Professor Jun Ma

Professor in Materials Engineering UniSA STEM

Mawson Lakes Campus (P1-42)
tel +61 8 830 25117
fax +61 8 830 23380

email Jun.Ma@unisa.edu.au

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About me

I received my PhD degree in Materials Engineering in 2002. I then conducted research as a visiting scholar and postdoc fellow at the Centre for Advanced Materials Technology, The University of Sydney. I joined the University of South Australia as a lecturer in 2007 and was promoted to a full professor in 2019.

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About me

My research focuses on the development of applied functional (nano)composites through processing engineering materials with a range of cost-effective, safe nanomaterials, aiming to engage with industry in the design, development, and manufacturing of advanced composite materials. For example, I researched with a plastic manufacturing plant in New South Wales, which resulted in commissioning of a plastic compounding system in June 2015. As another example, my team developed a novel stretchable strain sensor (‘Highly Sensitive, Wearable, Durable Strain Sensors and Stretchable Conductors Using Graphene/Silicon Rubber Composites’, Advanced Functional Materials, 2016, 42, 7614; an HiCi paper). Thanks to the financial support from ARC (LP160100717), my team was able to translate this strain sensor research into industry by manufacturing a prototype real-time idler condition monitoring system for industrial belt conveyors, which was delivered to a Perth-based industrial partner in 2018.

My research interests and past projects involve (i) the development of composites with specific functionalities through processing engineering materials with cost-effective, safe nanomaterials, and (ii) the investigation of the structure–property relations and fracture mechanisms of these composites. I pioneered the development of (i) polymer/nanosheet composites by molecular entanglements (‘A new strategy to exfoliate silicone rubber/clay nanocomposites’, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2005, 26, 830; ‘Interface-tuned epoxy/clay nanocomposites’, Polymer, 2011, 52, 497) and interface bonding (‘A novel method for preparation of disorderly exfoliated epoxy/clay nanocomposite’, Chemistry of Materials, 2004, 16, 757), (ii) cost-effective few-layer graphene (also named graphene platelets; ‘A facile approach to chemically modified graphene and its polymer nanocomposites’, Advanced Functional Materials, 2012, 22, 2735) for composites processing (‘Graphene Platelets and Their Polymer Composites: Fabrication, Structure, Properties, and Applications’, Advanced Functional Materials, 2018, 28, 1706705), and (iii) facile processing for polymer/nanosheet composites (‘Epoxy/graphene platelets nanocomposites with two levels of interface strength’, Polymer, 2011, 52, 1603; an HiCi paper). My research on these topics has resulted in over 130 refereed journal papers, and a complete, most updated publication list is at Google Scholar.

To-date I as the lead Chief Investigator have attained a research income of $1,984,957.00; my total research income is over seven million dollars. Below is a list of my major projects.

ARC Grants:

1) ARC Linkage Project (LP200100617, 2021–2024, $215,000), titled ‘Elastomer/Graphene Composites for Reinforcement at Low Strain’. Investigators: J. Ma and S.A. Gouda.

2) ARC Discovery Project (DP200101737, 2020–2023, $350,000) titled ‘A Novel Approach to Polymer/Nanosheet Composites and Their Fundamentals’. Investigators: J. Ma; A. Mouritz; and H.C. Kuan.

3) ARC Linkage Project (LP180100005, 2019–2022, $330,000) titled ‘High-Performance Polymer Composites for Electrical Discharging’. Investigators: J. Ma; Y.Y. Zhang; and H.C. Kuan.

4) ARC LIEF Project (LE180100129, 2017–2018, $425,200), titled ‘Atomic layer nanofabrication system for multi-functional applications’. Investigators: G. Wang; A. McDonagh; B. Sun; R. Zheng; G. Smith; K.F. Aguey-Zinsou; J Ma; Y Chen; M. Cortie; H. Liu; and W.K. Pang.

5) ARC Linkage Project (LP160100717, 2016–2020, $229,000), titled ‘Electrically Conductive Elastomeric Composites by Nanomaterials’. Investigators: J. Ma; C. Stevenson; and L.Q. Zhang.

6) ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs 2015 (IH150100003, 2016–2021, $2,611,346), titled ‘ARC Research Hub for Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation’. Investigators: D. Losic; E. Skafidas; M. Majumder; C. Fumeaux; N. Choudhury; A. Nirmalathas; M. McLaughlin; J. Ma; R. Ghomashchi; and Y. Zhong.

7) ARC Linkage Project (LP140100605, 2014–2018, $225,000), titled ‘Strong and Durable Flame-Retarding Composites by Multi-scale Encapsulation and Reinforcement’. Investigators: J. Ma; C.H. Wang; A.P. Mouritz; H.C. Kuan; and J. Xu.

8) ARC Discovery Project (DP0666261, ARC-APD Fellowship, 2006–2010, $285,000), ‘The development of super-toughened epoxies using novel nanomaterials’. Investigator: J. Ma.

AutoCRC Project (2009–2012, $100,000), ‘The Development of Advanced Adhesives based upon Nano-additives’. Investigators: J. Ma; Q.S. Meng; R. Short; and P. Murphy.

