Ben Ma
- Phone: (775) 682-5560
- Email: benma@unr.edu
- Building: SEM
- Room: 124F
- Website: Dr. Ma's research group website
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Dr. Ben Ma is an assistant professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. Prior to joining the University, he worked as a postdoctoral associate at University of Colorado Boulder to understand the performance and mechanisms of emerging UV technologies for pathogen control, which has been widely recognized within the academia and industry and by public health officials in supporting efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Ma holds a Ph.D. in environmental engineering from University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, a M.S. in biotechnology from Northwestern University, B.E. in bioengineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2019
- M.S., Biotechnology, Northwestern University, 2014
- B. Eng., Bioengineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2012
Research
Dr. Ben Ma’s research focuses on understanding and addressing various challenges in water and sanitization services, such as pathogen outbreaks and exposures of chemical contaminants, using innovative technologies and advanced research methods in environmental chemistry and microbiology, molecular biology and bioinformatics. Specifically, his research interests include:
- Biological treatment systems for water treatment and water reuse applications
- Pathogen control in water treatment and supply systems
- Next-generation resilient water supply systems using ultraviolet (UV) based technologies as alternative disinfection solutions
- Public space sanitization using emerging UV technologies
- Source-to-tap water microbiome and its relationship to public health