Education

• Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Ph.D. in Engineering Physics, 2018.09-2023.02

• Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, Master in Electrical Engineering, 2015.09-2018.06

• Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China, Bachelor in Electrical Engineering & Its Automation, 2011.09-2015.06

Research Interests

• Plasma surface modification: polymer surface functionalization, plasma polymerization, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition for functional polymer coating synthesis.

• Advanced materials and nanotechnology: synthesis and modification of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by thermal chemical vapor deposition and their applications, water filtration membranes.

• Plasma wastewater treatment: removal of organic micropollutants, PFAS, etc. from water.

• Plasma catalysis: pollution control and gas chemical transformations (Plasma power-to-X).

• Cold plasma source development: atmospheric pressure glow-like discharge and electrical characterization.

5 Selected Publications

[1] Chuanlong Ma#, Anton Nikiforov#, Nathalie De Geyter, Xiaofeng Dai*, Rino Morent*, and Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov. “Future antiviral polymers by plasma processing.” Progress in Polymer Science 2021:101410. (#Contributed equally, Impact Factor: 26, Discipline: Polymer Science, Ranking: 1/95, Q1).

[2] Chuanlong Ma, Anton Nikiforov*, Dirk Hegemann, Nathalie De Geyter, Rino Morent, and Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov. “Plasma-controlled surface wettability: recent advances and future applications.” International Materials Reviews, 2022: 68(1), 82-119 (Impact Factor: 16.8, Discipline: Materials Science, Multidisciplinary, Ranking: 24/439, Q1).

[3] Chuanlong Ma, Changtao Chen, Anton Nikiforov, Ardiana Kajtazi, Mei An, Leonardo Gutierrez, Arnout D’Haese et al. "Plasma-aerosol-assisted interface engineering of nanofiltration membranes to improve removal of organic pollutants from water." Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 496: 153755. (Impact Factor: 13.4, Discipline: Engineering, Environmental Science, Ranking: 3/81, Q1)

[4] Chuanlong Ma*, Lei Wang, Anton Nikiforov*, Yuliia Onyshchenko, Pieter Cools, Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, Nathalie De Geyter, and Rino Morent. “Atmospheric-pressure plasma assisted engineering of polymer surfaces: From high hydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity.” Applied Surface Science. 2021: 535, 147032. (Impact Factor: 6.3, Discipline: Materials Science, Coatings & Films, Ranking: 3/23, Q1).

[5] Chuanlong Ma*, Anton Nikiforov*, Mikhail Gromov, Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, Nathalie De Geyter, and Rino Morent. Plasma-aerosol-assisted surface engineering for scalable oil/water membrane separation. Applied Surface Science 2022: 66, 154807. (Impact Factor: 6.3, Discipline: Materials Science, Coatings & Films, Ranking: 3/23, Q1).