TEAM

SusMet_Group_202604 — SusMet_Group Apr. 2026

Principal Investigator

Dr.-Ing. Yan Ma

Assistant Professor (tenured)

B.Eng., Metallurgical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 2013
M.Sc., Metallurgical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 2015
Dr.-Ing., Materials Science and Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, 2019
Postdoc, MPI for Sustainable Materials (formerly MPI für Eisenforschung), 2020-2021
Group leader, MPI for Sustainable Materials (formerly MPI für Eisenforschung), 2021-2026
Assistant professor, MSE, Delft University of Technology, since 2024

Postdoctoral Researchers

Dr. Jungwan Lee

B.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, Hanyang University, 2020
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), 2025

Research topic: Phase transformation in steels, Steel scrap recycling

Doctoral Researchers

Rui Ken Sim, M.Sc.

B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2019
M.Sc., Chemical and Material Engineering, University of Alberta, 2022

Research topic: Sustainable ironmaking

JiYun Wang, M.Sc.

B.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2023
M.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2025

Research topic: Sustainable metal fuels

Gyumin Park, M.Sc.

B.Sc., Materials Science & Engineering, Korea University, 2024
M.Sc., Advanced Materials Science & Engineering, Korea University, 2026

Research topic: Sustainable ironmaking

Ana Carpes de Lucena, M.Sc.

co-supervision with Prof. V. Popovich

Research topic: Additive manufacturing of recycled stainless steel

Joost Prevaes, M.Sc.

co-supervision with Prof. Santofimia

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Windesheim Univ. App. Sci.
M.Sc., Materials Science and Engineering, TU Delft, 2025

Research topic: Phase transformation in steels, Steel scrap recycling

Vacancy

Coming in winter 2026!

Call for applications!

Please check the application criteria, and send your documents to Yan Ma.

Research topic: Microstructure evolution during green ironmaking

Visiting Students

Yu-En Hsiao

B.Sc., Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, 2025
M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University, expected in 2027

Doctoral Researchers at MPI SusMat (co-supervision with Prof. Dierk Raabe)

Dr. Özge Özgün (Nov.2021 – Apr. 2025), PhD thesis: Sustainable ironmaking through solid-state reduction of iron ores with hydrogen
Dr. Chengguang Wu (Nov.2021 – Jun. 2025), PhD thesis: Role of interstitial atoms in microstructures and mechanical properties of TiNbZr and TiNbZrHfTa complex concentrated alloys
Shiv Shankar (since July 2024), research topic: Reduction of metal oxides
Adam Miles (since April 2024), also in the group of Dr. rer. nat. Yug Joshi, research topic: Iron-air battery

Team