Inclusive of the synthesis, processing and characterization of smart functional materials for advanced applications such as biomedical devices.
Major projects under this programme include:
Inclusive of the synthesis, modeling and processing of nano-structured materials.
Various projects under this programme include:
Development of advanced systems for military vehicles and soldiers.
Projects under this programme include:
Professor Ma has been a Faculty Member of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) since 1997. Over the years, he has held various management positions in the school, such as the Division Head of Materials Technology, Vice Dean, Associate Chair and Professor of Materials Engineering in NTU. He was seconded to become the Director of Temasek Laboratories (TL@NTU) in 2009, and currently is the Chair of the School of Materials Science & Engineering. He is a Professional Member of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mines (MIMMM), and a registered Chartered Engineer of the Engineering Council in the UK. He is also the Fellow of the Academy of Engineers in Singapore.
His interest lies in the "Synthesis and Processing of Functional Materials" and has been instrumental in translating the developed technology, particularly in the biomedical and defence applications. Some projects that he has been highly acclaimed for include Functionally Graded Nano-Composites, Mesoporous Materials, Piezoelectric Micro-Actuators and Advanced Systems for Soldiers. He is also active in collaboration with both local and overseas universities and research institutes.
Working with the industry, he has also facilitated and spearheaded several programmes such as the synthesis of nano-boron carbide powders, world's smallest piezoelectric heart pump, micro-actuators for cataract removal, which shed light to the applications of nano-materials in future proceedings. He has obtained more than S$46 million from industry and government funding agencies, including DARPA USA. He is also an active consultant for both local and international companies such as Rolls Royce.
Professor Ma has received numerous prestigious awards including the National Day Public Administration Award (Bronze). He was the Helen Levitt Visiting Professor in Mayo Medical College, USA, in 2006 and was conferred the Guest Chair Professor at the East China University of Science and Technology, China, in 2003.
From 2004 to 2006, Professor Ma has also served as the editor of Science and Engineering B: Solid State Materials for Advanced Technology, an international journal by Elsevier. He has authored and co-authored more than 300 scientific publications, and currently holds 26 US & PCT patents, among which more than 10 have been licensed to the industry.
Qin XP, Yang H, Zhou GH, Luo DW, Zhang JA, Wang SW, Ma J, Synthesis of submicron-sized spherical Y2O3 powder for transparent YAG ceramics, Materials Research Bulletin, 46(2):170-174 Feb 2011.
Saadat S, Tay YY, Zhu JX, Teh PF, Maleksaeedi S, Shahjamali MM, Srinivasan M, Tay BY, Hng HH, Ma J, Yan QY, Template-Free Electrochemical Deposition of Interconnected ZnSb Nanoflakes for Li-Ion Battery Anodes, Chemistry Of Materials, 23(4):1032-1038 Feb 22 2011.
Jiang H, Zhao T, Ma J, Yan CY, Li CZ, Ultrafine manganese dioxide nanowire network for high-performance supercapacitors, Chemical Communications, 47(4):1264-1266, 2011.
Zhang XJ, Gu AX, Wang GF, Fang B, Yan QY, Zhu JX, Sun T, Ma J, Hng HH, Enhanced electrochemical catalytic activity of new nickel hydroxide nanostructures with (100) facet, Crystengcomm, 13(1):188-192, 2011.
Wang T, Kiebele A, Ma J, Mhaisalkar S, Gruner G, Charge Transfer Between Polyaniline and Carbon Nanotubes Supercapacitors: Improving Both Energy and Power Densities, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 158(1):A1-A5, 2011.
Zhao T, Jiang H, Ma J, Surfactant-assisted electrochemical deposition of alpha-cobalt hydroxide for supercapacitors, Journal of Power Sources, 196(2):860-864 Sp. Iss. SI, Jan 15 2011.
Zhu MM, Du ZH, Ma J, Influence of crystal phase and transparent substrates on electro-optic properties of lead zirconate titanate films, Journal of Applied Physics, 108(11):Art. No. 113119, 1 Dec 2010.
