XIAOLEI GUO

Dr. Xiaolei Guo is a research scientist in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University. Dr. Guo earned his bachelor’s degree in Polymer Science and Engineering from Zhejiang University, China and his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University.

After obtaining his Ph.D. degree, Dr. Xiaolei Guo served for six years as the deputy director of the Center for Performance and Design of Nuclear Waste Forms and Containers (WastePD), a multi-institution, interdisciplinary Energy Frontier Research Center funded by the US. Department of Energy. His research interests include additive manufacturing, degradation of metals/ glass/ crystalline ceramics, nuclear materials, smart coatings, and alloy recycling. He is the author of over 40 research articles, including publications in high profile journals such as Nature Materials, Materials Today, and Chemical Reviews. He has been an instructor of the OSU Corrosion Short Course since 2021. He also serves as a topic editor/ editorial board member for multiple journals including Frontier in Materials, Coatings, and Polymers. His research has received funding support from DOE-NEUP, INL, Honda, and GM.