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 | ||
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Fred Mendonca | OpenCFD Ltd. | ![]() |
Administrator | ||
Karen Kettle | OpenCFD Ltd. | ![]() |
OEMs and Support Consultants | ||
Dr Marcus Renner | Volkswagen | ![]() |
Dr Paul Eno | General Motors | ![]() |
Dr Karl Meredith | FM Global | ![]() |
Dr Rob Lewis OBE | TotalSim | ![]() |
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. | ![]() |