Rate My Professor Jie Guo

Dr. Jie Guo is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering, specialising in Mechanical Engineering, at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering from Central South University, completed between 2005 and 2009, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Newcastle, undertaken from 2010 to 2014 under the supervision of Emeritus Professor Alan Roberts. Her career at the University of Newcastle encompasses various roles, including Research Associate from October 2017 to September 2020, R&D Engineer from August 2014 to October 2017, Conjoint Senior Lecturer from September 2020 to December 2023, and currently Adjunct Senior Lecturer, alongside a previous appointment as Honorary Senior Lecturer extending to December 2026. Dr. Guo is affiliated with TUNRA Bulk Solids, contributing to industrial consulting projects.

Her research focuses on bulk solids handling, encompassing areas such as coal self-heating, cohesive arching, discrete element method (DEM) modelling, eccentric loading and discharging in silos, mass flow bin design, material characterization, moisture migration, and vacuum belt dewatering for iron ores. Key contributions include investigations into wall loads and hopper designs for mass-flow conditions and Transportable Moisture Limit (TML) during coal transportation. Dr. Guo has supervised internship students from Istanbul Technical University, final-year project and master’s students from the University of Newcastle, and co-supervised four PhD completions on topics including dewatering efficiency, biomass feedstocks, multi-hearth furnaces, and erosive wear. Notable publications include 'Bulk solids flow at the hopper feeder interface with special plane flow configuration' in Powder Technology (2022), 'Experimental investigation of wall pressure and arching behavior under surcharge pressure in mass-flow hoppers' also in Powder Technology (2014), 'Theoretical and experimental investigation into the moisture migration characteristics of coal during oscillatory motion' in Powder Technology (2019), and articles in Particuology (2022) and Australian Bulk Handling Review (2021-2022). She has received awards such as the Best Practice in Safety from Bulk Handling (2022), Future Women Leaders Conference Award from Monash University (2019), and two FEBE Awards in 2019 for Health and Safety Excellence and ECR and Innovation Excellence. Dr. Guo has secured 23 research grants totaling $2,939,611, demonstrating significant impact in the field of bulk material handling engineering.