Announcing The Art Competition at the 6th US National Combustion Meeting. CASH PRIZES will be awarded for first place ($300), second place ($200), and third place ($100). Eligible entries include (but are not limited to): images (photographs or computer-generated), paintings, drawings, sketches, sculpture, etc. of combustion or combustion-related phenomena. Rearrangement, assembly, or modification of combustion images into an art-form is appropriate and encouraged. Submission indicates that your artwork can be displayed at the CSS website. To enter, electronically submit a high resolution image of your entry with a brief explanation to Ajay Agrawal (aagrawal@eng.ua.edu) by May 4, 2009. Additional details and examples of previous entries are presented in the Art Competition Announcement flyer.
We would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support of the 2009 U.S. National Combustion Meeting. We encourage you to visit the sponsor and exhibitor displays in the Ballroom of the Michigan League during the conference.
PLATINUM SPONSORS
The University of Michigan College of Engineering
The National Science Foundation
GOLD SPONSORS
The University of Michigan Department of Mechanical Engineering
The University of Michigan Department of Aerospace Engineering
SILVER SPONSORS
EXHIBITORS
We would also like to thank the following exhibitors for participating in the 2009 U.S. National Combustion Meeting.
The 6th U.S. National Combustion Meeting will be held May 17-20, 2009 on the central campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Registration will be held at the Michigan League, located at 911 North University. The majority of the sessions will be held in the Michigan League. The plenary lectures will be held in the Mendelssohn Auditorium located in the Michigan League.
Please see the technical program for additional details.
Dionissios (Dennis) N. Assanis, University of Michigan
Jacqueline H. Chen, Sandia National Laboratories
Ronald K. Hanson, Stanford University
D. Scott Stewart, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne
Instructions for Oral Presentations
Presentations should last no longer than 20 minutes, and should allow 5 minutes for questions and changeover to the next Speaker.
Presentation rooms are equipped with an LCD projector for computer-based presentations. Computers will be available in each room, and Speakers are strongly encouraged to bring their presentations on USB flash drive. Speakers may also connect their own computers (either PC or Apple) to the projectors. Please note that Apple users must bring their own VGA adapter.
Speakers must contact the Session Chairs and the A/V Assistant in the room where they are scheduled for presentation at the start of their session or earlier to ensure their presentations are loaded and will be correctly displayed.
A Speaker Practice Room is available. Please check the technical program for details.
Instructions for Poster Presentations
Posters may be a maximum of 35 inches (1.0 m) wide by 47 inches (1.15 m) tall.
Posters should be mounted as soon as the authors arrive and they should be removed no later than 10:00 a.m. Wednesday May 20, 2009. Posters that are left after the close of the conference will not be returned to the authors.
About the University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is one of a small number of public universities consistently ranked among the top ten universities in the United States. Over 36,000 undergraduates and graduate students are enrolled on the Ann Arbor campus in a wide variety of fields, including law, medicine, engineering, public health and music.
Founded in 1817, the school moved from Detroit to Ann Arbor in 1837. There are a total of 18 schools and colleges on the Ann Arbor campus, plus campuses in Flint and Dearborn, Michigan.
The University of Michigan is one of only three universities in the nation with highly ranked engineering, medical and business schools. The UM is one of the most nation’s most active campuses in the area of engineering research, with 11 engineering departments, dozens of research centers, over 50 student societies, over 5000 undergraduate students, over 2400 graduate students and over 300 faculty involved. U-M faculty, staff and students experience the strong tradition of excellence known as the "Michigan Difference" in classrooms and labs, on the playing fields and in the community.
The city of Ann Arbor is small enough to bike across in an afternoon yet diverse enough to attract top performing artists from throughout the world and support a host of gourmet restaurants. Ann Arbor offers all of the advantages of big city living—museums, live theatre, expansive parks, extensive shopping and a diverse population—all combining for a very cosmopolitan atmosphere.
What to do? The choices are many; savor the sights and smells of a farmer’s market, listen to an impromptu jazz concert or lecture. Visit a museum or an antique shop. Browse in some of the finest bookstores in the world. Shop in unique art galleries and boutiques, or sip cappuccino and people-watch at an outdoor café. There is plenty to see and do—whether you’re here for just a day or an entire week. Golf, hike, jog, canoe, swim or bike—recreational opportunities are abundant throughout the area.
Best of all, however, is the small town appeal with the advantages of friendliness, accessibility, and easy lifestyle. You are invited to explore the many attractions, which make this community one of the Midwest’s most popular visitor destinations.
The days are pleasant and the nights are cool with temperatures for the month of May ranging from an average high of 66 degrees Fahrenheit to an average low of 45 degrees Fahrenheit. There is a 30% chance of precipitation in May in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Remember these are averages, so the temperatures for May may be warmer or cooler by 15 degrees or so. Be sure to bring clothes for all occasions. Our motto in Michigan is, “If you don’t like the weather in Michigan, just wait a few hours…it will change!”
A strolling dinner will be held Monday night at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan. The Henry Ford Museum is a historical museum with many items of national interest. Learn about some of America’s greatest innovators including Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Buckminster Fuller, and the Wright Brothers. Items on display include the Rosa Parks Bus, the development of the automobile and related culture such as graphic design, diners and motels, the development of kitchen equipment, bicycles, farming equipment, and many other items. In addition, the chair in which President Abraham Lincoln and the limousine in which President John F. Kennedy were assassinated are on display.
Transportation will be provided to and from the Museum. Buses will be leaving the front of the Michigan League, (South Entrance), from 5:30 pm to 6:15 pm and will return from Henry Ford Museum to Hotels, Central and North Campus areas from 9:30 pm to 10:10:30 pm. There will be a stop at the front of the Michigan League, as well.