Research

Research themes

An age friendly world
Transforming industries
Transforming societies

Highlights

ARC-APD Awards in 2006
ResearchSA Fellowship in 2009
Excellence in Research and Teaching awarded in 2011 by UniSA
‘Certified Materials Professional’ by Materials Australia
Professional Member of Society of Plastics Engineers
Chair for the 2018 International Symposium of Advanced Composite Technology, South Australia
My team have created four HiCi papers:

1) Zaman, J. Ma*, et al. Epoxy/graphene platelets nanocomposites with two levels of interface strength, Polymer 2011, 52, 1603–11. (Highly cited paper since the date of publication)

2) Z. Sun, J. Ma, S. Zhu*, et al. A high-performance Bi2WO6/graphene photocatalyst for visible light-induced H2 and O2 generation, Nanoscale 2014, 6, 2186–93. (Highly ... Read more

Research

Outputs

Research since 2008 is shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Highlights

Year	Output
2015	Araby, S, Saber, N, Ma, X, Kawashima, N, Kang, H, Shen, H, Zhang, L, Xu, J, Majewski, P & Ma, J 2015, 'Implication of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on polymer/graphene composites', Materials and Design, vol. 65, pp. 690-699. 72 67

Chapters

Year	Output
2015	Ma, J, Meng, Q, Dai, J & Saber, N 2015, 'Fabrication, structure, and properties of graphene platelets', in Ying (Ian) Chen (ed.), Nanotubes and nanosheets: functionalization and applications of boron nitride and other nanomaterials, CRC Press, US, ch. 7, pp. 173-200. Open access 1
2010	Ma, J, Zhang, L & Dai, J-B 2010, 'Interface modification and characterization', in S Thomas (ed.), Rubber nanocomposites: preparation, properties, and applications, John Wiley and Sons, Singapore; Hoboken, NJ, ch. 4, pp. 87-112. 1
2010	Ma, J, Zhang, L & Geng, L 2010, 'Manufacturing techniques of rubber nanocomposites', in S Thomas (ed.), Rubber nanocomposites : preparation, properties and applications, John Wiley and Sons, Singapore, pp. 21-62. 8

