More than 1,000 researchers from around the world including an astronaut who conducted fire experiments in space will meet in Â鶹¹ÙÍø Aug. 3 to Aug. 7 for the 27th International Symposium on Combustion.
Co-sponsored by the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's College of Engineering and Applied Science and the Colorado School of Mines, the conference will showcase the most up-to-date findings in combustion research. The meeting, held every two years and which rotates between the United States and Europe, will be held at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø.
One highlight is a session by NASA Mission Specialist Gregory Linteris titled "Fire in Space" to be held Aug. 5 at 9:30 a.m. in Macky Auditorium. Linteris flew on a NASA shuttle mission in 1997 and conducted a number of combustion experiments with surprising results. The flight also included scores of other microgravity experiments, including several from CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's BioServe Space Technologies Center.
"This conference provides a forum for describing the most recent discoveries in the field of combustion," said CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø engineering college Associate Dean Mel Branch, a combustion expert and conference co-organizer. "It will include everything from automobile and airplane combustion to combustion in space."
Other co-organizers include Colorado School of Mines Professors Mark Linne and Tom McKinnon. CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Vice Chancellor Phil DiStefano and Colorado School of Mines President Ted Bickard will kick off the conference with opening remarks on Aug. 3 at 8 a.m. in Macky Auditorium.
Other topics to be discussed at the conference include gaseous combustion, combustion fundamentals for solid fuels, the role of research in practical incineration systems, and new spark ignition systems featuring high-pressure direct injection, and detonations, propellants and energetic materials.
For more information on the conference, go to the conference World Wide Web site at:
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