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。