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2021	Aakyiir, M, Kingu, MAS, Araby, S, Meng, Q, Shao, J, Amer, Y & Ma, J 2021, 'Stretchable, mechanically resilient, and high electromagnetic shielding polymer/MXene nanocomposites', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, online, pp. 1-10. 1
2020	Aakyiir, M, Araby, S, Michelmore, A, Meng, Q, Amer, Y, Yao, Y, Li, M, Wu, X, Zhang, L & Ma, J 2020, 'Elastomer nanocomposites containing MXene for mechanical robustness and electrical and thermal conductivity', Nanotechnology, vol. 31, article no. 315715, p. 1-14. 4 3
2020	Aakyiir, M, Yu, H, Araby, S, Ruoyu, W, Michelmore, A, Meng, Q, Losic, D, Choudhury, NR & Ma, J 2020, 'Electrically and thermally conductive elastomer by using MXene nanosheets with interface modification', Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 397, article no. 125439, pp. 1-10. 9 5 1
2020	Houshi, MN, Aakyiir, M & Ma, J 2020, 'Low-temperature, rapid preparation of functionalized graphene platelets', Composites Communications, vol. 22, article no. 100500, pp. 1-6. 1
2020	Liu, S, Pan, J, Li, X, Meng, X, Yuan, H, Li, Y, Zhao, Y, Wang, D, Ma, J, Zhu, S & Kong, L 2020, 'In situ modification of BiVO4 nanosheets on graphene for boosting photocatalytic water oxidation', Nanoscale, vol. 12, no. 27, pp. 14853-14862. 4 4 1
2020	Meng, Q, Han, S, Liu, T, Ma, J, Ji, S, Dai, J, Kang, H & Ma, J 2020, 'Noncovalent modification of boron nitrite nanosheets for thermally conductive, mechanically resilient epoxy nanocomposites', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, vol. 59, no. 47, pp. 20701-20710. 3 1
2020	Meng, Q, Yu, Y, Tian, J, Yang, Z, Guo, S, Cai, R, Han, S, Liu, T & Ma, J 2020, 'Multifunctional, durable and highly conductive graphene/sponge nanocomposites', Nanotechnology, vol. 31, no. 46, article no. 465502, pp. 1-15. 3
2020	Meng, X, Zhang, J, Ma, J, Li, Y, Chen, Z, Liu, S, Chen, T, Zhang, Y, Jiang, X & Zhu, S 2020, 'Using cellulose nanocrystals for graphene/hexagonal boron nitride nanosheet films towards efficient thermal management with tunable electrical conductivity', Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 138, article no. 106089, pp. 1-13. 1
2020	Naeem, M, Kuan, H-C, Michelmore, A, Meng, Q, Qui, A, Aakyiir, M, Losic, D, Zhu, S & Ma, J 2020, 'A new method for preparation of functionalized graphene and its epoxy nanocomposites', Composites Part B: Engineering, vol. 196, article no. 108096, pp. 1-10. 10 6 2
2020	Qiu, A, Aakyiir, M, Wang, R, Yang, Z, Umer, A, Lee, I, Hsu, H-Y & Ma, J 2020, 'Stretchable and calibratable graphene sensors for accurate strain measurement', Materials Advances, online, pp. 1-9. Open access 5
2020	Wang, R, Aakyiir, M, Qiu, A, Oh, J-A, Adu, P, Meng, Q & Ma, J 2020, 'Surface-tunable, electrically conductive and inexpensive graphene platelets and their hydrophilic polymer nanocomposites', Polymer, vol. 205, pp. 1-8. 2 1
2020	Yap, PL, Auyoong, YL, Hassan, K, Farivar, F, Tran, DN, Ma, J & Losic, D 2020, 'Multithiol functionalized graphene bio-sponge via photoinitiated thiol-ene click chemistry for efficient heavy metal ions adsorption', Chemical Engineering Journal, vol. 395, article no. 124965, pp. 1-13. 10 5
2020	Yu, H, Rouelle, N, Qiu, A, Oh, J-A, Kempaiah, DM, Whittle, JD, Aakyiir, M, Xing, W & Ma, J 2020, 'Hydrogen bonding-reinforced hydrogel electrolyte for flexible, robust, and all-in-one supercapacitor with excellent low-temperature tolerance', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 12 no. 34, pp. 37977-37985. 8 8
2019	Araby, S, Su, X, Meng, Q, Kuan, H-C, Wang, C-H, Mouritz, A, Maged, A & Ma, J 2019, 'Graphene platelets versus phosphorus compounds for elastomeric composites: flame retardancy, mechanical performance and mechanisms', Nanotechnology, vol. 30, no. 38, article no. 385703, pp. 1-35. Open access 12 11
2019	Li, Y, Xia, M, An, F, Ma, N, Jiang, X, Zhu, S, Wang, D & Ma, J 2019, 'Superior removal of Hg (II) ions from wastewater using hierarchically porous, functionalized carbon', Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 371, pp. 33-41. 18 16
2019	Luan, R, Xu, D, Pan, H, Zhu, C, Wang, D, Meng, X, Li, Y, Imtiaz, M, Zhu, S & Ma, J 2019, 'High electrochemical cycling performance through accurately inheriting hierarchical porous structure from bagasse', Journal of Energy Storage, vol. 22, pp. 60-67. 2 2
2019	Qiu, A, Li, P, Yang, Z, Yao, Y, Lee, I & Ma, J 2019, 'A path beyond metal and silicon: polymer/nanomaterial composites for stretchable strain sensors', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 29, no. 17, article no. 1806306, pp. 1-21. Open access 53 51
2019	Wang, R, Kuan, H-C, Qiu, A, Santa, J & Ma, J 2019, 'A facile approach to the scalable preparation of thermoplastic/carbon nanotube composites', Nanotechnology, unpublished. 2 2
2019	Yang, Z, Ma, J, Araby, S, Shi, D, Dong, W, Tang, T & Chen, M 2019, 'High-mass loading electrodes with exceptional areal capacitance and cycling performance through a hierarchical network of MnO₂ nanoflakes and conducting polymer gel', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 412, pp. 655-663. Open access 14 14
2019	Yang, Z, Ma, J, Bai, B, Qiu, A, Losic, D, Shi, D & Chen, M 2019, 'Free-standing PEDOT/polyaniline conductive polymer hydrogel for flexible solid-state supercapacitors', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 322, article no. 134769, pp. 1-9. 34 29 2
2019	Yuan, H, Pan, H, Meng, S, Zhu, C, Liu, S, Chen, Z, Ma, J & Zhu, S 2019, 'Assembly of MnO/CNC/rGO fibers from colloidal liquid crystal for flexible supercapacitors via continuous one-process method', Nanotechnology, vol. 30, no. 46, article no. 465702, pp. 1-10. 6 7
