The team led by Professor Xu Minghou, a supervisor at ICARE and the School of Energy, has conducted extensive and systematic research on the generation and regulation of PM2.5 during coal and biomass combustion processes for over two decades. Their research project, titled "Coal combustion-generated particulates and mercury: Formation and control," was awarded the Second Prize in the National Natural Science Awards in 2023. The project was successfully completed by Xu Minghou, Yao Hong, Yu Dunxi, Liu Xiaowei, and Sheng Changdong.