Du ZH, Zhu MM, Zhang TS, Ma J, Crystallization of Pb((Zn,Mg)(1/3)Nb-2/3)O-3-PbTiO3 Thin Films Via Immobilization of Pb2+Ions During Sol-Gel Process, Journal of The American Ceramic Society, 93(12):4036-4040, Dec 2010.
Zhang L, Jiang SP, He HQ, Chen XB, Ma J, Song XC, A comparative study of H2S poisoning on electrode behavior of Ni/YSZ and Ni/GDC anodes of solid oxide fuel cells, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 35(22):12359-12368 Sp. Iss. SI, NOV 2010.
Jia PT, Argun AA, Xu JW, Xiong SX, Ma J, Hammond PT, Lu XH, High-Contrast Electrochromic Thin Films via Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Starlike and Sulfonated Polyaniline, Chemistry of Materials, 22(22):6085-6091, Nov 23 2010.
Sun T, Hng HH, Yan QY, Ma J, Enhanced high temperature thermoelectric properties of Bi-doped c-axis oriented Ca3Co4O9 thin films by pulsed laser deposition, Journal of Applied Physics, 108(8): Art. No. 083709, Oct 15 2010.
Yee WA, Xiong SX, Ding GQ, Nguyen CA, Lee PS, Ma J, Kotaki M, Liu Y, Lu XH, Supercritical Carbon Dioxide-Treated Electrospun Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanofibrous Membranes: Morphology, Structures and Properties as an Ionic-Liquid Host, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 31(20):1779-1784, Oct 18 2010.
Jiang H, Zhao T, Yan CY, Ma J, Li CZ, Hydrothermal Synthesis of Novel Mn3O4 Nano-Octahedrons With Enhanced Supercapacitors Performances, Nanoscale, 2(10):2195-2198, 2010.
Zhang TS, Kong LB, Du ZH, Ma J, Li S, In situ interlocking structure in gel-derived mullite matrix induced by mechanoactivated commercial mullite powders, Scripta Materialia, 63(11):1132-1135 , Nov 2010.
Chua NT, You L, Ma J, Wang JL, Properties of (K,Na)NbO3-based lead-free piezoelectric films prepared by pulsed laser deposition, Thin Solid Films, 518(23):6777-6780, Sep 30 2010.
Zhang TS, Kong LB, Du ZH, Ma J, Li S, Tailoring the microstructure of mechanoactivated Al2O3 and SiO2 mixtures with TiO2 addition, Journal of Alloys And Compounds, 506(2):777-783, Sep 17 2010.
Khoo E, Wang JM, Ma J, Lee PS, Electrochemical energy storage in a beta-Na0.33V2O5 nanobelt network and its application for supercapacitors, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20(38): 8368-8374 2010.
Zhu JX, Sun T; Chen JS; Shi WH; Zhang XJ, Lou XW Mhaisalkar S; Hng HH, Boey F, Ma J, Yan QY, Controlled Synthesis of Sb Nanostructures and Their Conversion to CoSb3 Nanoparticle Chains for Li-Ion Battery Electrodes, Chemistry of Materials, 22(18):5333-5339, Sep 2010.
Zhang XJ, Shi WH, Zhu JX, Zhao WY,Ma, Mhaisalkar S, Maria TL, Yang YH, Zhang H, Hng HH, Yan QY, Synthesis of porous NiO nanocrystals with controllable surface area and their application as supercapacitor electrodes, Nano Research, 3(9): 643-652, Sep 2010.
Yang L, Hng HH, Ma J, Zhu TJ, Zhao XB, Effects of Co:Sb Molar Ratio on Synthesis and Properties of Undoped CoSb3 Prepared via a Polyol Method, Journal of Electronic Materials, 39 (9): 1543-1548 Sep 2010.
Sun T, Hng HH, Yan QY, Ma J, Effects of Pulsed Laser Deposition Conditions on the Microstructure of Ca3Co4O9 Thin Films, Journal of Electronic Materials, 39(9):1611-1615, Sep 2010.