2018	Araby, S, Wang, CH, Wu, H, Meng, Q, Kuan, HC, Kim, NK, Mouritz, A & Ma, J 2018, 'Development of flame-retarding elastomeric composites with high mechanical performance', Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 109, pp. 257-266. Open access 10 10
2018	Jones, M, Bhat, T, Kandare, E, Thomas, A, Joseph, P, Dekiwadia, C, Yuen, R, John, S, Ma, J & Wang, C-H 2018, 'Thermal degradation and fire properties of fungal mycelium and mycelium - biomass composite materials', Scientific Reports, vol. 8, no. 1, article no. 17583, pp. 1-10. Open access 20 8 3
2018	Lu, S, Shao, J, Ma, K, Chen, D, Wang, X, Zhang, L, Meng, Q & Ma, J 2018, 'Flexible, mechanically resilient carbon nanotube composite films for high-efficiency electromagnetic interference shielding', Carbon, vol. 136, pp. 387-394. Open access 36 36
2018	Moussa, M, El-Kady, MF, Abdel-Azeim, S, Kaner, RB, Majewski, P & Ma, J 2018, 'Compact, flexible conducting polymer/graphene nanocomposites for supercapacitors of high volumetric energy density', Composites Science and Technology, vol. 160, pp. 50-59. Open access 31 29
2018	Pan, H, Wang, D, Peng, Q, Ma, J, Meng, X, Zhang, Y, Ma, Y, Zhu, S & Zhang, D 2018, 'High-performance microsupercapacitors based on bioinspired graphene microfibers', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 10, no. 12, pp. 10157-10164. 23 22
2018	Shi, G, Araby, S, Gibson, CT, Meng, Q, Zhu, S & Ma, J 2018, 'Graphene platelets and their polymer composites: fabrication, structure, properties, and applications', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 28, no. 19, article no. 1706705, pp. 1-44. Open access 86 85 1
2018	Wu, H, Araby, S, Xu, J, Kuan, H-C, Wang, C-H, Mouritz, A, Zhuge, Y, Lin, RJ-T, Zong, T & Ma, J 2018, 'Filling natural microtubules with triphenyl phosphate for flame-retarding polymer composites', Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 115, pp. 247-254. 12 12
2018	Yang, Z, Qiu, A, Ma, J & Chen, M 2018, 'Conducting α-Fe₂O₃ nanorod/polyaniline/CNT gel framework for high performance anodes towards supercapacitors', Composites Science and Technology, vol. 156, pp. 231-237. 24 24
2017	Alam, A, Kuan, H-C, Zhao, Z, Xu, J & Ma, J 2017, 'Novel polyacrylamide hydrogels by highly conductive, water-processable graphene', Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 93, pp. 1-9. Open access 13 12
2017	Alam, A, Zhang, Y, Kuan, H-C, Lee, S-H & Ma, J 2017, 'Polymer composite hydrogels containing carbon nanomaterials: morphology and mechanical and functional performance', Progress in Polymer Science, vol. 77, pp. 1-18. 57 52 1
2017	Araby, S, Li, J, Shi, G, Ma, Z & Ma, J 2017, 'Graphene for flame-retarding elastomeric composite foams having strong interface', Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 101, pp. 254-264. Open access 19 17
2017	Fei, X, Lu, T, Ma, J, Zhu, S & Zhang, D 2017, 'A bioinspired poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/silver nanocomposite as a photonic crystal with both optical and thermal responses', Nanoscale, vol. 9, no. 35, pp. 12969-12975. 16 15
2017	Lu, T, Pan, H, Ma, J, Li, Y, Bokhari, SW, Jiang, X, Zhu, S & Zhang, D 2017, 'Cellulose nanocrystals/polyacrylamide composites of high sensitivity and cycling performance to gauge humidity', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 21, pp. 18231-18237. 34 32
2017	Lu, T, Pan, H, Ma, J, Li, Y, Zhu, S & Zhang, D 2017, 'Near-infrared trigged stimulus-responsive photonic crystals with hierarchical structures', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 39, pp. 34279-34285. 8 8
2017	Meng, Q, Wu, H, Zhao, Z, Araby, S, Lu, S & Ma, J 2017, 'Free-standing, flexible, electrically conductive epoxy/graphene composite films', Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. 92, pp. 42-50. 48 43
2017	Moussa, M, Shi, G, Wu, H, Zhao, Z, Voelcker, NH, Losic, D & Ma, J 2017, 'Development of flexible supercapacitors using an inexpensive graphene/PEDOT/MnO₂ sponge composite', Materials and Design, vol. 125, pp. 1-10. 36 33
2017	Pan, H, Ma, J, Tao, J & Zhu, S 2017, 'Hierarchical architecture for flexible energy storage', Nanoscale, vol. 9, no. 20, pp. 6686-6694. 9 9 1
2017	Pan, H, Zhu, C, Lu, T, Lin, J, Ma, J, Zhang, D & Zhu, S 2017, 'A chiral smectic structure assembled from nanosheets and nanorods', Chemical Communications. 17 19
2016	Alam, A, Meng, Q, Shi, G, Arabi, S, Ma, J, Zhao, N & Kuan, H-C 2016, 'Electrically conductive, mechanically robust, pH-sensitive graphene/polymer composite hydrogels', Composites Science and Technology, vol. 127, pp. 119-126. 64 63
2016	Araby, S, Qiu, A, Wang, R, Zhao, Z, Wang, C-H & Ma, J 2016, 'Aerogels based on carbon nanomaterials', Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol. 51, pp. 9157-9189. 36 37
2016	Fei, X, Lu, T, Ma, J, Wang, W, Zhu, S & Zhang, D 2016, 'Bioinspired polymeric photonic crystals for high cycling pH-sensing performance', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 40, pp.27091-27098. 19 17
2016	Lou, X, Zhu, C, Pan, H, Ma, J, Zhu, S, Zhang, D & Jiang, X 2016, 'Cost-effective three-dimensional graphene/Ag aerogel composite for high-performance sensing', Electrochimica Acta, vol. 205, pp. 70-76. 27 26
2016	Lu, Y, Liu, J, Hou, G, Ma, J, Wang, W, Wei, F & Zhang, L 2016, 'From nano to giant? Designing carbon nanotubes for rubber reinforcement and their applications for high performance tires', Composites Science and Technology, vol. 137, pp. 94-101. 34 31
