Prof. Rongxin Guo is the Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at Kunming University of Science and Technology. He graduated from the East China University of Science and Technology in 1985 and earned his master's degree from the same institution in 1988. Then in 2008, he received his PhD in Materials Science from the School of Materials and Metallurgy. He was awarded Academic and Technical Leaders of Middle and Young People in Yunnan in 2010 and Academic Achievements. He has worked at Kunming University of Science and Technology since 1988 and successively served as a Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, and Dean. He conducted a one-year visiting research at INSA de Lyon, Laboratory of Materials Physics and Metallurgical Physics, from 1999 to 2000. Moreover, he is also a member of the Experimental Mechanics Professional Committee of the Chinese Mechanics Society, a member of the Engineering Management and Engineering Cost Professional Steering Committee of the Ministry of Construction, and a national science and technology award review expert. His research interests include structural health diagnosis, preparation and service performance of civil engineering materials, experimental solid mechanics, and damage and fracture mechanics.