Wen Ma

Prix et distinctions

• (2023) Claire-Deschênes Postdoctoral Fellow. Université de Sherbrooke. (Distinction).
• (2023) NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). (Distinction).
• (2021) FRQNT Postdoc Fellow. Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT). (Distinction).

Financement

• Grant. (Awarded). Co-investigator. A Solar-Powered Portable Desalination Kit−Fighting Water Stress in Response to Climate Change. Fonds de recherche du Québec - Nature et technologies (FRQNT). Programme de collaboration de recherche CNRST-FRQ (Maroc-Québec). 250 000 $. (2023-2025)

Publications

Articles de revue

• Shin, Y U; Pan, W; Patel, S K; Lim, J; Winter, L R; Ma, W; Hong, S; Elimelech, M. (2023). Electrochemical Chromium Removal Using Nanodiamond EnhancedFlow-Through Electrosorption. Chemical Engineering Journal 474 145756. (Published).
• Wang, X; Wu, X; Ma, W; Zhou, X; Zhang, S; Huang, D; Winter, L R; Kim, J H; Elimelech, M. (2023). Free-standing membrane incorporating single-atom catalysts for ultrafast electroreduction of low-concentration nitrate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120 (11), (Published).
• Ma, W; Patel, S; Marcos−Hernández, M; Wang, W; Zhou, X; Pan, W; Shin, Y; Villagrán, D; Elimelech, M. (2023). Rapid, Selective, and Chemical-Free Removal of Dissolved Silica from Water via Electrosorption: Feasibility and Mechanisms. Environmental Science & Technology (Accepted).
• Yang, L;* Zhang, X; Ma, W; Raisi, B; Liu, X; An, C; Ye, Z. (2023). Trimethylamine N-oxide-derived zwitterionic polyamide thin-film composite nanofiltration membranes with enhanced anti-dye deposition ability for efficient dye separation and recovery. Journal of Membrane Science 665 (5), 121083. (Published).
• Ma, W; Sun, M; Huang, D; Chu, C; Hedtke, T;* Wang, X; Zhao, Y; Kim, J H; Elimelech, M. (2022). Catalytic membrane with copper single-atom catalysts for effective hydrogen peroxide activation and pollutant destruction. Environmental Science & Technology 56 (12), 8733-8745. (Published).
• Chen, T;* Ma, W; Lee, J; Jassby, D; Rahaman, M S. (2021). Development of robust and superamphiphobic membranes using reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/PVDF-HFP nanocomposite mats for membrane distillation. Environmental Science: Nano 8 (10), 2883-2893. (Published).
• Sun, M; Wang, X; Winter, L R; Zhao, Y; Ma, W; Hedtke, T;* Kim, J H; Elimelech, M. (2021). Electrified membranes for water treatment applications. Acs Es&T Engineering 1 (4), 725-752. (Published).
• Ma, W; Lu X; Guan, Y F; Elimelech, M. (2021). Joule-heated layered double hydroxide sponge for rapid removal of silica from water. Environmental Science & Technology 55 (23), 16130-16142. (Published).
• Ma, W; Yang, L;* Chen, T;* Ye, Z; Tufenkji, N; Rahaman, M S. (2020). Engineering polymer forest on membranes: tuning density, thickness, and architecture for biofouling control. ACS Applied Polymer Materials 2 (11), 4592-4603. (Published).
• Wang, X; Sun, M; Zhao, Y; Wang, C; Ma, W; Wong, M S; Elimelech, M. (2020). In situ electrochemical generation of reactive chlorine species for efficient ultrafiltration membrane self-cleaning. Environmental Science & Technology 54 (11), 6997-7007. (Published).
• Zhao, Y; Sun, M; Wang, X; Wang, C; Lu, D; Ma, W; Kube, S A; Ma, J; Elimelech, M. (2020). Janus electrocatalytic flow-through membrane enables highly selective singlet oxygen production. Nature communications 11 (1), (Published).
• Ma, W; Chen, T; Nanni, S;* Yang, L; Ye, Z; Rahaman, M S. (2019). Zwitterion-Functionalized Graphene Oxide Incorporated Polyamide Membranes with Improved Antifouling Properties. Langmuir 35 (5), 1513-1525. (Published).
• Tabrizian, P;* Ma, W; Bakr, A; Rahaman, M S. (2019). pH-sensitive and magnetically separable Fe/Cu bimetallic nanoparticles supported by graphene oxide (GO) for high-efficiency removal of tetracyclines. Journal of colloid and interface science 534 549-562. (Published).
• Ma, W; Panecka, M;* Tufenkji, N; Rahaman M S. (2018). Bacteriophage-based strategies for biofouling control in ultrafiltration: In situ biofouling mitigation, biocidal additives and biofilm cleanser. Journal of colloid and interface science 523 254-265. (Published).
• Ma, W; Soroush, A; Luong, T V A;* Rahaman, M S. (2017). Cysteamine-and graphene oxide-mediated copper nanoparticle decoration on reverse osmosis membrane for enhanced anti-microbial performance. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 501 330--340. (Published).
• Ma, W.;* Soroush, A.;* Tran V.A.L;* Brennan, G.;* Rahaman, M.S.; Asadishad, B.;* Tufenkji, N. (2016). Spray- and spin-assisted layer-by-layer assembly of coppernanoparticles on thin-film composite reverse osmosis membrane for biofoulingmitigation. Water Research 99 188-199. (Published).

