(last updated in October, 2009)
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
> 11/2009, will be a faculty member in a famous university, to be announced.
> 5/2006-10/2009, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Mentor: Dr. Sheng Dai <link>
> 9/2001-4/2006, 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>
> 9/1998-6/2001, M.Sc. Student, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China. Thesis: Catalytic Decomposition of Freon-12. Mentor: Prof. Zi Gao <link>
> 9/1994-6/1998, 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 Physical Chemistry C <link>
> Langmuir <link>
> Journal of Colloid and Interface Science <link>
> International Journal of Chemical Kinetics <link>
> Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics <link>
> Applied Catalysis A: General <link>
> Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical <link>
> Topics in Catalysis <link>
> Catalysis Letters <link>
> Model Systems in Catalysis: Single Crystals to Supported Enzyme Mimics <link>
> Nanotechnology <link>
> Nano Research <link>
> Materials Science and Engineering http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09215107
> Journal of the American Chemical Society
> Angewandte Chemie International Edition
> Accounts of Chemical Research
> Chemistry: An Asian Journal
> Australian Journal of Chemistry
> Journal of Chemical Physics
> Journal of Physical Chemistry B
> Journal of Physical Chemistry C
> Langmuir
> ChemPhysChem: A European Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
> Surface Science
> Journal of Catalysis
> Applied Catalysis A: General
> Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
> Topics in Catalysis
> Catalysis Letters
> Chemistry of Materials
> Micorporous and Mesoporous Materials
> Nanotechnology
> Nano Research
> Nanoporous Materials: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium
PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
46. H.F. Yin, Z. Ma, H.G. Zhu, M.F. Chi, S. Dai*, Catalysis Letters, submitted.
45. Z. Ma, H.F. Yin, S. Dai*, Performance of Au/MxOy/TiO2 Catalysts in Water-Gas Shift Reaction, Catalysis Letters (2010) in press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10562-009-0201-y
44. J.N. Zhang, Z. Ma*, J. Jiao, H.F. Yin, W.F. Yan, E.W. Hagaman, J.H. Yu, S. Dai*, Surface Functionalization of Mesoporous Silica SBA-15 by Liquid-Phase Grafting of Zirconium Phosphate, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2010) in press. <link>
43. Z. Ma, J.H. Yu, S. Dai*, Preparation of Inorganic Materials Using Ionic Liquids (Invited Review), Advanced Materials (2009) in press. <link>
42. 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 25 (2009) 12541-12549. <link>
41. 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 Physical Chemistry B 113 (2009) 11696-11701. <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 266 (2009) 98-105. <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 131 (2009) 146-154. <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 ON SCIENCE & EDUCATION IN NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, AND BOOKS (IN CHINESE)
13. 马臻，《一段尘封的高考往事》，即将发表于《求学》，广西出版杂志社，2009年。
12. 马臻，《在美国申请教职》，即将发表于《求学-考研》，广西出版杂志社，2009年。
11. 马臻，《留学美国并非坦途》，即将发表于《求学-考研》，广西出版杂志社，2009年。
10. 马臻，《酸甜苦辣——文章背后的故事》，即将发表于《科技导报》，科技导报社，2009年。
9. 马臻，《赴美国读研究生：一个全新的起点》，发表于《求学-考研》，广西出版杂志社，2009年第5期。
8. 马臻，《在申请教职中“再造”自己》，发表于《科技导报》，科技导报社，2009年第19期，第127页。<link>
7. 马臻，《在美国做博士后》，发表于《科技导报》，科技导报社，2009年第16期，第127页。<link> <pdf>
6. 马臻，《科研教训：应及时丢掉“鸡肋”》，发表于《科技导报》，科技导报社，2009年第15期，第124页。<link> <pdf>
5. 马臻，《文章背后的故事——终生难忘》，收录于《流动的科学——科学网2008博文集萃》，中国科学技术大学出版社，2009年，已出版。<link>
4. 马臻，《念好科研合作这本难念的经》，发表于《科学新闻》，科学时报社，2009年第13期，第36页。<link>
3. 马臻，《慎重选择科研导师》，发表于《科学新闻》，科学时报社，2009年第12期，第37页。<link>
2. 马臻，《论文写作“杀手锏”》，发表于《科学新闻》，科学时报社，2009年第6期，第67页。<link>
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。
CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS (#: THE PRESENTER)
37. M.J. Li, Z.L. Wu, Z. Ma, S. Dai, S.H. Overbury, Pathways for Reaction in CO Oxidation Over Phosphate Supported Au Catalysts (Oral Presentation), AIChE 2009 Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2009.