2016	Moussa, M, El-Kady, MF, Zhao, Z, Majewski, P & Ma, J 2016, 'Recent progress and performance evaluation for polyaniline/graphene nanocomposites as supercapacitor electrodes', Nanotechnology, vol. 27, no. 44, pp. 1-21. 67 62
2016	Odedairo, T, Ma, J, Chen, J & Zhu, Z 2016, 'Cr-doped La-Ni-O catalysts derived from perovskite precursors for CH4-CO2 reforming under microwave irradiation', Chemical Engineering and Technology, vol. 39, no. 8, pp. 1551-1560. Open access 4 4 1
2016	Odedairo, T, Ma, J, Chen, J, Wang, S & Zhu, Z 2016, 'Influences of doping Cr/Fe/Ta on the performance of Ni/CeO2 catalyst under microwave irradiation in dry reforming of CH4', Journal of Solid State Chemistry, vol. 233, pp. 166-177. 19 16
2016	Shi, G, Zhao, Z, Pai, J-H, Lee, I, Zhang, L, Stevenson, C, Ishara, K, Zhang, R, Zhu, H & Ma, J 2016, 'Highly sensitive, wearable, durable strain sensors and stretchable conductors using graphene/silicon rubber composites', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 26, pp. 7614-7625. Open access 206 200
2016	Wang, Y-X, Xu, Y, Meng, Q, Chou, S-L, Ma, J, Kang, Y-M & Liu, H-K 2016, 'Chemically bonded Sn nanoparticles using the crosslinked epoxy binder for high energy-density Li ion battery', Advanced Materials Interfaces, vol. 3, no. 23, article no. 1600662, pp. 1-7. 11 12
2016	Zhao, Z, Moussa, M, Shi, G, Meng, Q, Wang, R & Ma, J 2016, 'Compressible, electrically conductive, fibre-like, three-dimensional PEDOT-based composite aerogels towards energy storage applications', Composites Science and Technology, vol. 127, pp. 36-46. 16 16
2015	Araby, S, Meng, Q, Zhang, L, Zaman, I, Majewski, P & Ma, J 2015, 'Elastomeric composites based on carbon nanomaterials', Nanotechnology, vol. 25, no. 11, pp. 1-24. 77 71
2015	Araby, S, Saber, N, Ma, X, Kawashima, N, Kang, H, Shen, H, Zhang, L, Xu, J, Majewski, P & Ma, J 2015, 'Implication of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on polymer/graphene composites', Materials and Design, vol. 65, pp. 690-699. 72 67
2015	Kandare, E, Afaghi-Khatibi, A, Soo, S, Wang, R, Ma, J, Olivier, PA, Gleizes, N & Wang, CH 2015, 'Improving the through-thickness thermal and electrical conductivity of carbon fibre/epoxy laminates by exploiting synergy between graphene and silver nano-inclusions', Composites - Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, vol. , pp. -. 114 100
2015	Li, Y, Meng, Q, Ma, J, Zhu, C, Cui, J, Chen, Z, Guo, Z, Zhang, T, Zhu, S & Zhang, D 2015, 'Bioinspired carbon/SnO2 composite anodes prepared from a photonic hierarchical structure for lithium batteries', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 7, no. 21, pp. 11146-11154. Open access 37 34 1
2015	Lu, T, Zhu, S, Ma, J, Lin, J, Wang, W, Pan, H, Tian, F, Zhang, W & Zhang, D 2015, 'Bioinspired thermoresponsive photonic polymers with hierarchical structures and their unique properties', Macromolecular Rapid Communications, vol. 36, no. 19, pp. 1722-1728. 15 11
2015	Moussa, M, El-Kady, MF, Wang, H, Michimore, A, Zhou, Q, Xu, J, Majewski, P & Ma, J 2015, 'High-performance supercapacitors using graphene/polyaniline composites deposited on kitchen sponge', Nanotechnology, vol. 26, no. 7, article no. 075702. 34 28 7
2015	Moussa, M, Zhao, Z, El-Kady, MF, Liu, H, Michelmore, A, Kawashima, N, Majewski, P & Ma, J 2015, 'Free-standing composite hydrogel films for superior volumetric capacitance', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 3, no. 30, pp. 15668-15674. Open access 58 58
2015	Odedairo, T, Yan, X, Ma, J, Jiao, Y, Yao, X, Du, A & Zhu, Z 2015, 'Nanosheets Co3O4 interleaved with graphene for highly efficient oxygen reduction', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 7, no. 38, pp. 21373-21380. 79 77
2015	Shi, G, Meng, Q, Zhao, Z, Kuan, H-C, Michelmore, A & Ma, J 2015, 'Facile fabrication of graphene membranes with readily tunable structures', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, vol. 7, no. 25, pp. 13745-13757. 24 24
2015	Wu, S, Ladani, RB, Zhang, J, Kinloch, AJ, Zhao, Z, Ma, J, Zhang, X, Mouritz, AP, Ghorbani, K & Wang, CH 2015, 'Epoxy nanocomposites containing magnetite-carbon nanofibers aligned using a weak magnetic field', Polymer, vol. 68, pp. 25-34. Open access 73 64
2015	Yao, B, Li, C, Ma, J & Shi, G 2015, 'Porphyrin-based graphene oxide frameworks with ultra-large d-spacings for the electrocatalyzation of oxygen reduction reaction', Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, vol. 17, no. 29, pp. 19538-19545. 31 32
2015	Yu, Y, Andrade, LD, Fang, L, Ma, J, Zhang, W & Tang, Y 2015, 'Graphene oxide and hyperbranched polymer-toughened hydrogels with improved absorption properties and durability', Journal of Materials Science Letters. 25 28
2015	Zhao, Z, Richardson, GF, Meng, Q, Zhu, S, Kuan, H-C & Ma, J 2015, 'PEDOT-based composites as electrode materials for supercapacitors', Nanotechnology, vol. 27, no. 4, article no. 042001. 71 53 7
2014	Araby, S, Meng, Q, Zhang, L, Kang, H, Majewski, P, Tang, Y & Ma, J 2014, 'Electrically and thermally conductive elastomer/graphene nanocomposites by solution mixing', Polymer, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 201-210. 168 155 3
2014	Li, Y, Zhu, S, Yu, Z, Meng, Q, Liu, Q, Gu, J, Zhang, W, Lu, T, Zhu, C, Guo, Z, Zhang, T, Ma, J & Zhang, D 2014, 'A facile fabrication of Fe3O4/graphene nanosheets for lithium-ion battery', Science of Advanced Materials, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 283-289. 13 13
