1.研究方向
（1）纳米功能材料及机理研究；
（2）电催化能源转化与储存领域研究；
2.科研项目（国家级、省部级）：
(1)国家自然科学基金青年项目（22008165），“梯度氧空位WO3光阳极精细构建及其高效光电催化特性”，2021/01-2023/12，24万元，主持。
3.代表性论文 （限5篇，时间倒序）
(1)Zizai Ma, Kai Song, Tian Zhang, et al. MXenes-like multilayered tungsten oxide architectures for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting. Chem. Eng. J., 2021, 430, 132936.
(2)Zizai Ma, Xundi Gu, Guang Liu, et al. Bimetallic Cu-Co-Se nanotube arrays assembled on 3D framework: an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting. ChemSusChem, 2021, 14, 5065-5074.
(3)Zizai Ma, Huilin Hou, Kai Song, et al. Engineering oxygen vacancies by one-step growth of distributed homojunctions to enhance charge separation for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting. Chem. Eng. J., 2020, 379, 122266.
(4)Zizai Ma, Kai Song, Lin Wang, et al. WO3/BiVO4 type-II heterojunction arrays decorated with oxygen-deficient ZnO passivation layer: A highly efficient and stable photoanode. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 889-897.
(5)Zizai Ma, Qiang Zhao, Jinping Li, et al. Three-dimensional well-mixed/highly-densed NiS-CoS nanorod arrays: An efficient and stable bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions. Electrochim. Acta, 2018, 260, 82-91.
4.授权专利
(1)侯慧林，马自在，杨为佑，一种ZnO修饰WO3/BiVO4异质结的制备方法及其在光电催化中的应用，中国，2020-06，ZL2018114199678。
5.科技奖励
(1)山西省科学技术奖自然科学二等奖（2/6），2020-07。