Liuhao Ma

Liuhao Ma is a professor and doctoral supervisor in the School of Automotive Engineering at Wuhan University of Technology, and Co-PI of the Combustion and Laser Sensing Laboratory. His research focuses on laser diagnostics in combustion, laser–matter interaction, sensing in complex and harsh environments, and laser gas-sensor design.

He has led two projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, two major-project tasks at provincial laboratories, an open project at a State Key Laboratory, and research supported by a university start-up fund for overseas recruits. He has published more than 70 SCI-indexed papers and holds one granted US patent.

• Ph.D., Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• M.Sc., Thermal Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
• B.Sc., Thermal Energy and Power Engineering, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

[1] L. Ma, Z. Wang, K-P. Cheong, H. Ning, W. Ren*. Mid-infrared heterodyne phase-sensitive dispersion spectroscopy in flame measurements. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute 2019; 37: 1329−1336. link

[2] L. Ma, K-P. Cheong*, M. Yang, C. Yuan, W. Ren*. On the quantification of boundary layer effects on flame temperature measurements using line-of-sight absorption spectroscopy. Combustion Science and Technology 2021. link

[3] L. Ma, H. Ning, J. Wu, W. Ren*. In situ flame temperature measurements using a mid-infrared two-line H2O laser-absorption thermometry. Combustion Science and Technology 2018; 190(3),392−407. link

[4] M. Raza, L. Ma*, S. Yao, L. Chen, W. Ren*. High-temperature dual-species (CO/NH3) detection using calibration-free scanned-wavelength-modulation spectroscopy at 2.3 μm. Fuel 2021; 305, 121591. link

[5] M. Zhou, F. Yan, L. Ma*, P. Jiang, Y. Wang*, S.H. Chung. Chemical speciation and soot measurements in laminar counterflow diffusion flames of ethylene and ammonia mixtures. Fuel 2022; 308, 122003. link

[6] L. Ma, W. Du, D. Wen, Y. Wang*. Infrared multi-spectral soot emission for robust and high-fidelity flame thermometry. Optics Letters 2023; 48, 980-983. link

[7] D. Wen, L. Ma*, Y. Wang*. Effects of thermochemical non-uniformity on line-of-sight laser absorption thermometry in counterflow diffusion flames. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 2022; 277, 107990. link

[8] G. Sheng, L. Ma*, D. Wen, Y. Wang*. Simultaneous measurements of temperature, CO2 concentration and soot volume fraction in counterflow diffusion flames using a single mid-infrared laser. Applied Physics B 2022,128,62.link

[9] L. Ma, Z. Wang, K-P. Cheong, H, Ning, and W. Ren*. Temperature and H2O sensing in laminar premixed flames using mid-infrared heterodyne phase-sensitive dispersion spectroscopy. Applied Physics B 2018; 124:117. link

[10] L. Ma, Z. Wang, K-P. Cheong, H, Ning, and W. Ren*. Temperature and H2O sensing in laminar premixed flames using mid-infrared heterodyne phase-sensitive dispersion spectroscopy. Applied Physics B 2018; 124:117. link

[11] L. Ma*, K-P. Cheong*, K. Duan, W. Ren. Hybrid constraint multi-line absorption spectroscopy for non-uniform thermochemical measurements in axisymmetric laminar and jet flames. Optics and Lasers in Engineering 2022,154,107014. link

[12] L. Ma, H. Ning, J. Wu, K-P. Cheong, W. Ren*. Characterization of temperature and soot volume fraction in the laminar premixed sooting flame: laser absorption/extinction measurement and 2D CFD simulation. Energy & Fuels 2018; 32(12), 12962−70. link

[13] L. Ma, K-P. Cheong, H. Ning, W. Ren*. An improved study of the uniformity of laminar premixed flames using laser absorption spectroscopy and CFD simulation. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 2020; 112:110013. link

[14] L. Ma*, K. Duan, K-P. Cheong*, W. Ren. Multispectral infrared absorption spectroscopy for quantitative temperature measurements in axisymmetric laminar premixed sooting flames. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 2021;28, 101575. link

[15] G. Sheng, J. Han, L. Ma*, W. Wang, Y. Wang. Mid-infrared absorption tomography for in situ analysis of thermochemical structure in natural gas-fired cooker flame. Microwave and Optical Technology Letters 2022. link

[16] W. Duan, F. Yan, H. Zhang, L. Ma*, D. Wen, W. Wang, G. Sheng, Y. Wang, Q. Wang*. A laser-based multipass absorption sensor for sub-ppm detection of methane, acetylene and ammonia. Sensors 2022, 22(2), 556. link

• Reviewer for Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Applied Physics B, Measurement Science and Technology, Applied Optics, Energy, Optics Express and Photonics Research

• 2023 — Hubei provincial talent program
• 2022 — First Prize, Science and Technology Progress Award, China National Light Industry Council
• 2022 — Hubei provincial talent program
• 2021 — Wuhan municipal talent program