Research interests
·Dynamic Ground-Effect Flow Mechanisms and Aerodynamic Characteristics of High-Speed Maglev Trains
Shanghai Overseas High-Level Young Talent Program — PI (Ongoing)
·Key Technologies for Long-Term Service Performance and Collaborative Optimization of 600 km/h High-Speed Maglev Vehicle–Electromagnet–Guideway Systems
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Key Program) — Participant (Ongoing)
·Study on Key Parameters and Indicators of 600 km/h High-Speed Maglev Systems
National Key Laboratory of High-Speed Maglev Transport Technology — Participant (Ongoing)
Honors & Awards
·Selected for the Shanghai Overseas High-Level Young Talent Program, 2024
·Patent achievement“Intelligent Aerodynamic Performance Enhancement and Safety Control Technology for High-Speed Trains”awarded the Silver Medal at the 2025 International Invention Expo
Publications
Representative Journal Publications:
Guo, Z., Chen, X., Liu, T., Chen, Z., Bordbar, A. (2024).Turbulence approaches for numerical predictions of vehicle-like afterbody vortex flows. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 283, 109667.
Guo, Z., Guo, Z., Chen, Z., Zeng, G., Xu, J. (2024).On the active flow control in maglev train safety under crosswinds: Analysis of leeward suction and blowing action.Physics of Fluids, 36, 095130.
Guo, Z., Chen, Z., Che, Z., Bordbar, A., Ni, Y. (2024).Using leeward air-blowing to alleviate the aerodynamic lateral impact of trains at diverse yaw angles. Physics of Fluids, 36, 045121.
Guo, Z., Liu, T., Chen, Z., Liu, Z., Monzer, A., Sheridan, J. (2020).Study of the flow around railway embankment of different heights with and without trains.Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 202, 104203.
Guo, Z., Liu, T., Liu, Z., Chen, X., Li, W. (2021).An IDDES study on a train suffering a crosswind with angles of attack on a bridge.Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 217, 104735.
Educational background
·2016.09–2023.06
Ph.D.,School of Traffic & Transportation Engineering, Central South University
·2012.09–2016.06
B.Eng.,School of Traffic & Transportation Engineering, Central South University
·Joint study at University of Birmingham, UK:
2018.09–2019.02, 2020.12–2022.10
Work experience
·2023.11–2025.11
Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University(Funded by the Postdoc Matching Fund Scheme)
·2025.11–Present
Assistant Professor & Ph.D. Supervisor, College of Transportation, Tongji University (the National Maglev Transportation Engineering Technology R&D Center)
Research interests
·Dynamic Ground-Effect Flow Mechanisms and Aerodynamic Characteristics of High-Speed Maglev Trains
Shanghai Overseas High-Level Young Talent Program — PI (Ongoing)
·Key Technologies for Long-Term Service Performance and Collaborative Optimization of 600 km/h High-Speed Maglev Vehicle–Electromagnet–Guideway Systems
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Key Program) — Participant (Ongoing)
·Study on Key Parameters and Indicators of 600 km/h High-Speed Maglev Systems
National Key Laboratory of High-Speed Maglev Transport Technology — Participant (Ongoing)
Honors & Awards
·Selected for the Shanghai Overseas High-Level Young Talent Program, 2024
·Patent achievement“Intelligent Aerodynamic Performance Enhancement and Safety Control Technology for High-Speed Trains”awarded the Silver Medal at the 2025 International Invention Expo
Publications
Representative Journal Publications:
1. Guo, Z., Chen, X., Liu, T., Chen, Z., Bordbar, A. (2024).Turbulence approaches for numerical predictions of vehicle-like afterbody vortex flows. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 283, 109667.
2. Guo, Z., Guo, Z., Chen, Z., Zeng, G., Xu, J. (2024).On the active flow control in maglev train safety under crosswinds: Analysis of leeward suction and blowing action.Physics of Fluids, 36, 095130.
3. Guo, Z., Chen, Z., Che, Z., Bordbar, A., Ni, Y. (2024).Using leeward air-blowing to alleviate the aerodynamic lateral impact of trains at diverse yaw angles. Physics of Fluids, 36, 045121.
4. Guo, Z., Liu, T., Chen, Z., Liu, Z., Monzer, A., Sheridan, J. (2020).Study of the flow around railway embankment of different heights with and without trains.Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 202, 104203.
5. Guo, Z., Liu, T., Liu, Z., Chen, X., Li, W. (2021).An IDDES study on a train suffering a crosswind with angles of attack on a bridge.Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 217, 104735.