Our mission and charter encompass the promotion and dissemination of knowledge in fuels, combustion, and related areas.  We will organize symposia, workshop, conferences, and scholarly lectures covering the above subject areas.  To the extent possible, we will make available for wider public distribution, the proceedings of these symposia, workshop, and conferences.

Distinguished Lecture Series

• “Propulsion Challenges:  Past, Present, and Future” by Alan Garscadden, Chief Scientist, Propulsion Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.  65th Anniversary of Jet Propulsion Lecture, 27 August 2004.
• “Fueling the Future of Aerospace” by William E. Harrison, III, Chief, Fuels Branch, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

Symposia

• “Impact of the Jet Engine on Aviation,” Brian H. Rowe, Chairman Emeritus, GE Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, OH.

• Welcome and Introduction -- Dilip Ballal

• Beginning of the Jet Age in the U.K. -- Phil C. Ruffles, Rolls Royce Inc.

• Witness to Jet History:  A Personal Look -- Martin C. Hemsworth, GE Aircraft Engines

• Jet Engine in the U.S. Military -- Doug Stukenborg, U.S. Air Force

• Impact of the Jet Engine upon Aviation -- David E. Crow, Pratt & Whitney

• Impact of the Jet Engine on Civil Aviation -- Joseph F. Sutter, Boeing