Biwu Ma

FSU supports faculty moving research to the marketplace

Published: January 12, 2023 | 11:56 am | Posted in: University News

Research to improve 3D printing algorithms, develop better materials for measuring radiation and test the effectiveness of steroid treatments all received funding from a Florida State University program that supports faculty interested in transforming their academic work into commercial ventures. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research awarded faculty members more than $132,000 through […]

FSU researchers develop new X-ray detection technology

Published: August 31, 2020 | 1:28 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

A researcher holds a flexible X-ray scintillator developed by Professor Biwu Ma and his research team. The team has developed a new material that could be used to make flexible X-ray detectors that are less harmful to the environment and cost less than existing technologies. Photo courtesy of Biwu Ma / Florida State University

Florida State University researchers have developed a new material that could be used to make flexible X-ray detectors that are less harmful to the environment and cost less than existing technologies. The team led by Biwu Ma, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, created X-ray scintillators that use an environmentally friendly material. […]

FSU funding helps researchers turn inventions into business ideas

Published: August 18, 2020 | 12:10 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Clockwise from upper left: Rebekah Sweat, an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; Zucai Suo, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences; David Meckes, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences; and Biwu Ma, an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. They earned funding from Florida State University's Spring 2020 GAP program to transform their research into potential commercial products.

A faster way to make test samples for the automotive and aerospace industries, an improved method for producing a wound-healing therapy and the development of an environmentally friendly X-ray material all earned funding from a Florida State University program that helps researchers bring their work to the marketplace. FSU’s Office of the Vice President for […]

On the rise: Six years of scientific success

Published: April 18, 2019 | 11:40 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

From left to right: Hanwei Gao, Kenneth Hanson, Ross Ellington and Biwu Ma. With instrumental support and guidance provided by Ellington, the three early-career scientists have made waves internationally for their cutting-edge research. (FSU Photography Services)

Three Energy and Materials Researchers Reflect on Their Remarkable Early-Career Accomplishments at FSU Florida State University researchers Biwu Ma, Kenneth Hanson and Hanwei Gao have a few things in common. Several things, actually. All three are international leaders in the fields of energy and materials research. They were all recruited by Florida State as part […]

Blue light special: FSU researcher finds new chemical clusters emit highly efficient light

Published: October 1, 2018 | 12:10 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Biwu Ma, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry

A Florida State University research team has discovered that a unique organic-inorganic compound containing zero-dimensional molecular clusters emits a highly efficient blue light. The new discovery is reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Biwu Ma has been working with an emerging class of functional materials that […]

Power of light: Research team finds light is key to promising material

Published: July 5, 2017 | 12:04 pm | Posted in: Science & Technology

Biwu Ma, associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering

A Florida State University research team has discovered that light can significantly alter the structure of a promising material that scientists believe could make more efficient light-emitting diodes, lasers and other photon-based technologies. In the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Associate Professor Biwu Ma explains how light can change a material […]

FSU researcher’s discovery of new crystal structure holds promise for optoelectronic devices

Published: January 4, 2017 | 10:05 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

A Florida State University research team has discovered a new crystal structure of organic-inorganic hybrid materials that could open the door to new applications for optoelectronic devices like light-emitting diodes and lasers. The research was published today in the journal Nature Communications. FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Associate Professor Biwu Ma has been working with a […]

FSU researchers win grants to propel research into business ideas

Published: December 19, 2016 | 11:26 am | Posted in: Science & Technology

Researchers Yaacov Petscher, Scott Stagg, Joseph Schlenoff and Biwu Ma

Four Florida State University researchers are receiving grants from the university to take promising research from the lab bench to the global marketplace. Researchers Yaacov Petscher, Scott Stagg, Joseph Schlenoff and Biwu Ma will receive a combined total of more than $150,000 to work on projects such as creating an application that helps teachers properly […]

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