2014	Liao, Y, Zhu, S, Ma, J, Sun, Z, Yin, C, Zhu, C, Lou, X & Zhang, D 2014, 'Tailoring the morphology of g-C₃N₄ by self-assembly towards high photocatalytic performance', ChemCatChem, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 3419-3425. 88 83
2014	Ma, J, Meng, Q, Zaman, I, Zhu, S, Michelmore, A, Kawashima, N, Wang, CH & Kuan, H-C 2014, 'Development of polymer composites using modified, high-structural integrity graphene platelets', Composites Science and Technology, vol. 91, pp. 82-90. 99 92
2014	Mao, L, Zhu, S, Ma, J, Shi, D, Chen, Z, Yin, C, Li, Y & Zhang, D 2014, 'Superior H2 production by hydrophilic ultrafine Ta 2O5 engineered covalently on graphene', Nanotechnology, vol. 25, no. 21, pp. 1-9. 10 13
2014	Meng, Q, Araby, S, Saber, N & Ma, J 2014, 'From graphene and graphene oxide, to graphene platelets', Australian Resources and Investment, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 134.
2014	Meng, Q, Araby, S, Saber, N, Kuan, H-C, Dai, J, Luong, L, Ma, J & Wang, CH 2014, 'Toughening polymer adhesives using nanosized elastomeric particles', Journal of Materials Research, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 665-674. Open access 21 22
2014	Meng, Q, Jin, J, Wang, R, Kuan, H-C, Ma, J, Kawashima, N, Michelmore, A, Zhu, S & Wang, CH 2014, 'Processable 3-nm thick graphene platelets of high electrical conductivity and their epoxy composites', Nanotechnology, vol. 25 no. 12, article no. 125707, pp. 1-13. 75 57
2014	Meng, Q, Kuan, H-C, Araby, S, Kawashima, N, Saber, N, Wang, CH & Ma, J 2014, 'Effect of interface modification on PMMA/graphene nanocomposites', Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol. 49, no. 17, pp. 5838-5849. 23 21
2014	Meng, Q, Wang, CH, Saber, N, Kuan, H-C, Dai, J, Friedrich, K & Ma, J 2014, 'Nanosilica-toughened polymer adhesives', Materials and Design, vol. 61, pp. 75-86. 32 31
2014	Odedairo, T, Ma, J, Gu, Y, Chen, J, Zhao, X & Zhu, Z 2014, 'One-pot synthesis of carbon nanotube-graphene hybrids via syngas production', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 1418-1428. 45 42
2014	Odedairo, T, Ma, J, Gu, Y, Zhou, W, Jin, J, Zhao, X & Zhu, Z 2014, 'A new approach to nanoporous graphene sheets via rapid microwave-induced plasma for energy applications', Nanotechnology, vol. 25, no. 49, pp. 1-10. 18 16
2014	Saber, N, Araby, S, Meng, Q, Hsu, H-Y, Yan, C, Azari, S, Lee, S-H, Xu, Y, Ma, J & Yu, S 2014, 'Superior piezoelectric composite films: taking advantage of carbon nanomaterials', Nanotechnology, vol. 25, no. 4, pp. 1-11. 10 7
2014	Saber, N, Meng, Q, Hsu, H-Y, Lee, S-H, Kuan, H-C, Marney, D, Kawashima, N & Ma, J 2014, 'Smart thin-film piezoelectric composite sensors based on high lead zirconate titanate content', Structural Health Monitoring: an international journal, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 214-227. 10 9
2014	Shi, G, Michelmore, A, Jin, J, Lil, L, Chen, Y, Wang, L, Yu, H, Wallace, G, Gambhir, S, Zhu, S, Hojati, TP & Ma, J 2014, 'Advancement in liquid exfoliation of graphite through simultaneously oxidizing and ultrasonicating', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 2 no. 47, pp. 20382-20392. 18 17
2014	Sun, Z, Guo, J, Zhu, S, Ma, J, Liao, Y & Zhang, D 2014, 'High photocatalytic performance by engineering Bi2WO6 nanoneedles onto graphene sheets', RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences, vol. 4, no. 53, pp. 27963-27970. 20 20
2014	Sun, Z, Guo, J, Zhu, S, Mao, L, Ma, J & Zhang, D 2014, 'A high-performance Bi₂WO₆-graphene photocatalyst for visible light-induced H₂ and O₂ generation', Nanoscale, vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 2186-2193. 152 145
2014	Zhu, S, Yao, L, Yin, C, Li, Y, Peng, W, Ma, J & Zhang, D 2014, 'Fe2O3/TiO2 photocatalyst of hierarchical structure for H2 production from water under visible light irradiation', Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, vol. 190, pp. 10-16. 40 38 1
2013	Araby, S, Zaman, I, Meng, Q, Kawashima, N, Michelmore, A, Kuan, H-C, Majewski, P, Ma, J & Zhang, L 2013, 'Melt compounding with graphene to develop functional, high-performance elastomers', Nanotechnology, vol. 24 no. 16, article no. 165601, pp. 1-14. Open access 98 84
2013	Araby, S, Zhang, L, Kuan, H-C, Dai, J-B, Majewski, P & Ma, J 2013, 'A novel approach to electrically and thermally conductive elastomers using graphene', Polymer, vol. 54, no. 14, pp. 3663-3670. 103 95
2013	Kang, H, Qiao, B, Wang, R, Wang, Z, Zhang, L, Ma, J & Coates, P 2013, 'Employing a novel bioelastomer to toughen polylactide', Polymer, vol. 54, no. 9, pp. 2450-2458. Open access 76 68
2013	Kuan, H-C, Desari, A, Yu, Z-Z, Ma, J, Mai, Y-W & Ma, C-CM 2013, 'Molecular mobility and mechanical properties of novel clay/waterborne polyurethane nanocomposites', Advanced Science Letters, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 524-528.
2013	Li, F, Lu, Y, Liu, L, Zhang, L, Dai, J & Ma, J 2013, 'Relations between carbon nanotubes' length and their composites' mechanical and functional performance', Polymer, vol. 54, no. 8, pp. 2158-2165. 42 41
2013	Li, Y, Zhu, C, Lu, T, Guo, Z, Zhang, D, Ma, J & Zhu, S 2013, 'Simple fabrication of a Fe2O3/carbon composite for use in a high-performance lithium ion battery', Carbon, vol. 52, pp. 565-573. 102 100
2013	Li, Y, Zhu, S, Liu, Q, Chen, Z, Gu, J, Zhu, C, Lu, T, Zhang, D & Ma, J 2013, 'N-doped porous carbon with magnetic particles formed in situ for enhanced Cr(VI) removal', Water Research, vol. 47 no. 12, pp. 4188-4197. 137 133 1