Xiong DB, Yang K, Zhao YF, Ma J, Interpenetrating icosahedra chains based zinc-rich ternary phases Ru4.0Sn2.9Zn11.6 and Ru3.0Sb0.97Zn11.0: synthesis, structures and physical properties, Dalton Transactions, 39(35):8331-8338, 2010.
Ng SX, Guo J, Ma J, Loo SCJ, Synthesis of high surface area mesostructured calcium phosphate particles, Acta Biomaterialia, 6(9):3772-3781, Sep 2010.
Kong LB, Li S, Zhang TS, Zhai JW, Boey FYC, Ma J, Electrically tunable dielectric materials and strategies to improve their performances, Progress in Materials Science, 55(8): 840-893, Nov 2010.
Lu J, Ma J, Densification modeling studies on porous Al2o3 component, Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics, 49(3-4):167-173, Jul 2010.
Ni SS, Li T, Ma J, Polymeric piezoelectric cantilever and tubular actuators, Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 21(8):591-597, Aug 2010.
Zhang L, Luo MF, Sun SS, Ma J, Li CZ, Effect of Surface Structure of Nano-CaCO3 Particles on Mechanical and Rheological Properties of PVC, Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B-Physics, 49(5):970-982, 2010.
Li SZ, Cai H, Gan CL, Guo J, Dong ZL, Ma J, Controlled Synthesis of Copper-Silicide Nanostructures, Crystal Growth & Design, 10 (7): 2983-2989, Jul 2010.
Benton M, Chua MJ, Gu F, Rowell F, Ma J, Environmental nicotine contamination in latent fingermarks from smoker contacts and passive smoking, Forensic Science International, 200 (1-3): 28-34, Jul 2010.
Zhang LY, Ma J, Effect of coupling agent on mechanical properties of hollow carbon microsphere/phenolic resin syntactic foam, Composites Science And Technology, 70 (8): 1265-127, Aug 2010.
Zhai HF, Xia YD, Li AD, Gong YP, Kong JZ, Li XY, Shao QY, Yan QY, Ma J, Wu D, The roles of B-site ions in lead strontium zirconate titanate thin films for electrically tunable device applications, Thin Solid Films, 518(14):3929-3932, May 2010.
Jiang H, Hu JQ, Li CZ, Gu F, Ma J, Large-scale, uniform, single-crystalline Cd(OH)(2) hexagonal platelets for Cd-based functional applications, Crystengcomm, 12(6):1726-1729, 2010.
Mi JL, Lock N, Sun T, Christensen M, Sondergaard M, Hald P, Hng HH, Ma J, Iversen BB, Biomolecule-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Bi2Te3 Nanostring-Cluster Hierarchical Structure, ACS NANO, 4(5): 2523-2530, May 2010.
Li T, Chen YH, Ling LF, Ma J, Design, Characterization, and Analysis of a Miniaturized Piezoelectric Transducer, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 25(4):221-226, 2010.
Chen J, Sun T, Sim D, Peng HY, Wang HT, Fan SF, Hng HH, Ma J, Boey FYC, Li S, Samani MK, Chen GCK, Chen XD, Wu T, Yan QY, Sb2Te3 Nanoparticles with Enhanced Seebeck Coefficient and Low Thermal Conductivity, Chemistry Of Materials, 22(10):3086-3092, May 2010.
Fan SF, Zhao JN, Guo J, Yan QY, Ma J, Hng HH, p-type Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3 nanocomposites with enhanced figure of merit, Applied Physics Letters, 96(18):Art. No. 182104, May 2010.
Wang JM, Khoo E, Ma J, Lee PS, Room-temperature synthesis of MnO2 center dot 3H(2)O ultrathin nanostructures and their morphological transformation to well-dispersed nanorods, Chemical Communications, 46(14):2468-2470, 2010.
Khoo E, Lee PS, Ma J, Electrophoretic deposition (EPD)Of WO3 nanorods for electrochromic application, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 30(5):1139-1144, Sp. Iss. SI Mar 2010.
Du ZHH, Zhang TSS, Zhu MMM, Ma J, PVP-Mediated Crystallization of Perovskite Phase in the PMN-PT Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Processing, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 93(3):686-691 Mar 2010.
