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 21 current members, 12 are from academia, 3 are with industry, and 6 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 (2028)vacant2028
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
Venkat AthmanathanPurdue University20321
Erik L. BraunAir Force Research Laboratory20301
Michael BunceDumarey USA20281
Tyler G. CapilNASA Glenn20321
Chong M. ChaRolls-Royce Corporation20301
Chloe E. DedicUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison20321
Canan KarakayaOak Ridge National Laboratory20301
James B. MichaelAuburn University20301
Timothy M. OmbrelloAir Force Research Laboratory20281
Pinaki PalArgonne National Laboratory20301
Thomas F. RobertsonFives North American Combustion20321
David A. RothamerUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison20281