Guangzhao Mao

Guangzhao Mao
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Chemical engineer and academic
Academic background
EducationBSc, chemistry
PhD chemical engineering
Alma materNanjing University
University of Minnesota
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
University of Edinburgh

Professor Guangzhao Mao is an American chemical engineer and an academic. She is professor and Head of the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. From 2020 to 2024 she served as the Head of the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales. She has held positions as chief investigator at the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation, the ARC Research Hub for Resilient Intelligent Infrastructure Systems, and the ARC Research Hub for Connected Sensors for Health.

Mao is most known for her work on nanotechnology, primarily focusing on targeted drug delivery and electrochemistry for sensors.