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Northwestern University

Yao Ma, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher
Materials Science & Engineering
Northwestern University

 

 

Room: B560, Silverman Hall
2170 Campus Drive
Evanston IL, 60208-3113
Email: yaoma@northwestern.edu

 

 

Educational Background

Current Postdoctoral Researcher, Northwestern University, USA
2019-2024 Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, USA
2016-2019 M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Tongji University, China
2012-2016 B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, China

 

Research Objectives

 

 Publications and Supported Works

 

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  1. Ma, Y.; Wang, Z.; Giammar, D. E. Exploring Variations in Properties of Lead Pipe Scales from Different Drinking Water Systems. Environmental Science & Technology Letters  2025, 12 (2), 196–202. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00951.
  2. Ma, Y.; Stull, I. N.; Giammar, D. E. Stability of Lead(IV) Oxide in a Lead Pipe Scale and Its Potential Role in Corrosion Control. Environmental Science & Technology 2025, 59 (1), 846–856. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c11660.
  3. Ma, Y.; Mishrra, A.; Giammar, D.; Arnold, R. Improved Control of Lead Release from Boosting Orthophosphate and Removing Polyphosphate from a Blended Phosphate Corrosion Inhibitor. ACS EST Eng. 2023, 3 (11), 1826–1836. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.3c00243.
  4. Ma, J.; Ma, Y.; Yu, F., Dai, X. Rotating Magnetic Field-Assisted Adsorption Mechanism of Pollutants on Mechanically Strong Sodium Alginate/Graphene/L-Cysteine Beads in a Batch and Fixed-bed Column System. Environmental Science & Technology 2018, 52, (23), 13925-13934.
  5. Ma, J.; Ma, Y.; Yu, F. A Novel One-Pot Route for Large-Scale Synthesis of Novel Magnetic CNTs/ Fe@C Hybrids and Their Applications for Binary Dye Removal. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6 (7), 8178-8191.
  6. Ma, J.; Ma, Y.; Yu, F., As-Prepared Carbon Nanotubes for Water Purification: Pollutant Removal and Magnetic Separation. Nanotechnology for Sustainable Water Resources, chapter 11, 2018, ISBN:9781119323594, Scrivener Publishing
  7. Zhao, P.; Yu, F.; Wang, R.; Ma, Y.; Wu, Y. Sodium alginate/graphene oxide hydrogel beads as permeable reactive barrier material for the remediation of ciprofloxacin-contaminated groundwater. Chemosphere 2018, 200, 612-620.
  8. Yu, F; Sun, Y.; Wang, C.; Ma, Y.; W, L.; Ma, J. Research Progress on Application of Multi-Dimensional Graphene Materials in Water Treatment. Materials China 2018,37(02),109-119.
  9. Ma, Y.; Yu, F.; Ma, J. Design of Graphene/Organic Composite Adsorbent and Its Application in Water Treatment. Progress in Chemistry 2017, 29, (6), 582-592.
  10. Yuan, J.; Ma, Y. (co-first author); Yu, F.; Sun, Y.; Dai, X.; Ma, J., Simultaneous in situ nutrient recovery and sustainable wastewater purification based on metal anion- and cation-targeted selective adsorbents. J Hazard Mater 2020, 382, 121039.
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