Research Interest

-- MEE: Materials for engineering and environmental applications;

-- SST: Separation science and technology;

-- BF: Basalt fiber and composites;

-- SI: System integration.

Publication list and citation summary in Research ID and Google

Summary on Major Research Outputs and Achievements

-- Author of 2 monographs and 140 papers with citations > 11600 (Scopus), listed as the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University and Elsevier since 2020 (Both career-long citation impact and single-year citation metrics).

-- Principal investigator (PI)/Co-PI of 25 research projects, holder of 25 patents, 10 of which have been transferred or licensed to industry. Inventor of aggregation-induced demulsification (AID) technology for oil-water separation, with operational facilities currently processing 30,000 m³ of industrial mixtures daily.

-- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC, UK), fellow of the Energy Institute (FEI,UK), fellow of the International Association for Carbon Capture (FIACC, UK). Professor of the National High-level Talent Program sponsored by the Chinese Government, core professorship of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, invited/plenary speaker for more than 50 international/domestic conferences.

-- Honored with over 40 national and international awards, including the prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Award, the Outstanding Achievement Award on Separation and Purification Technology, and the Overseas Chinese Returnees Contribution Award (First Class). Notably recognized twice by the Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM), receiving the Golden Award of the Best Student Paper at ACCM-5 (2006) and the Young Researcher Award at ACCM-12 (2023).

-- Award-winning mentor (Zhu-Li-Yue-Hua Outstanding Faculty Award by the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences) who has guided 10 postdocs, 12 PhDs, and 18 MSc students—5 of whom won conference best paper/presentation awards. Founder of the Global Separation Technology Youth Innovation Award, promoting cutting-edge research in separation science and technology, especially for water purification and remediation.

-- Co-founder and Chief Scientist of the joint venture company CAS-Realnm, working on separation science and technology. Technology provider for the first basalt fiber production line (20,000 tons/year) in Xinjiang, China, and a wastewater treatment plant (5,000 m³/day) using immobilized microorganism technology on the Yuzhong Campus of Lanzhou University, China.

08/2005-08/2008, PhD, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong.
08/2007-12/2007, Exchange PhD Student, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea.
09/2001-06/2004, MSc, Lanzhou University (LZU), Lanzhou, China.
09/1997-07/2001, BSc, Lanzhou University (LZU), Lanzhou, China.

Selected Awards and Honors

1. 06/2025, Fellow of the Energy Institute (FEI, UK).

2. 03/2025, Fellow of the International Association for Carbon Capture (FIACC, UK).

3. 07/2024, Outstanding Achievement Award, sponsored jointly by The International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology (ISPT-2024) and The International Association for Carbon Capture (IACC).

4. 12/2023, Zhu-Li-Yue-Hua Outstanding Faculty Award, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

5. 04/2023, Technological Invention Award (First Class), Xinjiang Government, China.

6. 04/2023, Young Researcher Award, The 12th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials (ACCM-12), Hangzhou, China.

7. 09/2022, Overseas Chinese Returnees Contribution Award (First Class), All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.

8. 12/2021, Position of the Core Professorship, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

9. 11/2019, Excellent Young Scientist, Chinese Society for Composite Materials.

10. 05/2018, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK.

11. 11/2017, The 3rd Class in the Novel Material Session, China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition 2017 (Collaboration with Industry), Ministry of Science and Technology, China.

12. 12/2016, Career Award for the Western Light Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

13. 05/2015, Composites Part A-- Editor's Top Reviewer Award 2015, Elsevier.

14. 12/2014, Awardee of China-Germany Scientific Cooperation Program (PPP), China Scholarship Council (CSC, China) and Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD, Germany).

15. 12/2013, Fellowship, K.C. Wong Education Foundation, Hong Kong, China.

16. 07/2012, Awardee of National Talent Scheme, Chinese Central Government.

17. 03/2010-04/2012, Humboldt Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany.

   

Publications

Authored Monographs

1.  Ma PC, Xing D. High performance basalt fiber: Fundamentals and applications. Elsevier/Woodhead Publishing, 06/2025 (See more here).

2.  Ma PC, Kim JK. Carbon nanotubes for polymer reinforcement. CRC Press, 03/2011, republished 11/2017 (See more here).

Selected Peer-reviewed Papers (Total: 140 papers, with > 11600 citations)

1. Chen ZX, Atalie D, Li H*, Gao MC, Ma PC*. Highly flexible and multi-functional lyocell-basalt fiber filter media for high-performance air filtration. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 496, 139221 (SST+BF).

2. Kong FQ, Ma FX, Liang CG, Hao B, Li QR, Yasin A, Wang R, Lv CJ*, Ma PC*. Preparation of hydrophobic/oleophilic stainless steel felt and its separation performance for water-in-oil emulsion under various conditions. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 374, 133748 (SST).

