Jie Guo

Dr. Jie Guo is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle’s School of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), affiliated with the Center for Bulk Solids and Particulate Technologies. She completed her PhD in 2014 under Emeritus Profess Alan Roberts and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Thermal Energy and Power Engineering from Central South University (2009).

• Education:
  • Bachelor: Central South University (2005-2009)
  • PhD: University of Newcastle (2010-2014)
• Professional Appointments:
  • Honorary Senior Lecturer (2024-2026), School of Engineering, University of Newcastle
  • Conjoint Senior Lecturer (2020-2023), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, University of Newcastle

Her research focuses on Bulk Solids Handling, Coal Self-Heating, and Moisture Migration in industrial systems, with expertise in DEM Modelling, Eccentric Loading in silos, and Transportable Moisture Limit (TML) for coal. Recent work includes studying vacuum dewatering for iron ores and cenosphere separation from fly ash.

Key trends in her publications include:

• 2025: Stockpile capacity modeling for maritime logistics
• 2022: Hopper/feeder stress analysis and vibrational dewatering
• 2019-2022: Coal moisture migration, concrete pressure loss, and chutes wear testing
• 2018-2019: Eccentric discharge DEM studies and cenosphere separation

Scientific Awards

• 2022: Best Practice in Safety, Bulk Handling
• 2019: Future Women Leaders Conference Award
• 2019: FEBE Award for Health and Safety Excellence
• 2019: FEBE Award for ECR and Innovation Excellence

Grants and Funding

• Over 23 grants totaling $2,939,611 from AMIRA International, NSW Department of Industry, BHP Billiton, and others.
• Major projects: ACARP Maritime Regulation Project for Coal Self-Heating ($1.8M, 2017-2023), Iron Ore Oscillatory Dewatering System ($288k, 2019-2020), and Techno-Economic Assessment for Biomass Handling ($110k, 2019-2022).

Supervision

• Co-supervisor for PhD students in topics like Vibration-Assisted Dewatering (2019), Multi-Hearth Furnace Optimization (2024), and Erosive Wear in Mining (2023).
• Current PhD supervision on Biomass Feedstock Relaxation Properties (2025).