Miao Guo

Miao Guo is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering at King's College London, with an honorary lectureship at Imperial College London's Department of Chemical Engineering. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary bioengineering solutions for sustainable resource recovery and waste-to-benefit technologies. She leads the Guo Group, advancing bioprocess optimization, microbial protein production, and circular economy frameworks. Key affiliations include King's Water Centre and the Grantham Institute.

Her work integrates computational methods and experimental techniques to develop scalable bioprocesses, such as waste-to-protein innovations for food and feed applications. She actively collaborates with industry partners like Quorn Foods and academic experts globally. Dr. Guo's research spans process systems engineering, hybrid modeling, and life cycle sustainability assessments, addressing global challenges in food security and environmental stewardship.

Recent publications emphasize computational tools for sustainability analysis, microbial biotechnology applications, and optimization frameworks for resource recovery from wastewater. She chairs the EPSRC Early Career Forum in Manufacturing Research and contributes to policy-oriented research on sustainable diets and industrial circularity.

Laboratory and team activities include developing AI-driven process models, microbial protein production systems, and advanced oxidation technologies for environmental remediation. Her work bridges engineering, natural sciences, and computational methods to create impactful solutions for planetary boundaries.