Professor Mitchell Spearrin has been recognized as the co-winner of the highly competitive Hiroshi Tsuji Early Career Researcher Award for 2025 from the International Combustion Institute.
Co-sponsored by The Combustion Institute and Elsevier, the international award and prize of US $10,000 recognizes early career researchers who have demonstrated excellence in fundamental or applied combustion science and have achieved a significant advancement in their field within four to ten years of completing a doctoral degree or equivalent. The annual award is named after Professor Hiroshi Tsuji, whose stable porous cylinder counterflow burner configuration has influenced fundamental studies and applications in laminar and turbulent combustion.
Spearrin had this to say about receiving this award: “I am excited and honored to receive the Hiroshi Tsuji Award on behalf of my graduate students, postdocs, undergraduate researchers, and mentors at UCLA, as well as numerous collaborators, who have contributed to our lab’s advancements in understanding combustion science and technologies.” Professor Spearrin will be recognized for receiving the Hiroshi Tsuji Early Career Researcher Award during the 41st International Symposium on Combustion, to be held in Kyoto, Japan from 26-31 July 2026.