2013	Ma, J, Meng, Q, Michelmore, A, Kawashima, N, Zaman, I, Bengtsson, C & Kuan, H-C 2013, 'Covalently bonded interfaces for polymer/graphene composites', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, vol. 1, no. 13, pp. 4255-4264. Open access 127 115
2013	Yang, Q, Zhu, S, Peng, W, Yin, C, Wang, W, Gu, J, Zhang, W, Ma, J, Deng, T, Feng, C & Zhang, D 2013, 'Bioinspired fabrication of hierarchically structured, pH-tunable photonic crystals with unique transition', ACS Nano, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 4911-4918. 81 76
2013	Zhu, S, Guo, J, Dong, J, Cui, Z, Lu, T, Zhu, C, Zhang, D & Ma, J 2013, 'Sonochemical fabrication of Fe3O4 nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxide for biosensors', Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 872-880. Open access 118 106
2013	Zhu, S, Zhu, C, Ma, J, Meng, Q, Guo, Z, Yu, Z, Lu, T, Li, Y, Zhang, D & Lau, WM 2013, 'Controlled fabrication of Si nanoparticles on graphene sheets for Li-ion batteries', RSC Advances: An International Journal to Further the Chemical Sciences, vol. 3, no. 17, pp. 6141-6146. Open access 57 56
2012	Wang, R, Ma, J, Zhou, X, Wang, Z, Kang, H, Zhang, L, Hua, K-c & Kulig, J 2012, 'Design and preparation of a novel cross-linkable, high molecular weight, and bio-based elastomer by emulsion polymerization', Macromolecules, vol. 45, no. 17, pp. 6830-6839. 65 62 3
2012	Wang, Z, Zhang, X, Wang, R, Kang, H, Qiao, B, Ma, J, Zhang, L & Wang, H 2012, 'Synthesis and characterization of novel soybean-oil-based elastomers with favorable processability and tunable properties', Macromolecules, vol. 45, no. 22, pp. 9010-9019. 93 88
2012	Zaman, I, Kuan, H-C, Dai, J, Kawashima, N, Michelmore, A, Sovi, A, Dong, S, Luong, L & Ma, J 2012, 'From carbon nanotubes and silicate layers to graphene platelets for polymer nanocomposites', Nanoscale, vol. 4, no. 15, pp. 4578-4586. Open access 142 131
2012	Zaman, I, Kuan, H-C, Meng, Q, Michelmore, A, Kawashima, N, Pitt, T, Zhang, L, Gouda, S, Luong, L & Ma, J 2012, 'A facile approach to chemically modified graphene and its polymer nanocomposites', Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 22, no. 13, pp. 2735-2743. Open access 202 188
2012	Zaman, I, Meng, Q & Ma, J 2012, 'Role of interface of epoxy/clay nanocomposites and its effect on structure-property relationship', Advanced Materials Research, vol. 476-478, pp. 859-862. 1 1
2011	Ma, J, La, LTB, Zaman, I, Meng, Q, Luong, L, Ogilvie, D & Kuan, H-C 2011, 'Fabrication, structure and properties of epoxy/metal nanocomposites', Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, vol. 296, no. 5, pp. 465-474. Open access 47 43
2011	Meng, Q, Zaman, I, Hannam, JR, Kapota, S, Luong, LHS, Youssf, O & Ma, J 2011, 'Improvement of adhesive toughness measurement', Polymer Testing, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 243-250. Open access 28 25
2011	Zaman, I, Le, Q-H, Kuan, H-C, Kawashima, N, Luong, L, Gerson, A & Ma, J 2011, 'Interface-tuned epoxy/clay nanocomposites', Polymer, vol. 52, no. 2, pp. 497-504. Open access 66 58
2011	Zaman, I, Thanh Tam, P, Kuan, H-C, Meng, Q, La, LTB, Luong, L, Youssf, O & Ma, J 2011, 'Epoxy/graphene platelets nanocomposites with two levels of interface strength', Polymer, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 1603-1611. Open access 389 353
2010	Kuan, H-C, Dai, J-B & Ma, J 2010, 'A reactive polymer for toughening epoxy resin', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 115, no. 6, pp. 3265-3272. 41 39
2010	Le, Q-H, Kuan, H-C, Dai, J-B, Zaman, I, Luong, L & Ma, J 2010, 'Structure-property relations of 55nm particle-toughened epoxy', Polymer, vol. 51, no. 21, pp. 4867-4879. Open access 89 78
2009	Dai, J-B, Kuan, H-C, Du, X-S, Dai, S-C & Ma, J 2009, 'Development of a novel toughener for epoxy resins', Polymer International, vol. 58, no. 7, pp. 838-845. 44 38
2009	Mo, M-S, Wang, D, Du, X, Ma, J, Qian, X, Chen, D & Qian, Y 2009, 'Engineering of nanotips in ZnO submicrorods and patterned arrays', Crystal Growth and Design, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 797-802. 16 16
2008	Du, X-S, Wang, G, Ma, J, Mo, M-S & Mai, Y-W 2008, 'Silver nanoparticles, cages and flowers growing on carbon nanosheets', Advanced Materials Research, vol. 32, no. 2008, pp. 5-8.
2008	Du, X-S, Yu, Z, Dasari, A, Ma, J, Mo, M-S, Meng, Y & Mai, Y-W 2008, 'New Method to Prepare Graphite Nanocomposites', Chemistry of Materials, vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 2066-2068. 114 113
2008	Li, S, Wang, F, Wang, Y, Wang, J, Ma, J & Xiao, J 2008, 'Effect of acid and TETA modifications on mechanical properties for MWCNTs/epoxy composites', Journal of Materials Science Letters, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 2653-2658. 52 50
2008	Ma, J, Mo, M-S, Du, X-S, Rosso, P, Friedrich, K & Kuan, H-C 2008, 'Effect of inorganic nanoparticles on mechanical property, fracture toughness and toughening mechanism of two epoxy systems', Polymer, vol. 49, no. 16, pp. 3510-3523. 199 182
2008	Ma, J, Mo, M-S, du, X-S, Dai, S-R & Luck, I 2008, 'Study of epoxy toughened by in situ formed rubber nanoparticles', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 110, no. 1, pp. 304-312. 73 67
2008	Wang, Y, Wang, Y, Tian, M, Zhang, L & Ma, J 2008, 'Influence of prolonging vulcanization on the structure and properties of hard rubber', Journal of Applied Polymer Science, vol. 107, pp. 444-454. 5 6
2008	Yu, S, Hu, H, Ma, J & Yin, J 2008, 'Tribological properties of epoxy/rubber nanocomposites', Tribology International, vol. 41, no. 12, pp. 1205-1211. 46 35