Chapitres de livre

• Anwar, N; Yang, L; Ma, W; Usman, H S; Rahaman, M S. (2020). Biofouling in RO Desalination Membranes. Corrosion and Fouling Control in Desalination Industry (269-283). Springer, Cham. (Published).

Propriétés intellectuelles

Patents

• Rahaman M S, Islam M S, Chen T, Ma W. Membranes for forward osmosis and membrane distillation and process for treating fracking wastewater. CA3112943. Canada. (Pending).

Autres contributions

Gestion d'évènements

• Scientific committee and session chair. (2023) 37th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research. (Conference).
• Session Chair. (2018) Membranes: Materials and Processes Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). (Seminar).

Activités de collaboration internationale

• Co-investigator. Canada.

Présentations

• (2023). Catalytic Membrane with Copper Single‐Atom Catalysts for Effective Organic Pollutant Destruction. PEOPLE 2023 International Conference - Collaborative Solutions to Environmental Problems under Climate Change. Montreal, Canada
• (2023). Electrified Membranes for Destruction of Organic Pollutants in Water. 1st GREAUS Day of the Water Research Group of Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Canada
• (2023). Plasma Assisted One-step Functionalization of Electro-Fenton Catalytic Membrane Enables Effective Organic Pollutant Degradation. 37th Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research (CSWQ). Sherbrooke, Canada
• (2022). Advanced Membranes for Water Decontamination. SEMINAR: Water Research Group of the University of Sherbrooke (GREAUS). Sherbrooke, Canada
• (2022). Electrified Membranes for Water Decontamination. 13th edition of the Student Symposium of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Engineering. Sherbrooke, Canada
• (2021). Electrified Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Sponge for Joule-Heating-Assisted Adsorption of Silica from Water. ACS Fall 2021, Division of Electrified Water Treatment Processes. United States of America
• (2021). Electrified Layered Double Hydroxide Sponge for Joule-Heating-Assisted Adsorption of Silica from Water. AEESP Academic Job Application Review (AJAR) Seminar Series. United States of America
• (2019). Grafting zwitterion on reverse osmosis membrane to control biofouling. North America Membrane Society (NAMS). United States of America
• (2018). Control biofouling on membrane by surface modification with zwitterion and poly (amino acid). Membranes: Materials & Processes – Gordon Research Conference (GRC). United States of America
• (2017). Zwitterion functionalized graphene oxide incorporated membrane with improved antifouling properties. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) research and education conference. Anh Arbor, United States of America