Dr. Anson Ma joined the University of Connecticut (UConn) in August 2011. He is currently an Associate Professor in both the Polymer Program (Institute of Materials Science) and the Chemical Engineering Program (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering). His research group, Complex Fluids Laboratory, focuses on understanding the complex flow behavior and processing of various complex fluids (e.g., foams, emulsions, nanoparticle suspensions, and biological fluids).
Dr. Ma obtained his Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge (UK) in 2009 after completing his B.Eng. (2003) and M.Phil (2005) degrees at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Before arriving at UConn, Dr. Ma spent two years at Rice University(TX, USA), where he was named the J. Evans Attwell-Welch Fellow – a postdoctoral fellowship bestowed by the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology and the Welch Foundation to the best young nanoscientists.
Dr. Ma has been actively engaged in professional and outreach activities. He serves on the Technical Council of US $171-million America’s Flexible Electronics Manufacturing Innovation (NextFlex) Institute. Ma led an NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) proposal to establish a national I/UCRC on additive manufacturing with UMass Lowell and Georgia Tech. The grant is awarded and Ma will serve as the initial Site Director. He has also chaired and co-chaired technical sessions for Society of Rheology and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) annual meetings.
Email : anson.ma@uconn.edu
Selected Awards & Honors
- 2022 – United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Professor in Engineering Innovation
- 2020 – Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Summer Faculty Fellow
- 2019 – Faculty Excellence Award, Polymer Program, University of Connecticut
- 2017 – Excellence in Research and Creativity: Early Career Award, American Association of University Professors (AAUP)-UConn Chapter
- 2016 – Non-Tenured Faculty Award, 3M Corporation
- 2015 – Arthur B. Metzner Early Career Award, Society of Rheology
- 2013 – NSF CAREER Award
- 2012 – Distinguished Young Rheologist, TA Instruments
- 2012 – UConn Junior Faculty Fellowship (summer)
- 2009 – J. Evans Attwell-Welch Fellowship, Rice University
- 2007 – Messel Travel Bursary, The Society of Chemical Industry
- 2006 – Fellow, Cambridge Philosophical Society
- 2005 – Croucher Foundation Scholarship
- 2005 – Honorary Scholar, Cambridge Overseas Trust
- 2005 – Fellow, Cambridge Overseas Society
- 2005 – Overseas Research Students Awards Scheme (ORSAS) Scholarship
Professional Activities
- 2018/Present – UConn Site Director, NSF SHAP3D Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC)
- 2017/18 – Visiting Professor on Sabbatical, Yale University
- 2017/18 – Visiting Professor on Sabbatical, Unilever
- 2016/18 – Technical Council, NextFlex – national flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing institute
- 2014/18 – Chair, Area 22A Carbon Nanomaterials, AIChE Annual Meeting
- 2012 – Chair, Technical session on Blends and Composites, 84th Society of Rheology (SoR) meeting, Pasadena, CA (10 – 14 Feb 2013)
- 2009 – Co-organizer, European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) Thematic Conference – @Part 2009, Nantes, France (21 – 23 Oct 2009)
- 2008 – Guest Editor, International Journal of Material Forming, Springer
- 2007 – Founding Chairman, Cambridge CNT Symposium on the Science and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures
- 2006 – Founding President, Carbon Nanotube Club
Previous Positions
- 2011/17 – Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut (USA)
- 2009/11 – J. Evans Attwell-Welch fellow, Rice University (USA)
- 2008/09 – Technical Consultant, Paramata Ltd. (UK), Nanoholdings LLC (USA)
- 2003 – Summer Intern, CLP Research Institute (Hong Kong)
- 2001 – Summer Assistant, Air Products Asia Inc. (Hong Kong)
