Post-doctoral Research Fellow, 9/2005-11/2006
Nanoscale Technology and Engineering Laboratory, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada
Research Project:  Surface Wetting Effect on Well-Prepared Solid Surfaces and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation.
Fabrication of nano structured solid surfaces with controlled roughness using E-beam lithography.
Modelling of roughened solid surface used for Lattice Boltzmann Simulation
Selective surface modification and patterning using FT-IR microscopy.
Graduate Research Assistant, 8/2002-8/2005
Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Research Project:  Surface/Interface optimum design and modification of nano structured materials.
Fabrication of nano structured polymers films with controlled surface wettability.
Structural modification of metal thin films with controlled surface wettability.
Assisting in developing the micro-area scanning stable/transient photoelectric effect responding near-field optical microscope.
Graduate Research Assistant, 9/1999-6/2002
Department of Materials Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Research Project:  Synthesized and characterized novel supramolecular liquid crystals systems.
Designed and synthesized three new series of compounds.
Synthesized and characterized novel supramolecular liquid crystals.
Synthesized and characterized a series of liquid crystalline polymer and soluble conjugated copolymers containing para-methoxyazobenzene as misogynic group.

7/2002-8/2005: PhD. Supervisored  by Prof. Lei Jiang.
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China.
9/1999-6/2002: Master. Supervisored by Prof. Min Li.
Deparment of Materials Science, Jilin University, Jilin, China.
9/1995-6/1999: Bachelor.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Jilin, China.

1.  Jian Wang, Wenzhen Zhao, Chaowei Guo, ”Fabrication and properties of a lubrication composite coating based on poly(p-hydroxybenzoic acid) (PHBA)”. Journal of Materials Science. 2009, 44(1), 227-233.
2.  Chaowei Guo，Shutao Wang，Huan Liu，Lin Feng，Yanlin Song，Lei Jiang. “Wettability Alteration of Polymer Surfaces Produced by Scraping”. Journal of Adhesion Science & Technology. 2008, 22, 395-402.
3.  Chaowei Guo, Lin Feng, Jin Zhai, Guojie Wang, Yanlin Song, Lei Jiang,* and Daoben Zhu. “Large-Area Fabrication of a Nanostructure-Induced Hydrophobic Surface from a Hydrophilic Polymer”. ChemPhysChem, 2004, 5, 750.
4.  Guanglei Cui, Wei Xu, Chaowei Guo, Xunwen Xiao, Hai Xu, Deqing Zhang, Lei Jiang,* and Daoben Zhu. “Conducting Nanopearl Chains Based on the Dmit Salt”. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 13638.
5.  Min Li,* Chaowei Guo, and Yuqing Wu, “Design and characterization of novel supramolecular liquid crystals involving multiple hydrogen bonds”, Liq. Crys., 2002, Vol. 29, No. 8, 1031-1037.
6.  Guojie Wang, Min Li, Chaowei Guo, Fang Wu, Wenjing Tian, Xinfang Chen, and Jiacong Shen, “Soluble conjugated copolymers based on poly(1,4-phenylenevinylene)”, Polymer, 2000, 41, 2309.
7.  Guojie Wang, Min Li, Mingming Yu, Chaowei Guo, Xinfang Chen, Gao Li, and Enle Zhou, “Synthesis and properties of three novel series of monomers containing para-methoxyazobenzene as mesogenic groups”, Liq. Cryst., 2000, Vol.27, No.7, 867-873.
8.  Yuqing Wu,* Yaqiong Hao, Min Li, Chaowei Guo, and Yukihiro Ozaki, “Two-Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy and Principal Component Analysis Studies On a New Azobenzene Derivative Supramolecular System Based On Hydrogen-bonds”, APPL. SPECTROSC., 2003, 57(8), 933-942.

Chaowei Guo, Lin Feng, Lei Jiang. A method to realize nanostructures on polymer surfaces. Chinese Invention Patent, App.No. 200310121809.1
Chaowei Guo, Lin Feng, Lei Jiang. A method to change surface wettability of polymers. Chinese Invention Patent, App.No. 200410004721.6
Chaowei Guo, Lin Feng, Lei Jiang. A method to change surface wettability of solid films. Chinese Invention Patent, App.No. 200410006271.4