Prof. Guo, born in Xinhui County, Guangdong Province, in November 1933, is a celebrated inorganic chemist and materials scientist.  He was graduated from the Department of Chemistry, Fudan University in 1958.  He was elected to be a member of WAC in 1990, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991 and member of the Third World Academy of Sciences in 1999.  He was director of Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS, and now he is chairman of the Academic Committee of Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, CAS.