Ms. Meng Zhou (D3, Supervisor: Prof. Yuji Suzuki) received the AY2024 AICE Award.

Ms. Meng Zhou (D3, Supervisor: Prof. Yuji Suzuki) received the AY2024 AICE Award. on March 4th, 2025. This award is given to a student participating in AICE (the Research Association of Automotive Internal Combustion Engines) projects who has achieved outstanding results.

Research title: Elucidation of the Flame Structure and Ignition Characteristics of Wall-Stabilized Cool Flames Using the Direct Sampling Method

In this research, major intermediate species were measured using a combination of the direct sampling method and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) in premixed DME wall-stabilized cool flames. The results provided insights into both the steady cool flame structures near the wall and the unsteady ignition characteristics, revealing species-dependent negative temperature coefficient (NTC) behavior during the cool flame ignition process. The related results were published in the Journal Combustion and Flame (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2024.113814).