MA RESEARCH GROUP
 
 

 

 

     
 
 
 
(February 2020)
     
 

Back Row (left to right): Gaurav, Xiaoliang, Dr. Chen, Dr. Zhang, Dr. Wang, Zach, Dr. Jiang, Dr. Zhang, Steve, Dr. Han, Meng, Sai;

  
 

Front Row (left to right): Chuan, Yanpei, Junyu, Dr. Zhang, Dr. Ma, Dr. Dong, Dr. Gong, Dr. Liu, Jialu, Fanchen, Dr. He, Xueying, Harsh .

  
 

 

  
 

 

  
     
  Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Research Associates, Graduate Students, Visting Scholars and Students, Group Alumni  

 
Principal Investigator: Dr. Shengqian Ma, Professor
       

 
  Contact Information
   
  Shengqian Ma (CV)
  Department of Chemistry
  University of South Florida,
  CHE 205A, 4202 E. Fowler Ave,
  Tampa, Florida 33620
   
  Phone: 813-974-5217 (IDRB 202G)
  Fax: 813-974-3203 
  E-mail: sqma@usf.edu
 
  Selected Awards & Honors
   
  • Author Profile of Angewandte Chemie, 10/2019
  • Gordon Lectureship, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, 09/2019
  • 2019 Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher
  • 2018 Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, USF, 03/2018
  • 2017 Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher
  • 2016 Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher

• Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 'Emerging Investigator', 2016
  • 2015 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher
  • Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, USF, 07/2015
  • IUPAC-2015 Young Chemist Travel Award, 03/2015
  • 2014 Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher
  • NSF CAREER Award, 2014
  • ChemComm 'Emerging Investigator', 2014

• Faculty Research & Development Award, University of South Florida, 01/2011, 05/2013
 

• 2009 IUPAC Prize for Young Chemists from IUPAC, 04/2009
 

• Young Investigator Award from ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry, 04/2008
   

• Director's Postdoctoral Fellowship of Argonne National Laboratory, 07/2008 - 07/2010
   

• Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad of Year 2007, 04/2008
 

• Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research Award from Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, 04/2007 - 04/2008
 

 
 
           
           
           

 

 Research Scientists(up)  
         
 
 
Dr. Chengxia Chen
Dr. Lingshan Gong
    
 
Research Scientist
Research Scientist
    
 
September 2018 - present
January 2020 - present
    
 
PhD, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
PhD, South China University of Technology, China
    
 
chengxiachen@mail.usf.edu
   
         
 
 

 

 Postdoctoral Research Associates (up)  
         
 
 
 
Dr. Weijie Zhang
Dr. Yin Zhang
Dr. Yao Jiang
  
 
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Postdoctoral Research Associate
  
 
June 2019 - present
November 2019 - present
November 2019 - present
  
 
PhD, Jiangnan University, China
PhD, Peking University, China
PhD, Nanjing Tech University, China
  
 
weijiezhang@mail.usf.edu
yinzhang1@mail.usf.edu
yaojiang@mail.usf.edu
  
         
         
         
         
 
     
 
Dr. Yingxiang Ye
      
 
Postdoctoral Research Associate
      
 
January 2020 - present
      
 
PhD, Fujian Normal University, China
      
 
     
         
         
         
         

 

 Graduate Students (up)  
         
 
 
 
Gaurav Verma
Meng Chen
Harsh Vardhan
  
 
PhD Candidate, August 2015 - present
PhD Candidate, August 2016 - present
PhD Candidate, August 2016 - present
  
 
BS-MS, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
BS, Changchun University of Science and Technology
BS, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, India
  
 
gauravv@mail.usf.edu
mengchen1@mail.usf.edu
hvardhan@mail.usf.edu
  
         
         
         
 
 
 
Xiaoliang Wang
Steve Lan
Yanpei Song
  
 
PhD Candidate, January 2017 - present
PhD Candidate, August 2017 - present
PhD Candidate, August 2017 - present
  
 
BS, Shantou University, China
BS, University of California, Berkeley
BS, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
  
 
wangx2@mail.usf.edu
lan3@mail.usf.edu
yanpeisong@mail.usf.edu
  
         
         
         
 
 
 
Junyu Ren
Zach Magnuson
Chuan Shan
  
 
PhD Candidate, August 2017 - present
PhD Candidate, August 2017 - present
PhD Candidate, August 2017 - present
  
 
BS, Harbin Institute of Technology (Weihai), China
BS, University of Central Florida
BS, Shandong University, China
  
 
junyuren@mail.usf.edu
zmagnuson@mail.usf.edu
chuanshan@mail.usf.edu
  
 
 
         
         
 
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Xueying Ge
  
 
 
PhD Candidate, January 2018 - present
  
 
 
BS, Wuhan University, China
  
 
 
xueying@mail.usf.edu
  
 
         
         
         
         
 
Visting Scholars and Students (up)
  
         
 
 
 
Dr. Yuan Wang
Dr. Weina Wu
Dr. Qi Wang
  
 
Visiting Scholar, December 2018- present
Visiting Scholar, March 2019 - present
Visiting Scholar, April 2019 - present
  
 
Associate Professor, Henan Polytechnic University, China
Lecturer, Henan Polytechnic University, China
Professor, Zhejiang Gongshang University, China
  
         
         
         
 
 
 
Dr. Xinyan Dong
Dr. Xiaolong Han
Dr. Wenwen He
  
 
Visiting Scholar, April 2019 - present
Visiting Scholar, April 2019 - present
Visiting Scholar, May 2019 - present
  
