Flame'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the Combustion Institute. It covers fundamental research on combustion science. The editors-in-chief are Fokion Egolfopoulos (University of ...

'' and the affiliated journals

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science ''Progress in Energy and Combustion Science'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed review journal published by Elsevier. Established in 1975, the journal publishes review articles on all aspects of energy and combustion science. All contributions are by i ...

Combustion Science and Technology ''Combustion Science and Technology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on combustion. The editor-in-chief is Richard A. Yetter (Pennsylvania State University). It is published by Taylor & Francis and was established i ...

and Combustion Theory and Modelling. The Institute serves as the parent organization for thirty-six national sections organized in many geographical regions (the United States being divided into three sections) as of 2025: In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of The Combustion Institute, leading combustion scientists John D. Buckmaster,

Paul Clavin Paul Clavin is a French scientist at Aix-Marseille University, working in the field of combustion and statistical mechanics. He is the founder of Institute for Research on Nonequilibrium Phenomena (IRPHE). Biography Paul Clavin obtained his f ...

Amable Liñán Amable Liñán Martínez (born 1934 in Noceda de Cabrera, Castrillo de Cabrera, León, Spain) is a Spanish aeronautical engineer working in the field of combustion. Biography He holds a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technical Uni ...

, Moshe Matalon, Norbert Peters,

Gregory Sivashinsky Gregory I. Sivashinsky (also known as Grisha) is a professor at Tel Aviv University, working in the field of combustion and theoretical physics. Biography Sivashinsky was born in Moscow to Israel and Tatiana Sivashinsky. He is married to Terry ...

and Forman A. Williams wrote a paper in the ''

''.

International Symposium on Combustion

The International Symposium on Combustion (ISOC) is organized by The Combustion Institute biennially. The first symposium on combustion was held in 1928 in the

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and the first international symposium on combustion was held on 1948, even though The Combustion Institute itself was founded in 1954. Forty symposia have been held so far, with the 41st ISOC to be held in Kyoto, Japan in July 2026.

Institute Awards

During each ISOC, The Combustion Institute awards the following: *

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Gold Medal – established in 1958 and awarded for brilliant research in the field of combustion. * Alfred C. Egerton Gold Medal – established in 1958 and awarded biennially for distinguished, continuing and encouraging contributions to the field of combustion. *Silver Combustion Medal – established in 1958 and awarded to an outstanding paper presented at the previous symposium. *The Hottel Lecture. * Ya B. Zeldovich Gold Medal – established in 1990 and awarded for outstanding contribution to the theory of combustion or detonation. *Bernard Lewis Fellowship – established in 1996 during the 26th International Symposium, this award is awarded to encourage high quality research in combustion by young scientists and engineers. *Distinguished Paper Award – established in 1996 during the 31st International Symposium, this award is presented to the paper in each of the twelve colloquia of a Symposium which is judged to be most distinguished in quality, achievement and significance. *Bernard Lewis Visiting Lecturer Fellowship. *Hiroshi Tsuji Early Career Researcher Award.

References

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Foundation and Mission

International Symposium on Combustion

Institute Awards

See also

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