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Dr Shengqian Ma
Faculty
University Distinguished Research Professor and Welch Chair in Chemistry – Inorganic
& Materials Chemistry
PhD
CHEM 305D
UNT Faculty Profile Link
Research Group Website: http://www.chemistry.unt.edu/~sqma
Dr. Ma obtained his B.S. degree from Jilin University, China in 2003, and graduated
from Miami University (Ohio) with a Ph.D. degree in 2008. After finishing a two-year
Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship at ArgonneNational Laboratory, he joined the Department
of Chemistry at University of South Florida (USF) as an Assistant Professor in August
2010. He was promoted to an Associate Professor with early tenure in 2015 and to a
Full Professor in 2018. Dr. Ma joined UNT in 2020 as the Welch Chair in Chemistry.
Research Area:
- Inorganic
- Materials
Research:
- Rational design and functionalization of MOF/COF/POP materials for catalysis
- Exploration of mesoporous MOF/COF as a new type of platform for enzyme/protein/drug immobilization
- Rational design and functionalization of MOF/POP/COF materials for gas storage and separation
- Task-specific design and functionalization of COF/POP materials for water treatment
- Development of functional porphyrin-based framework materials