Ma Research Group

Group Picture of January 2013

Back Row (left to right): Dr. Li, Dr. Ma, Dr. Wang, Jean, Chavis, Matt;

Front Row (left to right): Dr. Zhang, Yao, Tran, Lacey, Cory, Kia.

Recent Publications:

Nugent, P.; Belmabkhout, Y.; Burd, S. D.; Cairns, A. J.; Forrest, K.; Ma, S.; Space, B.; Wojtas, L.; Luebke, R.; Eddaoudi, M.; Zaworotko, M. J. "Porous materials with optimal adsorption thermodynamics and kinetics for effective CO2 separations." Nature, 2013,495, 80-84.
Wang, X.-S.; Chrzanowski, M.; Wojtas, L.; Chen, Y.-S.; Ma, S. "Formation of a Metalloporphyrin-Based Nanoreactor by Post-Synthetic Metal-ion Exchange of a Polyhedral-Cage Containing Metal-Metalloporphyrin Framework." Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 3297-3301.
Wang, X.-S.; Liu, J.; Bonefont, J. M.; Yuan, D.-Q.; Thallapally, P. K. Ma, S. "A porous covalent porphyrin framework with exceptional uptake capacity of saturated hydrocarbons for oil spill cleanup." Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 1533-1535.
Meng, L.; Cheng, Q.; Kim, C.; Gao, W.-Y.; Wojtas, L.; Cheng, Y.-S.; Zaworotko, M. J.; Zhang, X. P.; Ma, S. "Crystal engineering of a microporous, catalytically active fcu topology MOF using a custom-designed metalloporphyrin linker." Angew Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 10082-10085 ("Hot Paper").
Chen, Y.; Lykourinou, V.; Vetromile, C.; Hoang, T.; Ming, L.-J.; Larsen, R.; Ma, S. "How Can Proteins Enter the Interior of a MOF? Investigation of Cytochrome c Translocation into a MOF Consisting of Mesoporous Cages with Microporous Windows." J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 13188-13191.


		Group News
		April 25, 2013
		Wenyang Gao won the Theodore and Venette Askounes Ashford Doctoral Fellowship in Chemistry, and he will receive a plaque and a $1500 scholarship. Congratulations, Wenyang!

		April 9-11, 2013
		Dr. Ma delivered three invited talks at the 245th ACS National Meeting in New Orleans.

		February 27, 2013
		The collaborative work on CO2 capture in MOMs led by Prof. Zaworotko and Prof. Eddaoudi is published in *Nature*!

		January 9, 2013
		Our work on post-synthetic metal-ion exchange of MMPF-5 for creating metalloporphyrin-based nanoreactor, is accepted for publication in Chem. Eur. J.!

		January 2, 2013
		Our work on the porous covalent porphyrin framework, PCPF-1 for oil spill cleanup, is accepted for publication in Chem. Commun.!

		November 16, 2012
		Our work on biomimetic catalysis of the Fe-based porphyrin MOF MMPF-6 is accepted for publication in Inorg. Chem.!

		October 26, 2012
		Dr. Ma delivered the invited seminar talk "Functional Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks: Nanospace Engineering to Target Functionality" in the Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering at USF.

		September 21, 2012
		Dr. Ma delivered the invited seminar talk "Nanospace Engineering of Porous Metal-Organic Frameworks" in the Department of Chemistry at University of North Florida.

		September 17, 2012
		Our Angew paper regarding MMPF-3 for catalytic epoxidation is selected as "Hot Paper"!

		August 15, 2012
		Our work on MMPF-3 for catalytic epoxidation is accepted for publication in Angew Chem. Int. Ed.!

		August 8, 2012
		Our work on size-selective biocatalysis of myoglobin@mesoMOF is accepted for publication in Inorg. Chem.!

		August 3, 2012
		Our work on protein translocation into MOF is published in JACS!

		July 23, 2012
		Our work on MTAF-3, which exhibits remarkable enhancement of CO2 uptake compared with the pillared MOF, MOF-508, is published in Chem. Commun.!

		June 20, 2012
		Our work on MMPF-4/5, which are based upon a high symmetry supermolecular building block via vertex-directed self-assembly, is accepted for publication in Chem. Sci.!

		June 18, 2012
		Kia Williams received the LSAMP Fellowship of Bridge to the Doctorate from NSF, which will support her PhD studies during next three years. Congratulations, Kia!

		June 12, 2012
		Dr. Ma delivered the invited talk "Metal-MetalloPorphyrin Frameworks (MMPFs) as Functional Porous Materials: Challenges and Opportunities" at the 2012 Gordon Research Conference on Crystal Engineering.

		June 5, 2012
		Sinhye Lee is featured on the cover of USF Magazine. Congratulations, Sinhye!

		June 4, 2012
		Our invited review article "Microporous Lanthanide Metal-Organic Frameworks" is accepted for publication in Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry!

		May 24, 2012
		Our work on MMPF-2, which possesses the highest surface area among porphyrin-based MOFs reported thus far, is published in Chem. Commun.!

		April 26, 2012
		Yao Chen won the Barbara Bursa Martin Fellowship, and she will receive a plaque and a $1000 scholarship. Congratulations, Yao!

		April 26, 2012
		Our work on Metal-Macrocyclic Framework, MMCF-1, is published in CrystEngComm as an invited contribution to the New Talent Americas themed issue!

		March 27, 2012
		Dr. Ma delivers the invited talk "Porous metal-metalloporphyrin frameworks (MMPFs) as platform for CO2 capture" at the 243rd ACS National Meeting.

		March 26, 2012
		Our work on Metal-Triazolate Framework, MTAF-1, is published in Inorg. Chem.!

		January 25, 2012
		Matthew Chrzanowski won the Jay Worrell Memorial Scholarship, and he will receive a plaque and a $250 scholarship at the 25th Annual Scholarship & Alumni Celebration of the Department of Chemistry on Feb. 21, 2012. Congratulations, Matt!

		November 16,2011
		A porphyrin MOF structure, MMPF-1 created by the Ma group was chosen as "Structure of the Week - # 29 November 16, 2011". See the structure here.

		September 28, 2011
		Our communication on porphyrin MOF structure is published in JACS!

		June 17, 2011
		Our communication on enzymatic catalysis of MOF is published in JACS!

		May 4, 2011
		Ma's group moves to the new lab in IDRB.

		August 2010
		Dr. Ma starts his research group at USF.

	Ma Research Group
		University of South Florida
		Department of Chemistry