Zhen Ma
Mail Stop 6201, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
E-mail: zhen.ma@email.ucr.edu; FAX: (865) 576-5235
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
> 2006-date, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Mentor: Dr. Sheng Dai <link>
> 2001-2006, PhD Student, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside. Dissertation: Liquid-Solid Interfaces of Catalysis Relevance: In-Situ Probing and Related Solution Chemistry. Mentor: Prof. Francisco Zaera <link>
> 1998-2001, M.Sc. Student, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China. Thesis: Catalytic Decomposition of Freon-12. Mentor: Prof. Zi Gao <link>
> 1994-1998, B.S. Student, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
> 2004, Dean's Graduate Dissertation Research Award
> 2003, Gordon Research Conference Student Fellowship
> 2001-2006, Dean's Fellowship of UC Riverside
> 1999-2000, Honeywell Scholarship of Fudan University
> 1998-1999, Graduate First Grade Scholarship of Fudan University
> 1994-1998, People's Scholarship of Fudan University
INDEPENDENT REVIEWER FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
> Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical <link>
> Langmuir <link>
> Journal of Colloid and Interface Science <link>
> International Journal of Chemical Kinetics <link>
> Journal of Physical Chemistry C <link>
> Topics in Catalysis <link>
> Catalysis Letters <link>
> Nanotechnology <link>
> Progress in Natural Science <link>
> Nano Research <link>
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
38. S.H. Zhou, Z. Ma, H.F. Yin, Z.L. Wu, B. Eichhorn, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Low-Temperature Solution-Phase Synthesis of NiAu Alloy Nanoparticles via Butyllithium Reduction: Influences of Synthesis Details and Application as the Precursor to Active Au-NiO/SiO2 Catalysts Through Proper Pretreatments, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, submitted.
37. Y. Ren, Z. Ma, L.P. Qian, S. Dai, H.Y. He, P.G. Bruce*, Ordered Crystalline Mesoporous Oxides as Catalysts for CO Oxidation, Chemical Communications, submitted.
36. B. Lee*, Z. Ma, Z.T. Zhang, C. Park, S. Dai*, Influences of Synthesis Conditions and Mesoporous Structures on the Thermal Stability of Gold Nanoparticles on Mesoporous Silicas, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, submitted.
35. Z. Ma, H.F. Yin, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Metal Phosphates as a New Class of Supports for Gold Nanocatalysts, Catalysis Letters 126 (2008) 20-30. <link>
34. I. Lee, Z. Ma, S. Kaneko, F. Zaera*, 1-(1-Naphthyl)Ethylamine Adsorption on Platinum Surfaces: On the Mechanism of Chiral Modification in Catalysis, Journal of the American Chemical Society 130 (2008) 14597-14604. <link>
33. Z. Ma, S. Dai*, Materials Design of Advanced Performance Metal Catalysts, Materials Technology: Advanced Performance Materials 23 (2008) 81-87. <link>
32. D.H. Wang, Z. Ma, S. Dai, J. Liu*, Z.M. Nie, M.H. Engelhard, Q.S. Huo, C.M. Wang, R. Kou, Low-Temperature Synthesis of Tunable Mesoporous Crystalline Transition Metal Oxides and Applications as Au Catalyst Supports, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (2008) 13499-13509. <link>
31. Z. Ma, S. Brown, J.Y. Howe, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Surface Modification of Au/TiO2 Catalysts by SiO2 via Atomic Layer Deposition, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (2008) 9448-9457. <link>
30. H.F. Yin, Z. Ma, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Promotion of Au(en)2Cl3-Derived Au/Fumed SiO2 by Treatment with KMnO4, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 112 (2008) 8349-8358. <link>
29. L. Mink, Z. Ma, R.A. Olsen, J.N. James, D.S. Sholl, L.J. Mueller, F. Zaera*, The Physico-Chemical Properties of Cinchona Alkaloids Responsible for their Unique Performance in Chemical Catalysis, Topics in Catalysis 48 (2008) 120-127. <link>
28. W.F. Yan, Z. Ma, S.M. Mahurin, J. Jiao, E.W. Hagaman, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Novel Au/TiO2/Al2O3.xH2O Catalysts for CO Oxidation, Catalysis Letters 121 (2008) 209-218. <link>
27. Z. Ma, I. Lee, F. Zaera*, Factors Controlling Adsorption Equilibria from Solution onto Solid Surfaces: The Uptake of Cinchona Alkaloids on Platinum Surfaces, Journal of the American Chemical Society 129 (2007) 16083-16090. <link>
26. Z. Ma, C.D. Liang, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Gold Nanoparticles on Electroless-Deposition-Derived MnOx/C: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic CO Oxidation, Journal of Catalysis 252 (2007) 119-126. <link>
25. H.G. Zhu, Z. Ma, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Rational Design of Gold Catalysts with Enhanced Thermal Stability: Post Modification of Au/TiO2 by Amorphous SiO2 Decoration, Catalysis Letters 116 (2007) 128-135. <link>
24. Z. Ma, S. Brown, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Au/PO43-/TiO2 and PO43-/Au/TiO2 Catalysts for CO Oxidation: Effect of Synthesis Details on Catalytic Performance, Applied Catalysis A: General 327 (2007) 226-237. <link>
