Zheng-Xiao Guo is a joint-faculty Chair Professor of Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering, the University of Hong Kong, and an Honorary Professor of University College London (UCL), a Member of Academia Europaea and a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry and of the Institute of Minerals, Metals and Materials. He was a Professor of Chemistry, a theme-leader in energy materials and a Pro-Provost at UCL, and a Lecturer / Professor at Queen Mary, University of London, a research fellow at the University of Oxford and of Strathclyde, respectively, with a PhD from the University of Manchester. Prof. Guo’s group focuses on integrated theoretical and experimental approaches for the design and development of highly functional atomic clusters, nanostructures and materials, as well as their synthesis processes. He has (co-)authored over 300 publications, e.g. in Nature Energy, Nature Comm., Energy Environmental Science, Advanced (Energy, Functional) Materials, Angwte Chemie Int. and Physical Review Letters etc.. He is listed as one of the top 1% worldwide highly cited researchers by Clarivate Analytics, and received the Beilby Medal and Prize for “Working theory for industry” jointly from the Society for Chemical Industry, The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Minerals, Metals and Materials.