3. Gao MC, Chen ZX, Li H*, Cheng XX, Atalie A, Xing D, Ma PC*. ZIF-8-modified lyocell fiber/basalt fiber composite paper with tunable triboelectric properties for high-performance air filtration. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 371, 133270 (SST+BF).

4. Xi XY, Guo ZS, Yue X, Ma Y, Wang X, Gutnikov SI, Xing D, Ma PC*. Melting behavior and crystal evolution of basalt during the fiber spinning. Construction and Building Materials, 2025, 474, 141108 (BF).

5. Han QY, Xi XY, Ma Y, Wang X, Xing D*, Ma PC*. Predicting the viscosity of basalt melt by data-driven and interpretable machine learning. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2025, 648, 123302 (SI).

6. Li QR, Wang XY, Yasin A*, Qi TY, Liu XQ, Mao Z, Ma PC*. Charge-induced aggregation of emulsified oil droplets in water with the presence of functionalized stainless steel felt. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 353, 128530 (SST).

7. Atalie D, Chen ZX, Li H*, Liang CG, Gao MC, Cheng XX, Ma PC*. Eco-friendly and highly efficient PM0.3 air filter made from nonwoven basalt fiber and electrospun nanocellulose fiber. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 478, 135608 (SST+BF).

8. Li M, Li H, Achagri G, Liang CG, Duan ML, Xing D*, Ma PC*. Mechanical and morphological variations of basalt fiber in seawater and a strategy to improve its performance with nanocomposite sizing. Construction and Building Materials, 420, 2024, 135582 (BF).

9. Chen ZX, Chang C, Yue X, Li H*, Liang CG, Ma PC*. Experimental and theoretical study on the electromagnetic shielding performance of polymer nanocomposites consisting of basalt fiber and CNTs. Composites Science and Technology, 2024, 247, 110399 (BF).

10. Liang CG, Li H*, Hao B, Ma PC*. Optimization on the performance of fibrous filter through computational fluid dynamic simulation coupled with response surface methodology. Chemical Engineering Science, 2023, 280, 119070 (SST).

11. Liang CG, Guo ZS, Yue X, Li H*, Ma PC*. Microwave-assisted breakage of basalt: A viewpoint on analyzing the thermal and mechanical behavior of rock. Energy, 2023, 273, 127225 (SI).

12. Song D, Kadier A, Peralta-Hernandez JM, Xie HY, Hao B, Ma PC*. Separation of oil-water emulsions by a novel packed bed electrocoagulation (EC) process using anode from recycled aluminum beverage cans. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, 379, 134693 (SST).

13. Ma FX, Hao B, Xi XY, Wang R, Ma PC*. Aggregation-induced demulsification technology for the separation of highly emulsified oily wastewater produced in the petrochemical industry. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, 374, 134017 (SI).

14. Dou YL, Yue X, Lv CJ, Yasin A, Hao B, Su YH*, Ma PC*. Dual-responsive polyacrylonitrile-based electrospun membrane for controllable oil-water separation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 438, 129565 (SST).

15. Guo ZS, Xing D, Xi XY, Yue X, Liang CG, Hao B, Zhang QB, Gutnikov SI, Lazoryak BI, Ma PC*. Production of fiber material using lunar soil: feasibility, applicability and perspective. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2022, 4, 923-937 (Cover, SI+BF).

16. Li M, Xing D, Zheng QB, Li H*, Hao B, Ma PC*. Variation on the morphology and tensile strength of basalt fiber processed in alkali solutions. Construction and Building Materials, 2022, 335, 127512 (BF).

17. Zhang YR, Meng BW, Hao B, Ma PC*. Aggregation-induced demulsification triggered by the hydrophilic fabric for the separation of highly emulsified oil droplets from water. Aggregate, 2022, 3, e131 (Inside Cover, SST).

18. Xing D, Chang C, Xi XY, Hao B, Zheng QB, Gutnikov SI, Bogdan I. Lazoryak BI, Ma PC*. Morphologies and mechanical properties of basalt fibre processed at elevated temperature. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2022, 582, 121439 (BF).

19. Ma Q, Hao B, Ma PC*. In-situ characterization on the fracture behavior of three dimensional polymer nanocomposites reinforced by CNT sponge. Composites Science and Technology, 2022, 217, 109132 (SI).

20. Li M, Xing D，Zheng QB, Li H*, Hao B, Ma PC*. Corrosion behaviors of basalt fiber exposed to the acids. Construction and Building Materials, 2022, 316, 125783 (BF).

21. Meng BW, Yue X, Zhang YR, Yang FH, Xing D, Ma PC*. Direct visualization of interfacial debonding in FRP structure using an AIE molecule. Composites Communications, 2021, 27, 100816 (MEE).

22. Xing D, Xi XY, Guo ZS, Yue X, Hao B, Liang CG, Gu YZ, Chen T, Wang R, Ma PC*. Study on the feasibility of preparing a continuous fiber using lunar soil simulant. Scientia Sinica Technologica, 2020, 50, 1625-1633 (In Chinese, BF).

