The International Symposium on Combustion (ISOC) is the world congress and major biennial meeting of The Combustion Institute. Scientists, professors, students, and industrial practitioners from over eighty countries share ideas and experiences on the science and applications of combustion. Symposium participants have the opportunity to attend plenary lectures, topical reviews, oral presentations, work-in-progress posters (WiPPs) presentations, and industry perspective presentations.
Below is a list of past symposia and program co-chairs, who were instrumental in the planning and success of each Symposium. For information regarding the International Symposium on Combustion, please contact office@combustioninstitute.org or refer to the Symposium Materials on the Resources page. To view presentations from selected symposia, please visit the Presentations and Videos page.
The 41st International Symposium on Combustion will be held in Kyoto, Japan from 26-31 July 2026. Visit the 41st ISOC website for more information.
All submissions must be submitted through Microsoft CMT and precisely follow the format requirements.
For those unable to access the ISOC website, Information for Authors can be found here.
Timeline of the biennial International Symposia on Combustion.
40th International Symposium - Emphasizing Energy Transition
Milan, Italy
July 2024
Program Co-Chairs: Bassam Dally and José L. Torero
39th International Symposium on Combustion
Vancouver, Canada
July 2022
Program Co-Chairs: Bénédicte Cuenot and Nils Hansen
38th International Symposium on Combustion
Adelaide, Australia
January 2021
Program Co-Chairs: Tim Lieuwen and Fei Qi
37th International Symposium on Combustion
Dublin, Ireland
August 2018
Program Co-Chairs: Heinz Pitsch and Hai Wang
36th International Symposium on Combustion
Coex, Seoul, Korea
August 2016
Program Co-Chairs: Peter Glarborg and Assaad Masri
35th International Symposium on Combustion
San Francisco, California, United States
August 2014
Program Co-Chairs: Suk-Ho Chung and Thierry Poinsot
34th International Symposium on Combustion
Warsaw, Poland
August 2012
Program Chairs: Frédérique Battin-Leclerc, Kaoru Maruta, and Robert Barlow
33rd International Symposium on Combustion
Beijing, China
August 2010
Program Co-Chairs: Philippe Dagaut and Paul Ronney
32nd International Symposium on Combustion
Montreal, Canada
August 2008
Program Co-Chairs: Mitch Smooke and Hideaki Kobayashi
31st International Symposium on Combustion
Heidelberg, German
August 2006
Program Co-Chairs: Marcus Aldén and Stephen B. Pope
30th International Symposium on Combustion
Chicago, Illinois, United States
July 2004
Program Co-Chairs: Ron Hanson and Peter Lindstedt
29th International Symposium on Combustion
Hokkaido, Japan
July 2002
Program Co-Chairs: Jurgen Troe and Forman A. Williams
28th International Symposium on Combustion
Edinburgh, Scotland
August 2000
Program Co-Chairs: James F. Driscoll and Sebastien Candel
27th International Symposium on Combustion
Boulder, Colorado, United States
August 1998
Program Co-Chairs: Donald R. Hardesty and Brian Haynes
26th International Symposium on Combustion
Naples, Italy
August 1996
Program Co-Chairs: Norbert Peters and Charles K. Westbrook
25th International Symposium on Combustion
Irvine, California, United States
August 1994
Program Chair: Elaine S. Oran
24th International Symposium on Combustion
Sydney, Australia
July 1992
Program Chair: Chung K. Law
23rd International Symposium on Combustion
Orléans, France
July 1990
Program Chair: Richard G. Gann
22nd International Symposium on Combustion
Seattle, Washington, United States
August 1988
Program Chair: Gerard M. Faeth
21st International Symposium on Combustion
Munich, West Germany
August 1986
Program Chair: Daniel J. Seery
20th International Symposium on Combustion
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
August 1984
Program Chair: C.T. Bowman
19th International Symposium on Combustion
Haifa, Israel
August 1982
Program Chair: Jack B. Howard
18th International Symposium on Combustion
Waterloo, Canada
August 1980
Program Chair: Robert M. Fristrom
17th International Symposium on Combustion
Leeds, United Kingdom
August 1978
Program Chair: Roger Strehlow
16th International Symposium on Combustion
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
August 1976
Program Chair: Frederick Kaufman
15th International Symposium on Combustion
Tokyo, Japan
August 1974
Program Chair: William C. Shipman
14th International Symposium on Combustion
State College, Pennsylvania, United States
August 1972
Program Chair: J.P. Longwell
13th International Symposium on Combustion
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
August 1970
Program Chair: Melvin Gerstein
12th International Symposium on Combustion
Poitiers, France
July 1968
Program Chair: Marjorie W. Evans
11th International Symposium on Combustion
Berkeley, California, United States
August 1966
Program Chair: A.L. Berlad
10th International Symposium on Combustion
Cambridge, England
August 1964
Program Chair: Raymond Friedman
9th International Symposium on Combustion
Ithaca, New York, United States
August 1962
Papers Chair: Walter G. Berl
8th International Symposium on Combustion
Pasadena, California, United States
August 1960
Papers Chair: S. S. Penner
7th International Symposium on Combustion
Oxford, United Kingdom
August 1958
Papers Chair: J.W. Linnett
6th International Symposium on Combustion
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1956
Papers Chair: Walter T. Olson
5th International Symposium on Combustion
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
August 1954
Papers Co-Chairs: Stewart Way and Glenn C. Williams
4th Symposium on Combustion
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
September 1952
Papers Chair: Stewart Way
3rd Symposium on Combustion
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
September 1948
Chair: Bernard Lewis
2nd Symposium on Combustion
Rochester, New York
September 1937
Chair: Bernard Lewis
1st Symposium on Combustion
Swampscott, Massachusetts
September 1928
Chair: George Granger Brown