Xiao Guo, University College London, Professor - Materials Chemistry

Xiao GUO is a Professor of Materials and Chemistry and the Pro-Provost for China at the University College London (UCL). His scientific career builds on the development of experimental and theoretical approaches to tackling some of the most challenging issues we face today. His current research activities focus on the understanding and development of materials, nanostructures and processes to provide low-cost and highly efficient solutions for clean energy generation, storage and supply.

With a BEng degree from Northeastern University in China and PhD from the University of Manchester, Xiao spent several years as a research scientist at University of Strathclyde and the University of Oxford. He was a Lecturer in 1995, a Reader in 1999, and a Professor in 2000 at Queen Mary, University of London. He was appointed as a Professor of Materials and Chemistry at UCL in 2007 to establish a new research laboratory in materials for clean energy. He has contributed over 130 high-quality journal publications and a similar number of conference presentations in the field. Xiao serves as a member of the editorial boards for several international journals. He was awarded the Beilby Medal 2000, jointly by the Society of Chemical Industry, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and the Institute of the Minerals, Metals and Materials. He received the Lee-Hsun Lecture Prize in 2002, by the Institute of Metal Research / Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was involved in various UK-US, UK-Japan, UK-China and UK-Korea Hydrogen Energy workshops. His research activities are supported by research grants from different sources. Particularly of note are the EPSRC SUPERGEN Consortium grants on hydrogen storage and biological fuel cells; a joint grant on high-throughput powder synthesis for photocatalysis; a Platform grant on power-based synthesis and modelling and an EU HyTRAIN project on hydrogen storage. He is one of the UK experts on Task 22 of the International Energy Agency.

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Stewart Ferguson, China Britain Business Council

For the past 7 years Stewart has worked in Guangzhou for a Taiwanese WFOE in the manufacturing sector. He implemented two new production facilities and production teams, established a sales team and supplier relations team and put in place QA and QC systems. Stewart has a wide range of experience with different product types and materials with special emphasis on electro luminescence and LED.

He recently joined the China-Britain Business Council as China Business Advisor for East and West Midlands and the East of England. Having studied Chinese at Durham University and worked in China for many years Stewart is a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker.

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