Christian Hasse is a Full Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Darmstadt University of Technology, where he holds the Chair of Simulation of Reactive Thermo-Fluid Systems. Over the course of his career, he has successfully supervised 32 PhD students, and his current research group includes 30 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers. His scholarly contributions include over 280 peer-reviewed publications, more than 25 invited plenary and keynote lectures, and editorial roles in multiple scientific journals as an editorial board member, associate editor, or guest editor. He is also an active organizer of international workshops and conferences, particularly those focusing on sustainable combustion and net-zero emissions.
Prof. Hasse is a Fellow of the Combustion Institute, recognized for his pioneering contributions to turbulent combustion, solid fuel combustion, multiphase flow, and soot formation. In 2024, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Combustion Institute, and in 2025, he was named Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (UK).
His research focuses on modeling and high-fidelity simulation of reactive and non-reactive flows, with an emphasis on CO₂-free and CO₂-neutral fuels, including hydrogen, ammonia, biomass, e-fuels, and metals. Beyond fundamental investigations into flame structures and dynamics, he actively works on the transfer of research insights to real-world applications, spanning (aero-)engines, industrial boilers, and chemical process engineering. His group has developed several high-fidelity software tools that are deployed on national Tier-2 and European Tier-0/1 supercomputers to tackle these challenges.
In 2024, Prof. Hasse was awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for his groundbreaking research on aluminum steam combustion. This project aims to unravel the fundamental properties of pressurized Al-steam flames, covering the entire scientific spectrum—from single particles to turbulent flames containing millions of particles with transformative implications for sustainable energy systems.

Dr. Vanteru Mahendra Reddy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, where he has been a faculty member since 2017. He obtained his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Bombay, specializing in new combustion technologies such as flameless combustion with liquid fuels. After his Ph.D., he worked for three years as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Clean Combustion Research Centre (CCRC) at KAUST, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Reddy's research interests are diverse and include droplet and spray combustion, flameless combustion, high-pressure combustion, swirl combustion, ammonia combustion, hydrogen combustion, and porous media combustion for cooking and gas turbine applications. He has authored over 50 publications in reputed journals and 45 conference proceedings. Dr. Reddy has graduated 8 PhD students. His contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Excellence in Ph.D. Thesis Award from IIT Bombay in 2014, the MIT TR35 India Young Innovator Award in 2012, the 6th ENERTIA Award for Sustainable Energy & Power in 2012 and Twice selected for the Seoul National University BK21 FOUR Project in 2023 and 2024.