OpenFOAM® Steering Committee
Overview
The Steering Committee comprises representatives from OpenFOAM’s main sponsors in Industry, Academia, Release Authorities and Consultant Organisations. Membership requires a declared alignment to the Offical OpenFOAM release and the project’s core objectives.
Role of the Steering Committee
The Steering Committee meets every six months with the mandate to:
- Appoint Technical Chairs
- Assess and sanction projects recommended
- Initiate new areas for Technical Assessment
- Assess and conclude Technical Committees
- Nurture involvement of OpenFOAM Community
- Sanction fund-raising to support developments
Members include:
- Permanent Chair
- Administrator
- OEMs and Support Consultants
- Representing Research with OpenFOAM
- Representing interests of Release Authorities
- Release and Maintenance
Chair

Fred Mendonca
OpenCFD Ltd.
Administrator

Karen Kettle
OpenCFD Ltd.
OEMs and Support Consultants

Dr Marcus Renner
Volkswagen

Paul Eno
General Motors

Dr Yi Wang
FM Global
Representing Research with OpenFOAM

Dr.-Ing. Holger Marschall
Technische Universitaet Darmstadt
Representing interests of Release Authorities

Mike Salari
OpenCFD Ltd.

Prof. Hrvoje Jasak
Wikki Ltd.

Christopher St John
ESI Group
Release and Maintenance

Dr Andrew Heather
OpenCFD Ltd.