36. H.F. Yin, Z. Ma, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, Oxidative Removal of Organic Surfactant and Promotion of Au Catalysts on Silica and Carbon Supports by Treatment of Strong Oxidants (Oral Presentation), 2009 Annual Symposium of the Southeastern Catalysis Society, Asheville, North Carolina, September 2009.
35. J.N. Zhang, Z. Ma#, J. Jiao, H.F. Yin, J.H. Yu, S. Dai, Titanium Phosphate-Modified Mesoporous Silica as New Solid Acid Catalysts (Oral Presentation), 2009 Annual Symposium of the Southeastern Catalysis Society, Asheville, North Carolina, September 2009.
34. Y. Ren, Z. Ma, L.P. Qian, S. Dai, H.Y. He, P.G. Bruce, Ordered Crystalline Mesoporous Oxides as Catalysts for CO Oxidation (Poster), 42nd IUPAC Congress, Glasgow, UK, August 2009.
33. J.N. Zhang, Z. Ma#, J. Jiao, H.F. Yin, J.H. Yu, S. Dai, Surface Modification of Mesoporous Silica Materials by Stepwise Grafting of Metal Phosphates (Poster), 238nd ACS National Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 2009.
32. Z. Ma#, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, The Rational Design of Novel Supported Gold Nanocatalysts (Oral Presentation), 238nd ACS National Meeting, Washington, D.C., August 2009.
31. H.F. Yin, Z. Ma, S.H. Sun, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, Rational Design of Heterostructured Active Centers for Au Nanocatalysts (Poster), 21st North American Catalysis Society Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2009.
30. M.J. Li, Z.L. Wu, Z. Ma, S. Dai, S.H. Overbury, Reaction Mechanisms for CO Oxidation over Iron Phosphate Supported Au Catalysts (Poster), 21st North American Catalysis Society Meeting, San Francisco, California, June 2009.
29. M.J. Li, Z.L. Wu, Z. Ma, V. Schwartz, D.R. Mullins, S. Dai, S.H. Overbury, Reaction Mechanisms for CO Oxidation over Iron Phosphate Supported Au Catalyst (Oral Presentation), 2008 Annual Symposium of the Southeastern Catalysis Society, Asheville, North Carolina, September 2008.
28. Z. Ma#, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, The Rational Design of Novel Gold Catalysts: Looking for “Gold Mines” in Tennessee (Oral Presentation), 2008 Annual Symposium of the Southeastern Catalysis Society, Asheville, North Carolina, September 2008.
27. J. Jiao, Z. Ma, H.F. Yin, S. Dai, E. Hagaman, Al2O3 Modified TiO2 and SiO2 Studied by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy (Poster), 2008 Rocky Mountain Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado, July 2008.
26. J. Liu, D.H. Wang, Z.M. Nie, L.Y. Li, Q.S. Huo, D.L. King, Y. Wang, S. Dai, Z. Ma, Thermal Stable Mesoporous Oxides and Their Applications (Oral Presentation), International Symposium of Nanoporous Materials-V, Vancouver, BC, Canada, May 2008.
25. J. Jiao, Z. Ma, H.F. Yin, S. Dai, E. Hagaman, Al2O3 Modified TiO2 and SiO2 Studied by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy (Poster), DOE-BES Catalysis Program Review, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, April, 2008.
24. M.J. Li, Z. Ma, Z.L. Wu, S. Dai, S.H. Overbury, Reaction Mechanisma for CO Oxidation over Au/FePO4 Catalysts (Poster), DOE-BES Catalysis Program Review, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, April, 2008.
23. H.F. Yin, Z. Ma, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, Modification of Au Catalysts with Metal Oxides for CO Oxidation Reactions (Poster), DOE-BES Catalysis Program Review, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, April, 2008.
22. Z. Ma#, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, The Rational Design of Novel Supported Gold Catalysts (Poster), DOE-BES Catalysis Program Review, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, April, 2008.
21. Z. Ma#, H.F. Yin, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, Gold nanoparticles on Metal Phosphates as Chemical Catalysts (Poster), 235nd ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2008.
20. Z. Ma#, H.F. Yin, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, Novel Nanogold Catalysts for CO Oxidation and Water-Gas Shift (Oral Presentation), 235nd ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2008.
