Board of Advisors

The officers, chairs, and at-large members are listed below, with their affiliation and the year that their term expires (superscripts denote term numbers). Of the 23 current members, 13 are from academia, 3 are with industry, and 7 are with government agencies.

Position (Term)HolderAffiliationTerm
Officers & Chairs
Chair (2027)Ramanan SankaranOak Ridge National Laboratory2029*
Chair-Elect (2027)Kalyan K. SrinivasanUniversity of Alabama2031*
Treasurer (2027)1Patrick T. LynchUniversity of Illinois at Chicago2035*
Secretary (2027)1Monique S. McClainPurdue University20311
Past-Chair (2027)Waruna KulatilakaTexas A&M University2027*
Program Chair (2028)Babak ShotorbanUniversity of Alabama–Huntsville20281
Program Vice-Chair (2028)Daniel R. GuildenbecherPurdue University20301
Local Host (2026)Steven F. SonPurdue University2026
Combustion Art Competition ChairYa-Ting T. LiaoCase Western Reserve University20302
Outreach ChairOmid Samimi-AbianehWayne State University20281
Associate Treasurer Omid Samimi-AbianehWayne State University20281
Webmaster & Archivist [non-voting]Charles E.A. FinneyOak Ridge National Laboratory
At-Large Members
Patton M. AllisonMichigan State University20301
Erik L. BraunAir Force Research Laboratory20301
Michael BunceMahle Powertrain LLC20281
Chong M. ChaRolls-Royce Corporation20301
Canan KarakayaOak Ridge National Laboratory20301
James B. MichaelAuburn University20301
William F. NorthropUniversity of Minnesota20282
Timothy M. OmbrelloAir Force Research Laboratory20281
Pinaki PalArgonne National Laboratory20301
David A. RothamerUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison20281
Kathleen M. TacinaNASA Glenn Research Center20262