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
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER OF INTRNATIONAL JOURNALS
> 2009-current, Editorial Board Member of The Open Catalysis Journal <link>
INDEPENDENT REVIEWER FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
> 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>
> Nano Research <link>
> Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics <link>
> Model Systems in Catalysis: Single Crystals to Supported Enzyme Mimics <link>
DELEGATED REVIEWER FOR INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS AND BOOK CHAPTERS
> Journal of the American Chemical Society
> Angewandte Chemie International Edition
> Chemistry of Materials
> Journal of Chemical Physics
> Surface Science
> Accounts of Chemical Research
> Topics in Catalysis
> ChemPhysChem: A European Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
> Journal of Physical Chemistry B
> Langmuir
> Applied Catalysis A: General
> Journal of Physical Chemistry C
> Catalysis Letters
> Australian Journal of Chemistry
> Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
> Nanotechnology
> Nano Research
> Journal of Catalysis
> Chemistry: An Asian Journal
> Nanoporous Materials: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
43. J.F. Lai, Z. Ma, L. Mink, L.J. Mueller, F. Zaera*, Influence of Peripheral Groups on the Physical and Chemical Behavior of Cinchona Alkaloids, Journal of the American Chemical Society (2009) submitted.
42. Z. Ma, J.H. Yu, S. Dai*, Preparation of Inorganic Materials Using Ionic Liquids (Invited Review), Advanced Materials (2009) in press. <link>
41. J.N. Zhang, Z. Ma, J. Jiao, H.F. Yin, W.F.Yan, E.W. Hagaman, J.H. Yu*, S. Dai*, Layer-by-Layer Grafting of Titanium Phosphate onto Mesoporous Silica SBA-15 Surfaces: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications, Langmuir (2009) in press. <link>
40. M.J. Li, Z.L. Wu, Z. Ma, V. Schwartz, D.R. Mullins, S. Dai, S.H. Overbury*, CO Oxidation on Au/FePO4 Catalyst: Reaction Pathways and Nature of Au Sites, Journal of Catalysis (2009) in press. <link>
39. Y. Ren, Z. Ma, L.P. Qian, S. Dai, H.Y. He, P.G. Bruce*, Ordered Crystalline Mesoporous Oxides as Catalysts for CO Oxidation, Catalysis Letters (2009) in press. <link>
38. S.H. Zhou, Z. Ma, G.A. Baker, R.J. Rodinone, Q. Zhu, H.M. Luo, Z.L. Wu, S. Dai*, Self-Assembly of Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles into Hierarchically Patterned Porous Architectures Using Ionic Liquid/Oil Emulsions, Langmuir 25 (2009) 7229-7233. <link>
37. B. Lee*, Z. Ma, Z.T. Zhang, C. Park, S. Dai*, Influences of Synthesis Conditions and Mesoporous Structures on the Gold Nanoparticles Supported on Mesoporous Silica Hosts, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 122 (2009) 160-167. <link>
36. 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 Pretreatment, Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113 (2009) 5758-5765. <link>
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. 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>
32. 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>
31. 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>
30. Z. Ma, S. Dai*, Materials Design of Advanced Performance Metal Catalysts (Invited Review), Materials Technology 23 (2008) 81-87. <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 (Invited Review), 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 (2009) 247-266. <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 (2008) 235-266. <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>
ESSAYS IN BOOKS, MAGAZINES, AND NEWSPAPERS (IN CHINESE)
5. 马臻，《文章背后的故事——终生难忘》，收录于《2008科学网博文精选》，中国科学技术大学出版社，2009年，付印中。
4. 马臻，《念好科研合作这本难念的经》，《科学新闻》双周刊，2009年，付印中。
3. 马臻，《慎重选择科研导师》，发表于《科学新闻》双周刊，2009年第12期，第37页。
2. 马臻，《论文写作“杀手锏”》，发表于《科学新闻》双周刊，2009年第6期，第67页。
1. 马臻，乐英红，《高滋（1933-）》，收录于《中国科学专家传略（化学卷4）》，中国科学技术出版社，2002年，第461-468页。