Faculty Achievement Recognition
The 2007 Honorees
Faculty Achievement Recognition
The 2007 Honorees
Lena Qiying Ma
Professor
Soil and Water Science Department, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)
1994
Degrees earned:
Ph.D., Soil Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1991
M.S., Soil Chemistry, Colorado State University, 1988
B.S., Soil Chemistry, Shenyang Agricultural University, China, 1985
Professor Lena Qiying Ma is a world-renowned expert in the uptake of arsenic and other metals into plant systems (phytoremediation), as well as land application of non-hazardous chemicals. In 2006, Ma was awarded $350,000 in grants (adding to her $3.4 million total), received three patents (in addition to her three existing patents), published 32 peer-reviewed articles and four book chapters, and mentored 13 graduate students. Her papers have generated more than 1,600 citations; four of them have already generated more than 100 citations this past year. Ma served as panel manager for the USDA-SBIR Soil, Air and Water Program in 2006. Her research was recognized with the USDA Secretary’s Honor Award in 2004. Ma is a consistently outstanding performer whose productivity increases each year.
