Senior Scientist, GEARS
Dr. Haiquan (Heidi) Guo is currently a senior scientist working in Universities Space Research Association. As an experienced material scientist and chemist, she develops materials for aerospace, industry, and commercial uses, particularly in exploration of inorganic aerogels and organic aerogels, for example, aluminosilicate aerogels, YSZ aerogels, cyclo-olefin aerogels, and polyimide aerogel. Her research is focused on trying to improve the flexibility, strength, and structure of the aerogels. She also fabricates aerogel thin films and aerogel blanket composites.
She became a member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee in 2023.