Department of Energy and Power Engineering
College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering
Hunan University
Lushan Road (S), Yuelu District
Changsha, Hunan Province, 410082, China
yjma@hnu.edu.cn

2017 – present: Assistant Professor/ Supervisor of Master, Hunan University, College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering
2018 – 2019: Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Research Center

2017: Ph.D., Huazhong University of Science and Technology
2014: M.E., Huazhong University of Science and Technology

2011: B.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Subject areas: Power Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Major Research Fields: Efficient and Clean Combustion Theory, Energy Saving and Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Nonlinear optimization theory

2018 Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award of China Internal Combustion Engine Society
2018 Second Prize in Teaching Competition of Hunan University
2016 First Prize and Third Prize for Excellent Academic Papers of Natural Science in Hubei Province
2017 Research Start-up Fund of Hunan University: “Modeling and Control Optimization of Hybrid Power System with Advanced Low Temperature Combustion Engine”
2016 Innovation Fund of Huazhong University of Science and Technology: “Visual Experimental Study on Atomization, Evaporation and Combustion of a New Oxygen-Containing Multicomponent Mixed Fuel”

“Analysis of spray combustion characteristics of diesel, biodiesel and their n-pentanol blends based on a one-dimensional semi-phenomenological model.” Applied Energy, 238, 2019, 996-1009.

“Development of a diesel/biodiesel/alcohol (up to n-pentanol) combined mechanism based on reaction pathways analysis methodology.” Applied Energy, 225, 2018, 835-847.

“Ignition and combustion characteristics of n-pentanol–diesel blends in a constant volume chamber.” Applied Energy, 185, 2017, 519-530.

“Experimental investigation on the effect of n-pentanol blending on spray, ignition and combustion characteristics of waste cooking oil biodiesel.” Energy Conversion and Management, 148, 2017, 440-455.

“Spray and evaporation characteristics of n-pentanol–diesel blends in a constant volume chamber.” Energy Conversion and Management, 130, 2016, 240-251.

“The development and application of an automatic boundary segmentation methodology to evaluate the vaporizing characteristics of diesel spray under engine-like conditions.” Meas Sci Technol, 26(4), 2015, 045004.

“Multi-objective optimization investigation of natural gas engine operating parameters using model-based methodologies.” Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology. 2017: pp. 186-191.

Referee, Applied Energy; Energy; Energy Conversion and Management; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A; Energy Sources, Par