Committees

The Central States Section conducts some activities through committees, both standing and ad hoc. The composition of the Nominating Committee is dictated by the By-Laws.

TypeNameMembers
StandingCombustion Art Competition (2025)Ya-Ting T. Liao, Chair (Case Western University)
Chong M. Cha, Vice-Chair (Rolls-Royce Corporation)
Standing
(ex officio)
Conduct Review (2025)Waruna Kulatilaka, Chair (Texas A&M University)
Ramanan Sankaran (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Patrick T. Lynch (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Monique S. McClain (Purdue University)
Standing
(one-year terms)
Nominating (2025)Waruna Kulatilaka, Chair (Texas A&M University)
Robert S. Tranter (Argonne National Laboratory)
Ramanan Sankaran (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
StandingOutreach (2025)Omid Samimi-Abianeh, Chair (Wayne State University)
Ya-Ting T. Liao (Case Western University)
Pinaki Pal (Argonne National Laboratory)
StandingProgram (2028)Babak Shotorban, Chair (University of Alabama–Huntsville)
Daniel R. Guildenbecher, Vice-Chair (Purdue University)
StandingRepresentatives to the U.S. Sections (2025)Robert S. Tranter (ex officio) (Argonne National Laboratory)
Waruna Kulatilaka (ex officio) (Texas A&M University)
Ramanan Sankaran (ex officio) (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Ya-Ting T. Liao (Case Western University)
Steven F. Son (Purdue University)
ad hocJames E. Peters Student Fellowship (2024)Patrick T. Lynch, Chair (University of Illinois at Chicago)
Patton M. Allison (Michigan State University)
Monique S. McClain (Purdue University)
Albert Ratner (University of Iowa)