MAE Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs Dr. Tarek Echekki has been elected as Fellow of the Combustion Institute for his “outstanding contributions to the theory, modeling and simulation of fundamental combustion processes of relevance to turbulent flames.”
According to the Combustion Institute website, “members of the international combustion community recognized by their peers as distinguished for outstanding contributions to combustion, whether it be in research or in applications, may be designated Fellows of The Combustion Institute. This lifetime honorific title confers no special rights, privileges or duties. Fellows are active participants in The Combustion Institute, as evidenced by the publishing of papers in CI affiliated journals, attendance at the International Symposia on Combustion, and/or attendance at CI Section meetings.”
The Combustion Institute is an international, non-profit, educational, and scientific society. Founded in 1954, The Combustion Institute promotes and disseminates research activities in all areas of combustion science and technology for the advancement of many diverse communities around the world. For more information on The Combustion Institute, please visit: https://www.combustioninstitute.org.