Academic Awards 2025 booklet

96 TU/e PhD THESIS AWARD 2025 Company: Eindhoven University of Technology Promotor/Supervisor: Prof. Dr. L.P.H. de Goey, Prof.Dr.Ir. J.A. van Oijen, Prof.Dr. X.C. Mi Current Employment: Research scientist at Canon Production Printing Department: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Dr.Ir. L.C. Thijs Schematic overview of the limiting mechanism during iron particle combustion. The oxidation rate is an interplay among three mechanisms: (1) External diffusion of O 2 from the ambient gas to the particle surface, (2) surface chemisorption of O 2 , and (3) internal transport of Fe and O atoms.