Associate Professor, Division of New Materials, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET), Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; from 2021-present is an member of the Editorial Board for the journal Chemical Engineering & Machinery. Research interests include the development and engineering of coated fuel particles for high temperature gas cooled reactorAssociate Professor, Deputy Head, Division of New Materials, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET), Tsinghua University, Beijing. Visiting Scholar, the Ohio State University, Chemical and Molecular Bioengineering, 2008-2009.Dr Ma joined Tsinghua University after he received his PhD from the department of Materials in 2003. He has been engaged in the research and development of ceramic materials, particularly nuclear fuel and materials, including those for high temperature gas cooled reactors. He has published about 100peer reviewed papers and has been granted 30 patents.