The Combustion Institute

The Combustion Institute
Formation	1954
Type	Non-profit educational society
Headquarters	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Region served	United States

The Combustion Institute is an educational non-profit, international, scientific and engineering society whose purpose is to promote and disseminate research in combustion science. The institute was established in 1954, and its headquarters are in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Foundation and mission

This is done through the dissemination of research findings at regional, national and the biennial international symposia, and through the publication of the symposium proceedings and the Institute’s journal, Combustion and Flame ^[1].

Founded in 1954, the institute serves as the parent organization for national sections organized in many countries, numbering 30 as of 2008. The operation of the Combustion Institute is maintained on a very modest level, with simple procedures dedicated to the support of this important field of study that cuts across many scientific and engineering disciplines^[2].

Institute Awards

During each International Symposium, The Combustion Institute awards the following:^[1]

Bernard Lewis 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.

References

^ ^a ^b "The Combustion Institute website". http://www.combustioninstitute.org. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
^ In Celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Combustion Institute, The Combustion Institute, July 2004 [1]