19. Z. Ma#, Reflections on Our Heterogeneous Catalysis Research and Fundamental Model Studies of Catalysis Relevance (Invited Lecture), Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2008.
18. D.H. Wang, J. Liu, S. Dai, Z. Ma, Z.M. Nie, Q.S. Huo, C.M. Wang, Highly Crystalline, Thermal Stable Mesoporous Metal Oxides and Their Catalytic Applications (Oral Presentation), Materials Research Society 2007 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November 2007.
17. D.H. Wang, Z. Ma, S. Dai, J. Liu, Z.M. Nie, Mesoporous Crystalline Metal Oxide Supported Au Catalysts (Oral Presentation), 2007 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, November, 2007.
16. F. Zaera, Z. Ma, I. Lee, Bestowing Chirality on Solid Surfaces (Oral Presentation), 2007 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, November 2007.
15. Z. Ma#, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, Modification of Supported Gold Catalysts (Oral Presentation), 2007 Annual Symposium of the Southeastern Catalysis Society, Asheville, North Carolina, October 2007.
14. Z. Ma#, S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, Au/PO43--TiO2 Catalysts for CO Oxidation: Impact of Synthesis Details (Poster), 20th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Houston, Texas, June 2007.
13. S.H. Overbury, S. Dai, T. Egami, A. Lupini, D.R. Mullins, E.W. Hagaman, S.T. Pantelides, S.J. Pennycook, S. Rashkeev, V. Schwartz, H.G. Zhu, J.C. Clark, Z. Ma, W.F. Yan, Nanocatalysts: Synthesis, Properties, and Mechanisms (Poster), 2007 DOE-BES Catalysis Program Meeting, Wintergreen, Virginia, May 2007.
12. Z. Ma, I. Lee, F. Zaera, Bestowing Chirality on Solid Surfaces (Oral Presentation), 232nd ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, California, September 2006.
11. Z. Ma#, Liquid-Solid Interfaces of Catalysis Relevance: In Situ Probing and Related Solution Chemistry (Physical Chemistry Seminar, Final Defense), Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, 2006.
10. L. Mink, Z. Ma, J. Kubota, F. Zaera, Cinchona Alkaloids as Chiral Modifiers for Imparting Chirality to Platinum Hydrogenation Catalysts (Oral Presentation), Nanocatalysis 2005 DOE/BES Catalysis Program Contractors’ Meeting, Rockville, Maryland, May 2005.
9. Z. Ma#, Liquid-Solid Interfaces of Catalysis Relevance: In Situ Probing and Related Solution Chemistry (Physical Chemistry Seminar), Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, 2005.
8. Z. Ma, J. Kubota, F. Zaera, The Role of Chiral Modifiers in Imparting Enantioselectivity to Catalytic Surfaces (Poster), 13th International Congress on Catalysis, Paris, France, July 2004.
7. Z. Ma#, The perturbation of Adsorption Equilibria of Cinchona Alkaloids on Platinum Surfaces by Solvents (Physical Chemistry Seminar), Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, 2004.
6. F. Zaera, J. Kubota, Z. Ma#, Adsorption of Chiral Modifiers on Catalytic Surfaces (Oral Presentation), 30th Annual Meeting of the Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, October 2003.
5. Z. Ma#, Adsorption of Cinchonidine from Solution onto Pt Surfaces: An In-Situ Infrared Study (Physical Chemistry Seminar), Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, 2003.
4. F. Zaera, Z. Ma, J. Kubota, Adsorption of Chiral Modifiers on Catalytic Surfaces (Oral Presentation), 225th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 2003.
3. Z. Ma#, J. Kubota, F. Zaera, In Situ FT-IR Studies of Chiral-Modified Platinum Surfaces (Poster), Gordon Conference on Chemical Reactions at Surfaces, Ventura, California, February 2003.
2. Z. Ma#, J. Kubota, F. Zaera, In Situ FT-IR Studies of Chiral-Modified Platinum Surfaces (Poster), 1st University of California Symposium on Surface Science and its Applications, Riverside, California, February 2003.
1. Z. Ma#, N. Ma, Y.H. Yue, Z. Gao, Reaction Testing and Mechanismic Studies of Catalytic Liquid-Phase Oxidation by Gas Chromatography: Pitfalls and Troubleshooting (Poster), 1st University of California Symposium on Surface Science and its Applications, Riverside, California, February 2003.