Conferences

Year	Output
2013	Araby, S, Maged, A, Zaman, I, Ma, J & Majewski, P 2013, 'A facile approach to fabricate elastomer/graphene platelets nanocomposites', 4th International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, SMN 2013, Spie Digital Library, vol. 8743, article no. 87930S, pp. 1-11. 1 5
2013	Saber, N, Ma, J, Hsu, HY, Lee, S-H & Marney, D 2013, 'Effect of surface modification of lead zirconate titanate particles on the properties of piezoelectric composite sensors', in J Epaarachchi, A Kin-tak Lau & J Leng (eds), Fourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, SPIE, vol. 8793, article no. 879309, pp. 1-8. 3 1

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Collaborations

Organisation	Country
ADRIS Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
ADRIS Pty. Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Beijing Computational Science Research Centre	CHINA
Beijing University of Chemical Technology	CHINA
Benha University	EGYPT
Beni-Suef University	EGYPT
Changchun University of Technology	CHINA
China University of Petroleum	CHINA
Chinese Academy of Sciences	CHINA
City University of Hong Kong	HONG KONG
Coventry University	UNITED KINGDOM
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation)	AUSTRALIA
Curtin University	AUSTRALIA
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Donghua University	CHINA
Far East University	TAIWAN
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
Fudan University	CHINA
Fujian Normal University	CHINA
George Grant University of Mines and Technology	GHANA
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company	UNITED STATES
Graphlex Technology Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Griffith University	AUSTRALIA
Guangdong provincial bioengineering institute	CHINA
Haiteng Coatings Pty Ltd	CHINA
Harbin Institute of Technology	CHINA
Hebei Normal University	CHINA
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine	UNITED KINGDOM
Jiangnan University	CHINA
Jilin University	CHINA
Kaiserslautern University of Technology	GERMANY
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals	SAUDI ARABIA
Mansoura University	EGYPT
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
Nanjing University	CHINA
Nankai University	CHINA
National Tsing Hua University	TAIWAN
Northern Theatre General Hospital	CHINA
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute	AUSTRALIA
Queensland University of Technology	AUSTRALIA
RMIT University	AUSTRALIA
Shanghai Construction Group Co.	CHINA
Shanghai Jiao Tong University	CHINA
Shanghai University	CHINA
Shenyang Aerospace University	CHINA
Shenyang University of Chemical Technology	CHINA
Shenzhen University	CHINA
South China University of Technology	CHINA
Sunshine Interior Services Pty Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Suzhou University of Science and Technology	CHINA
Technical University of Denmark	DENMARK
Tianjin University	CHINA
Tsinghua University	CHINA
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia	MALAYSIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of Auckland	NEW ZEALAND
University of Bradford	UNITED KINGDOM
University of California System	UNITED STATES
University of California, Berkeley	UNITED STATES
University of California, Los Angeles	UNITED STATES
University of Melbourne	AUSTRALIA
University of Missouri - St Louis	UNITED STATES
University of New South Wales	AUSTRALIA
University of Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Seoul	KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH)
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Southern Queensland	AUSTRALIA
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
University of Toulouse - Jean Jaures	FRANCE
University of Wollongong	AUSTRALIA
Victoria University	AUSTRALIA
Western Sydney University	AUSTRALIA
Wuhan Institute of Technology	CHINA

External engagement & recognition

Engagement/recognition	Year
Member Certified Materials Professional (CMP) of Materials Australia	2017
Member Society of Plastic Engineers (SPE)	2017
Member American Chemical Society (ACS)	2017

Teaching & student supervision

Highlights

Engineering Materials
Manufacturing of Advanced Elastomeric Nanocomposites
Fracture Mechanisms of Polymer Nanocomposites
Polymer Nanotechnology

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Research degree supervision

Supervisions from 2010 shown

Thesis title	Student status
Elastomer/MXene nanocomposites	Current
Solvent-free approaches for preparation of thermoplastic/graphene nanocomposites	Current
Study of cement nanocomposites containing montmorillonite nanosheets and cellulose nanofibers	Current
Thermoelectric silicon nanowires composites	Current
Two-dimensional materials for safe and environmentally friendly aqueous energy storage systems	Current
Adhesives toughened by nanomaterials	Completed
Development of conducting polymer/graphene composites for electrochemical capacitors	Completed
Development of stretchable or flexible strain sensors using polymer nanocomposites for specific applications	Completed
Elastomer/graphene composites	Completed
Enhanced degradation of persistent organic pollutants by nanoscale zero-valent iron	Completed
From carbon nanotube to graphene and their polymer nanocomposites	Completed
From clay to graphene for polymer nanocomposites	Completed
Functional electronic devices based on graphene	Completed
Graphene composite hydrogels based on polyacrylic acid and polyacrylamide	Completed
New approaches for preparation of graphene and its epoxy nanocomposites	Completed
PEDOT-based composites as electrode materials for flexible supercapacitors	Completed
Preparation of a mechanically strong, flame retarding polymer/microtubule composite	Completed

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