 
Associate Professor, Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University, China
Associate Professor, Northwest University, China
Lecturer, Changchun University of Technology, China
  
         
         
         
 
 
 
Dr. Xianqiang Huang
Dr. Qingxing Guan
Dr. Qingzhi Liu
  
 
Visiting Scholar, August 2019 - present
Visiting Scholar, November 2019 - present
Visiting Scholar, Nov. 2019 - present
  
 
Associate Professor, Liaocheng University, China
Associate Professor, Nankai University, China
Associate Professor, Qingdao Agricultural University, China
  
         
         
         
 
     
 
Dr. Lei Zhang
      
 
Visiting Scholar, November 2019 - present
      
 
Associate Professor, Fujian University of Technology, China
      
         
         
         
         
 
 
 
Yanming Zhao
Sai Wang
Jialu Li
  
 
Visiting Student, October 2017 - present
Visiting Student, October 2019 - present
Visiting Student, October 2019- present
  
 
PhD Candidate, Tianjin University, China
PhD Candidate, Zhejiang University, China
PhD Candidate, Jilin University, China
  
         
         
         
         
 
     
 
Fanchen Meng
      
 
Visiting Student, December 2019 - present
      
 
PhD Candidate, Nanjing Tech University, China
      
         
         
         
         
       
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
         
         
         
         
  Group Alumni (up)      
         
         
    Graduate Students    
         
 

 

Briana Aguila (PhD, Summer 2019)

Current: Assistant Professor at Francis Marion University

  
         
 

Bhagya Gunatilleke (MS, Fall 2018)

Current: PhD candidatein Department of Physics at USF

Chavis Stackhouse (PhD, Spring 2018)

Current: Postdoctoral associate at SUNY-Stony Brook

Kia Williams (PhD, Fall 2017)

Current: Scientist at Methrohm USA

  
         
 

Wenyang Gao (PhD, Fall 2016)

Current: Postdoctoral associate at Texas A&M University

Matthew Chrzanowski (Spring 2015)

Tran Hoang (MA, Spring 2015)

  
         
 

Lacy Lux (MA, Spring 2015)

Yao Chen (PhD, Summer 2014)

Current: Professor at Nankai University, China

Le Meng (MS, Spring 2012)

    
         
         
 
Postdoctoral Research Associates
  
         
     

Dr. Zheng Niu (Mar. 2015 - Dec. 2019)

Current: Professor at Suzhou University, China

  
         
 

Dr. Qi Sun (May 2015 - Sep. 2019)

Current: Professor at Zhejiang University, China

Dr. Xili Cui (Jan. 2018 - Jan. 2019)

Current: Professor at Zhejiang University, China

Dr. Sanjay Kuma (Dec. 2014 - Mar. 2016)

Current: Assistant Professor at M.M. Modi College, India

  
         
 

Dr. Wendy Liu (Apr. 2015 - Nov. 2015)

Current: Assistant Researcher at Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

Dr. Baiyan Li (Oct. 2012 - Jul. 2015)

Current: Professor at Nankai University, China

Dr. Xi-Sen Wang (Jan. 2011 - Jun. 2014)

  
         
         
   
Research Scientists/Scholars
    
         
 

 

 

Dr. Hui Yang (Sep. 2016 - Dec. 2019)

Current: Associate Professor at North China Electric Power University

  
         
 

Dr. Ziqi Yang (Jan. 2018 - Jun. 2018)

 

Dr. Jason Perman (Jul. 2016 - Jul. 2018)

Current: Scientist at Anton Paar

Dr. Yiming Zhang (Oct. 2012 - Jul. 2015)

 

    
         
       
   
Visting Scholars and Students
    
         
   

Lei Zhang (Nov. 2019 - Feb. 2020)

 

Yajie Yang (Sep. 2019 - Dec. 2019)

 

  
         
 

Dr. Wu Zhang (Dec. 2018 - Dec. 2019)

 

Dr. Yanyan Ji (Dec. 2018 - Dec. 2019)

 

Xiaorui Li (Sep. 2017 - Sep. 2019)

 

  
         
 

Kulandaivel Sivasankar (Apr. 2019 - Jul. 2019)

 

Dr. Sisi Feng (Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2019)

 

Linxiao Hou (Feb. 2018 - Feb. 2019)

 

  
         
 

Xun Wang (Sep. 2016- Sep. 2018)

 

Boxuan Yu (Jan. 2018 - Sep. 2018)

 

Yi Chen (Aug. 2018 - Sep. 2018)

 

  
         
 

Dr. Yuxiu Sun (Sep. 2016- Sep. 2017)

 

Dr. Feng Guo (Oct. 2015 - Aug. 2017)

 

Chung-Wei Fu (Oct. 2015 - Apr. 2017)

 

  
         
 

Dr. Jie Sun (Mar. 2016 - Mar. 2017)

 

Dr. Lisheng Wang (Mar. 2016 - Aug. 2016)

 

Hongming He (Jun. 2015 - Jun. 2016)

 

  
         
 

Weijie Zhang (Dec. 2014 - Jan. 2016)

 

Dr. Yuchuan Cheng (Mar. 2015 - Apr. 2016)

 

Chen-Yen Tsai (Sep. 2015 - Apr. 2016)

 

  
         
 

Dr. Yang Wang (Jul. 2014 - Jun. 2015)

 

Dr. Xiuli Wang (Nov. 2013 - Jan. 2014)

 

Thomas Bougattaya (Apr. 2011 - Aug. 2011)