Ruyan Guo is an American materials scientist and electrical engineer. She is the Robert E. Clarke Jr. Endowed Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Advanced Materials Engineering, in the Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio).
Education
Guo received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 1982 and an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the same institution in 1984. She earned a Ph.D. in Solid State Science from Pennsylvania State University in 1990.[1]
Career
Following completion of her doctoral studies, Guo joined Pennsylvania State University, where she held research and faculty appointments in materials research and electrical engineering and became a tenured professor in 2004.[2]
In 2007, she joined the University of Texas at San Antonio as the Robert E. Clarke Jr. Endowed Distinguished Professor.[3]
From 2019 to 2022, Guo served as a Program Director in the Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) of the U.S. National Science Foundation.[4]
Research
Guo's research focuses on functional electronic and optoelectronic materials, particularly ferroelectric, piezoelectric, dielectric, and multiferroic systems.[5]
Her research spans both fundamental materials science and applications in sensors, actuators, energy harvesting, terahertz technologies, biomedical systems, and additive manufacturing. [6] Research conducted in her laboratory led to Guinness World Records recognition for the world's smallest medical robot, a 120-nanometer magnetoelectric nanorobotic system developed with collaborators at UTSA.[7]
Selected research areas and representative publications
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Representative publication |
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| Ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity |
"Origin of the High Piezoelectric Response in PbZr1−xTixO3", Physical Review Letters (2000).PRL 84, 5423–5426, doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.5423 |
| Perovskite materials and crystal chemistry |
"The Perovskite Structure—A Review of Its Role in Ceramic Science and Technology", Materials Research Innovations (2000).MRI 4(1), 3–26, doi:10.1007/s100190000062 |
| Lead-free ferroelectrics |
"Structure–Property Phase Diagram of BaZrxTi1−xO3 System", Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2008).JACS 91(6), 1769–1780, doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02413.x |
| Multiferroic and magnetoelectric materials |
"Core-shell Magnetoelectric Nanorobot: A Remotely Controlled Probe for Targeted Cell Manipulation", Scientific Reports (2018).Scientific Reports 8, 1755, doi:10.1038/s41598-018-20131-7 |
| Terahertz photonics |
"Magnetoelastoelectric Coupling in Core-Shell Nanoparticles Enabling Directional and Mode-Selective Magnetic Control of THz Beam Propagation", Nanoscale (2017).Nanoscale 9, 13052–13059, doi:10.1039/C7NR03063A |
| Additive manufacturing of functional materials |
"Finite Element Analysis of Strain-Mediated Direct Magnetoelectric Coupling in Multiferroic Nanocomposites for Material Jetting Fabrication of Tunable Devices", Journal of Composites Science (2025).Journal of Composites Science 9(5), 228, doi:10.3390/jcs9050228 |
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Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Ceramic Society (2003)[8]
- Fellow, SPIE (2009), recognized for achievements in advanced optical materials.[9]
- Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (2013), for contributions to understanding polarization phenomena in ferroelectric solid-solution systems.[10]
- Academician, World Academy of Ceramics (2019).[11]
- ACerS Global Ambassador Award (2020), for advancing electronic ceramics research through interdisciplinary education, international collaboration, and professional leadership.[12]
- John Jeppson Award, American Ceramic Society (2023), recognizing distinguished scientific, technical, or engineering achievements in ceramics.[13][14]
- Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, University of Texas at San Antonio (2023).[15]
- Member, UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers (2024).[16]
- Research Excellence Award, University of Texas at San Antonio (2026).[17]
References
"Ruyan Guo". The American Ceramic Society. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
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