23. Cai DL, Yue X*, Hao B, Ma PC*. A sustainable poly(vinyl chloride) plasticizer derivated from waste cooking oil. Journal of Cleaner Production,2020, 274, 122781 (MEE).

24. Chang C, Yue X, Hao B, Xing D, Ma PC*. Direct growth of carbon nanotubes on basalt fiber for the application of electromagnetic interference shielding. Carbon, 2020, 167, 31-39 (Cover, BF).

25. Ma Q, Hao B, Ma PC*. Flexible sensor based on polymer nanocomposites reinforced by carbon nanotube foam derivated from cotton. Composites Science and Technology, 2020, 192, 108103 (MEE).

26. Xing D, Xi XY, Ma PC*. Factors governing the tensile strength of basalt fiber. Composites Part A, 2019, 119, 127-133 (BF).

27. Hao B, Cui L, Mu L, Ma Q, Yang SD, Ma PC*. Stretchable and compressible strain sensor based on carbon nanotube foam/polymer nanocomposites with three dimensional networks. Composites Science and Technology, 2018, 163, 162-170 (MEE).

28. Wang CC, Yang S, Ma Q, Jia X*, Ma PC*. Preparation of carbon nanotubes/graphene hybrid aerogel and its application for the adsorption of organic compounds. Carbon, 2017, 118, 765-771 (SST).

29. Hao B, Förster T, Mäder E, Ma PC*. Modification of basalt fiber using pyrolytic carbon coating for sensing application. Composites Part A, 2017, 101, 123-128 (BF+MEE).

30. Rana M, Hao B, Mu L, Chen L, Ma PC*. Development of multi-functional cotton fabrics with Ag/AgBr-TiO2 nanocomposite coating. Composites Science and Technology, 2016, 122, 104-122 (MEE).

31. Chen L, Yang S, Hao B, Ruan J, Ma PC*. Preparation of fiber-based plasmonic photocatalyst and its photocatalytic performance under the visible light. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2015, 166-167, 287-294 (MEE).

32. Ma PC*, Zhang Y. Perspectives of carbon nanotubes/polymer nanocomposites for wind blade materials. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, 30, 651-660 (MEE).

33. Ma PC*, Liu JW, Gao SL, Mäder E. Development of functional glass fibers using nanocomposites coating: A comparative study. Composites Part A, 2013, 44, 16-22 (MEE).

34. Liu L, Ma PC*, Khan SU, Xu M, Kim JK. Strain-sensitive Raman spectroscopy and electrical resistance of carbon nanotube-coated glass fibre sensors. Composites Science and Technology, 2012, 72, 1548-55 (MEE).

Before joining XTIPC-CAS (Before 05/2012)

1. Ma PC, Siddiqui NA, Mäder E, Kim JK. Correlation between electrokinetic potential, dispersibility and surface chemistry and energy of carbon nanotubes. Composites Science and Technology, 2011, 71, 1644-1651 (MEE).

2. Ma PC, Mo SY, Tang BZ, Kim JK. Dispersion, interfacial interaction and re-agglomeration of functionalized carbon nanotubes in epoxy composites. Carbon, 2010, 48, 1824-1834 (MEE).

3. Ma PC, Siddiqui NA, Marom G, Kim JK. Dispersion and functionalization of carbon nanotubes for polymer-based nanocomposites: A review. Composites Part A, 2010, 41, 1345-1367 (MEE).

4. Ma PC, Tang BZ, Kim JK. Effect of CNT decoration with silver nanoparticles on electrical conductivity of CNT-polymer composites. Carbon, 2008, 46, 1497-1505 (MEE).

5. Ma PC, Kim JK, Tang BZ. Effects of silane functionalization on the properties of carbon nanotubes/epoxy nanocomposites. Composites Science and Technology, 2007, 67, 2965-2972 (MEE).

6. Ma PC, Kim JK, Tang BZ. Functionalization of carbon nanotubes using a silane coupling agent. Carbon, 2006, 44, 3232-3238 (MEE).

Group Photo

Course Title: Nanocomposite Science and Technology (Given in English)

Course Overview:

  -- Nanotechnology and nanocomposites

  -- Fundamentals of composites

  -- Fillers for nanocomposites

  -- Preparation of nanocomposites

  -- Characterization of nanocomposites

  -- Properties of nanocomposites

  -- Application of nanocomposites

Course Title: Functional Polymer Materials (Given In English);

Course Overview: 

  -- Fundamentals of polymers (3h); 

  -- Environmental polymers (3h)

  -- Conductive polymers (3h); 

  -- Photosensitive polymers (3h) (Quiz); 

  -- Biomedical polymers (3h); 

  -- Polymer composites (3h); 

  -- Polymer nanocomposites and characterization (3h); 

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