The Combustion Institute members have voted and selected seven new delegates to join the Board of Directors. We thank all the candidates for making themselves available for this service. The newly elected directors will begin their six-year term in July 2024 and continue in this role until the end of the 43rd International Symposium on Combustion in 2030.
The elected directors are listed in alphabetical order:
Andrés Fuentes Castillo, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile
Christian Hasse, Technical University Darmstadt, Germany
Michael E. Mueller, Princeton University, United States
Eric L. Petersen, Texas A&M University, United States
Christine Rousselle, Université of Orléans, France
Kelly Senecal, Convergent Science, United States
Bin Yang, Tsinghua University, China
The election was held from 3 June to 3 July and was overseen by the professional election specialists, YesElections, using a modified single transferrable vote method. In this election, 21.90% of the eligible members voted. Thank you to all members who continue to help with the growth and development of The Combustion Institute.
Additionally, ten of our board members will be concluding their terms in July 2024. Listed in alphabetical order, they are:
Frédérique Battin-Leclerc, CNRS-Nancy, France
Sanjay Correa, GE Aerospace, United States
Roger Cracknell, Shell Global Solutions, United Kingdom
Philippe Dagaut, President, CNRS-INSIS, ICARE, France
Andreas Dreizler, Secretary, TU Darmstadt, Germany
Zuohua Huang, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Kang Yul Huh, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
Yiguang Ju, Princeton University, United States
Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
Fei Qi, Secretary of Sectional Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
We thank them for their years of service and invaluable contributions to The Combustion Institute. The Board of Directors manages the affairs, property, and interests of The Combustion Institute. Directors commit a great deal of time and energy to the international combustion community. Questions regarding the election may be directed to office@combustioninstitute.org.