Prof. MA, Kan

Assistant Professor

  • Ph.D., Université Paris Sciences et Lettres, 2021
  • M.S., Sun Yat-sen University, 2017
  • B.S., Sun Yat-sen University, 2015
Office
YUENG-B6513
Phone
(+852) 3442-5376
Email
kan.ma@cityu.edu.hk
Research Interests
  • Materials for Extreme Environments
  • Novel alloy Design & Advanced Characterisation
  • Radiation Damage
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Thermodynamics
Professional Experience
  • 2024-2025, Visiting Fellow, Chair of Metals and Alloys II, University of Bayreuth (DE)
  • 2023-2024, Visiting scientist, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL)
  • 2021-2024, Research Fellow, Materials for Extremes group, University of Birmingham (UK)
Honors and Awards
  • 2024, NuMART Image Competition Winner, NuMAT Conference 2024
  • 2024, Junior Fellow, Centre of International Excellence “Alexander von Humboldt”, University of Bayreuth (DE)
  • 2024, Associate Fellow of Advanced HE (UK)
  • 2017, Full PhD Scholarship from French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission
  • 2015, Students of the Year at Sun Yat-sen University
Publications
  1. C. Grimme*, K. Ma*, R. Kupec, C. Oskay, E.M.H. White, A. J. Knowles, M.C. Galetz, “Nanocrystalline Y2O3-modified metal matrix composite coatings with improved resistance to thermocyclic oxidation and V2O5-induced type II hot corrosion”, Surface & Coatings Technology, 485 (2024) 130891.
  2. M. Kerbstadt, K. Ma, E. M. H. White, A. J. Knowles, M. C. Galetz. “Novel Chromium–Silicon Slurry Coatings for Hot Corrosion Environments.” High Temperature Corrosion of Materials (2024): 1-13.
  3. A. J. Knowles, T. Y. S. Cheung, K. Ma, R. Dodds, S. A. Humphry-Baker, F. F. Morgado, S. S. Katnagallu, E. Saiz, B. Gault, C. D. Hardie, D. Dye, “Spinodally reinforced W-Cr fusion armour”, accepted by Applied Materials Today, 41 (2024) 102430.
  4. T.W. Pfeifer, K. Ma, N. Peng, A. Knowles, J. Hachtel, E. R Hoglund,   P. E Hopkins. “Analysis of Low Signal-to-Noise Atomic Resolution Spectroscopy of Radiation-Induced Sublattice Disorder in Ferritic Superalloys”. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2024, 30(Suppl_1): 1326–1327.
  5. K. Ma, T. Blackburn, J. P. Magnussen, M. Kerbstadt, P. A. Ferreirós, T. Pinomaa, C. Hofer, D. G. Hopkinson, S. J. Day, P. A.J. Bagot, M. P. Moody, M. C. Galetz, A. J. Knowles1*, “Chromium-based bcc-superalloys strengthened by iron supplements”, Acta Materialia, 257 (2023) 119183.
  6. Z. Xia†, K. Ma†, S. Cheng*, T. Blackburn, Z. Peng, K. Zhu, W. Zhang, D. Xiao, A. Knowles, R. Arcucci, “Accurate identification and measurement of the precipitate area by two-stage deep neural networks in novel chromium-based alloys”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25 (2023) 15970–15987. (co-first author)
  7. K. Ma, B. Décamps, L. Huang, R.E. Schäublin, J.F. Löffler, A. Fraczkiewicz, M. Nastar, F. Prima, M. Loyer-Prost*, “Impact of micro-alloying in ion-irradiated nickel: from the inhibition of point-defect cluster diffusion by thermal segregation to the change of dislocation loop nature”, Acta Materialia. 246 (2023) 118656.
  8. A.M. Goryaeva*, C. Domain, A. Chartier, A. Dézaphie, T.D. Swinburne, K. Ma, M. Loyer-Prost, J. Creuze, M.-C. Marinica*, “Compact A15 Frank-Kasper nano-phases at the origin of dislocation loops in face-centred cubic metals”, Nature Communications. 14 (2023) 3003.
  9. K. Sun, S. Li, A.E.-M.A. Mohamed, K. Ma, R. Duan, O.P. Brooks, M. Jeong, J. Head, R.S. Sheridan, M.M. Attallah, “The effect of thermal post-processing treatment on laser powder bed fusion processed NiMnSn-based alloy for magnetic refrigeration”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 961 (2023) 171063.
  10. K. Ma, B. Décamps, A. Fraczkiewicz, F. Prima, M. Loyer-Prost*, “Inversion of dislocation loop nature along the damage profile in self-ion irradiated Ni”, Scripta Materialia, 208 (2022): 11433. 
  11. L. Huang*, K. Ma*, T. Belkacemi*, M. Loyer-Prost, E. Meslin, E. Toijer, L. Messina, C. Domain, J. Vidal, M. Nastar*, “Impact of the local microstructure fluctuations on radiation-induced segregation in dilute Fe-Ni and Ni-Ti model alloys: a combined modelling and experimental analysis”, Acta Materialia (2021): 117531. 
  12. K. Ma, B. Décamps, A. Fraczkiewicz, T. Jourdan, F. Prima, M. Loyer-Prost*, “Free surface impact on radiation damage in pure nickel by in-situ self-ion irradiation: can it be avoided?”, Acta Materialia. 212 (2021): 116874.
  13. K. Ma, B. Décamps, A. Fraczkiewicz, F. Prima, M. Loyer-Prost*, “Drastic influence of alloying elements on the nature of Frank loops in Ni and Ni-based model alloys”, Materials Research Letters, 8:5, 201-207 (2020).
  14. X. Ma, K. Ma, Y. Wu, “Crystal Plasticity Modeling of Hot Extrusion Texture and Plasticity in a Titanium Alloy for an ICME Toolset”, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017: p. V002T03A117.
Position Available

Positions for PhD students, Research Assistant, and Postdoctoral Fellows are available. Visiting students and scholars are also welcome. Please feel free to contact me at kan.ma@cityu.edu.hk.