Date/Time
July 5, 2026 - July 11, 2026
All Day
Event Description
Mission
To provide the next generation of combustion researchers, engineers and technologists with comprehensive fundamental knowledge of the fluid mechanics and chemical kinetics of reacting flows, for application in issues related to energy and the environment

The 2026 Session
The 2026 session will offer the following six courses:
• Theoretical and Numerical Combustion
• Combustion Chemistry: From Fundamentals to Kinetic Modelling for Low-Carbon Technologies
• AI for Combustion
• Introduction to Plasma-assisted Combustion
• Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, and Machine Learning for Molecular Simulations
• Spectroscopic Diagnostics for Combustion Chemistry

Application
Submit applications here from 1 April to 26 April 2026
Admission decisions will be sent by Monday, 25 May.

Visit website here.
Details
Program Dates
Arrival & Welcome Reception: Registration desk will be open on Sunday, July 5, 2026, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm at Tsinghua University. This will be followed by an orientation and welcome reception in the evening at 6:00 pm.
Class Schedule: Classes will be held daily from Monday, July 6 to Friday, July 10.
Conference Dinner: A farewell dinner will be held on Thursday evening, July 9.
Departure: Lodging check out on Saturday, July 11.

For detailed descriptions on the academic courses provided at Princeton and CI 2026 Summer school, refer to the flyer here

Further inquiries on the academic program may be made by contacting the program administrator, Ms. Hong Tian, ccess@tsinghua.edu.cn, or the program co-organizer, Prof. Yu Cheng Liu, ycliu7@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn


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