Xiaoman Guo earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2022. Following this, Xiaoman collaborated with U of T’s Center for Advanced Coating Technology as a postdoctoral fellow for two years. During this time, she contributed as an R&D scientist at Kimia Analytics, a start-up specializing in advanced instrumentation and analytical technologies. Xiaoman has extensive experience in instrument and system development, high-throughput experimentation, optical and mass spectrometry, metrology, analytical chemistry, and material characterization.