Kan Ma
Assistant Professor · College of Engineering · City University of Hong Kong
Quick answer: Kan Ma is Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong. Kan Ma shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-10-19.
⭐ 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.
Research interests
Materials for Extreme Environments, Novel alloy Design & Advanced Characterisation, Radiation Damage, Electron Microscopy, Thermodynamics
Selected publications (since 2023)
Zhenyu Wang, Kan Ma*, Bowen Shi, Yuanfei Su, Tongzhao Gong, Xianbo Shi, Quanqiang Shi, Wei Wang, Wei Yan* (2026). Harnessing the role of cobalt (Co) on austenite reversion for ultrafine-grained maraging steels. Scripta Materialia, 276, 117193. 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2026.117193
J. P. Magnussen, Í. Carneiro, Kan Ma, C. Coleman, A. Wisbey, H. Swan, A. J. Knowles* (2026). High temperature zirconium alloys Zr-Al-Sn-(Si,Cr,V) by near-α titanium analogy. Acta Materialia, 306, 121891. 10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121891
Thomas Blackburn, Michael Kerbstadt, Mary Taylor, Katharina Beck, Anke Silvia Ulrich, Mathias C. Galetz, Kan Ma*, Alexander J. Knowles* (2026). Oxidation behaviour of chromium-based Cr(Fe)-NiAl bcc-superalloys between 900 and 1200 °C. Corrosion Science, 270, 114008. 10.1016/j.corsci.2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kan Ma hiring PhD students at City University of Hong Kong?
Yes. As of 2026-10-19, Kan Ma's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: 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..
What does Kan Ma research?
Materials for Extreme Environments, Novel alloy Design & Advanced Characterisation, Radiation Damage, Electron Microscopy, Thermodynamics
Data last updated: 2026-10-19 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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