 The current president of the combustion institute is James F. Driscoll (2016-2020).The support of this important field of study spanning many scientific and engineering disciplines is done through the discussion of research findings at regional, national and the biennial international symposia, and through the publication of the "Proceedings of the Combustion Institute" and the Institute’s journals, "Combustion and Flame" and the affiliated journals Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Combustion Science and Technology and Combustion Theory and Modelling .The institute serves as the parent organization for thirty three national sections organized in many countries (the US being divided into three sections) as of 2012