23. Z. Ma, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Au/MxOy/TiO2 Catalysts for CO Oxidation: Promotional Effect of Main-Group, Transition, and Rare-Earth Metal Oxide Additives, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 273 (2007) 186-197. <link>
22. H.G. Zhu, Z. Ma, J.C. Clark, Z.W. Pan, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Low-Temperature CO Oxidation on Au/Fumed SiO2-based Catalysts Prepared from Au(en)2Cl3 Precursor, Applied Catalysis A: General 326 (2007) 89-99. <link>
21. Z. Ma, F. Zaera*, Competitive Chemisorption between Pairs of Cinchona Alkaloids and Related Compounds from Solution onto Platinum Surfaces, Journal of the American Chemical Society 128 (2006) 16414-16415. <link>
20. Z. Ma*, Solvent Effect on CO Oxidation as a Novel Diagnosing Tool to Pin Down Low-Coverage CO at the Liquid-Solid Interface: an In Situ Infrared Study, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 304 (2006) 419-430. <link>
19. Z. Ma, F. Zaera*, Organic Chemistry on Solid Surfaces, Surface Science Reports 61 (2006) 229-281. <link>
18. Z. Ma, F. Zaera*, Role of the Solvent in the Adsorption-Desorption Equilibrium of Cinchona Alkaloids between Solution and a Platinum Surface: Correlations among Solvent Polarity, Cinchona Solubility, and Catalytic Performance, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 109 (2005) 406-414. <link>
17. Z. Ma, F. Zaera*, In Situ Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy at the Solid-Liquid Interface: Decomposition of Organic Molecules on Polycrystalline Platinum Substrates, Catalysis Letters 96 (2004) 5-12. <link>
16. Z. Ma, I. Lee, J. Kubota, F. Zaera*, In Situ Characterization of the Adsorption of Cinchona Chiral Modifiers on Platinum Surfaces, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 216 (2004) 199-207. <link>
15. Z. Ma, J. Kubota, F. Zaera*, The Influence of Dissolved Gases on the Adsorption of Cinchonidine from Solution onto Pt Surfaces: an In Situ Infrared Study, Journal of Catalysis 219 (2003) 404-416. <link>
14. J. Kubota, Z. Ma, F. Zaera*, In-Situ Characterization of Adsorbates in Solid-Liquid Interfaces by Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy, Langmuir 19 (2003) 3371-3376. <link>
13. N. Ma, Z. Ma, Y.H. Yue, Z. Gao*, Reaction Testing of Phenol Hydroxylation and Cyclohexane Oxidation by Gas Chromatography: Influence of Residual Hydrogen Peroxide, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 184 (2002) 361-370. <link>
12. Z. Ma, Y.H. Yue, X.Y. Deng, Z. Gao*, Nanosized Anatase TiO2 as Precursor for Preparation of Sulfated Titania Catalysts, Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 178 (2002) 97-104. <link>
11. X.Y. Deng, Z. Ma, Y.H. Yue, Z. Gao*, Catalytic Decomposition of CFC-12 over Nanosized Titania-Supported Titanyl Sulfate, Journal of Catalysis 204 (2001) 200-208. <link>
10. Z. Ma, W.M. Hua, Y. Tang, Z. Gao*, Catalytic Decomposition of CFC-12 on Solid Acids SO42-/MxOy (M=Zr, Ti, Sn, Fe, Al), Chinese Journal of Chemistry 18 (2000) 341-345.
9. Z. Ma, W.M. Hua, Y. Tang, Z. Gao*, Catalytic Decomposition of CFC-12 over Solid Acids WO3/MxOy (M = Ti, Sn, Fe), Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 159 (2000) 335-345. <link>
8. W.M. Hua, F. Zhang, Z. Ma, Y. Tang, Z. Gao*, Catalytic Hydrolysis of CFC-12 over WO3/ZrO2, Catalysis Letters 65 (2000) 85-89. <link>
7. Z. Ma, W.M. Hua, Y. Tang, Z. Gao*, Catalytic Decomposition of CFC-12 over WO3/TiO2, Chemistry Letters (1999) 1215-1216. <link>
INVITED BOOK CHAPTERS
6. Z. Ma, F. Zaera*, Chiral Modification of Catalytic Surfaces, in: Design of Heterogeneous Catalysts: New Approaches based on Synthesis, Characterization and Modelling, U.S. Ozkan (ed.), Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (2009) 113-140. <link>
5. Z. Ma, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Gold Nanoparticles as Chemical Catalysts, in: Nanomaterials: Inorganic and Bioinorganic Perspectives, C.M. Lukehart, R.A. Scott (eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, in press. <link>
4. Z. Ma*, Reflections on Applied Catalysis and Fundamental Model Studies, in: Heterogeneous Catalysis Research Progress, M.B. Gunther (ed.), Nova Science Publishers, New York, in press. <link>
3. Z. Ma, H.G. Zhu, W.F. Yan, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai*, Functionalized Mesoporous Materials for Gold Catalysis, in: Nanoporous Materials: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium, A. Sayari, M. Jaroniec (eds.), World Scientific Publishing, Singapore (2008) 529-542. <link>
2. Z. Ma, F. Zaera*, Characterization of Heterogeneous Catalysts, in: Surface and Nanomolecular Catalysis, R.M. Richards (ed.), Taylor & Francis (CRC Press), Boca Raton (2006) 1-37. <link> <view>
1. Z. Ma, F. Zaera*, Heterogeneous Catalysis by Metals, in: Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry (Second Edition), R.B. King (ed.), John Wiley & Sons, Chichester (2005) 1768-1784. <link>