The Combustion Institute is an educational non-profit, international, scientific and engineering society whose purpose is to promote research in

combustion Combustion, or burning, is a high-temperature exothermic redox chemical reaction between a fuel (the reductant) and an oxidant, usually atmospheric oxygen, that produces oxidized, often gaseous products, in a mixture termed as smoke. Combus ...

science. 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 Philippe Dagaut (2021-).

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 re ...

'' and the institute's journals, '' Combustion and Flame'' 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 ...

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 establish ...

and Combustion Theory and Modelling. The institute serves as the parent organization for thirty three national sections organized in many countries (the US being divided into three sections) as of 2012: In honor of fiftieth anniversary of Combustion Institute, the 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 Clavin served as the chair ...

Amable Liñán Amable Liñán Martínez (born Noceda de Cabrera, Castrillo de Cabrera, León, Spain in 1934) is a Spanish aeronautical engineer considered a world authority in the field of combustion. Biography He holds a PhD in Aeronautical Engineering f ...

, Moshe Matalon, Norbert Peters, Gregory Sivashinsky and

Forman A. Williams Forman Arthur Williams (born January 12, 1934) is an American academic in the field of combustion and aerospace engineering who is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California San Diego. Education Wil ...

wrote a paper in the ''

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International symposium on combustion

The international symposium on combustion is organised 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 found on 1954. Thirty seven symposiums has been held so far and the 38th symposium was to be held on 2020 but is postponed to 2021.

Institute Awards

During each International Symposium, 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 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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