博士，教授，研究生导师，中共党员，中国林学会木材科学分会常务委员，全国游憩环境专家智库专家，美国林产品发展中心和奥本大学访问学者。1997年-2007年于东北林业大学攻读木材科学与技术专业的工学学士、硕士和博士学位。2007年至今于河南科技大学从事林学专业的教学和科研工作。获河南科技大学教师课堂创新大赛一等奖1项，教学优秀奖二等奖和三等奖各2项；指导学生完成SRTP项目6项和挑战杯作品4项，其中第十一届挑战杯作品获河南省一等奖；被评为河南科技大学优秀教师、优秀共产党员、毕业论文优秀指导老师。近年来主持和参与国家基金项目6项，发表相关学术论文40余篇，出版专著3部，专利3个，省级奖励2项。

主持国家级科研项目：

1. 国家自然科学基金项目（32171701），金丝楸木材金环带形成机理研究，2022.01-2025.12，主持

2 国家自然科学基金（31000265），木质部输导组织的变异性及其对气候变化的响应研究，2011.01-2013.12，主持

代表性论文论著：[1-15]

1. Zhao, X.; Liu, F.; Guo, P.; Feng, Q.; Wang, D.; Hao, Z. Distribution of starch in trunkwood of Catalpa bungei ‘Jinsi’: A revelation on the metabolic process of energy storage substances. Forests 2025, 16, 242, doi:10.3390/f16020242.

2. Zhao, X.; Guo, P.; Yang, Y.; Peng, H. Effects of air pollution on physiological traits of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. leaves in Luoyang, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2021, 193, 530, doi:10.1007/s10661-021-09338-x.

3. Zhao, X.; Guo, P.; Peng, H. Response of vessel features to witches'-broom disease in Zizyphus Jujuba branches. Journal of Phytopathology 2021, 169, 91-97, doi:10.1111/jph.12962.

4. Zhao, X.; Guo, P.; Zhang, Z.; Yang, Y.; Zhao, P. Wood density, anatomical characteristics, and chemical components of Alnus sibirica used for industrial applications. Forest Prod J 2020, 70, 356-363, doi:10.13073/fpj-d-20-00006.

5. Zhao, X.; Guo, P.; Zhao, P.; Yang, Y.; Peng, H.; Zhang, Z. Potential of pulp production from whole-tree wood of Betulaplaty phylla Roth. based on wood characteristics. BioResources 2019, 14, 7015-7024, doi:10.15376/biores.14.3.7015-7024.

6. Zhao, X.; Guo, P.; Zhang, Z.; Peng, H. Anatomical features of branchwood and stemwood of Betula costata Trautv. from natural secondary forests in China BioResources 2019, 14, 1980-1991, doi:10.15376/biores.14.1.1980-1991.

7. Zhao, X.; Guo, P.; Peng, H. An ignored anatomical variable: pore shape shows a nonrandom variation pattern in xylem cross sections. Nordic Journal of Botany 2019, 37, 1-6, doi:10.1111/njb.02249.

8. Zhao, X.; Guo, P.; Zhang, Z.; Wang, X.; Peng, H.; Wang, M. Wood density and fiber dimensions of root, stem, and branch wood of Populus ussuriensis Kom. trees. BioResources 2018, 13, 7026-7036, doi:10.15376/biores.13.3.7026-7036.

9. Zhao, X.; Guo, P.; Hu, L.; Hui, B.; Cheng, Q.; Via, B.K. Fast measurement of starch content in cold-treated seedlings by infrared spectra. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research 2018, 33, 729-734, doi:10.1080/02827581.2018.1508610.

10. Zhao, X.; Hui, B.; Hu, L.; Cheng, Q.; Via, B.K.; Nadel, R.; Starkey, T.; Enebak, S. Potential of near infrared spectroscopy to monitor variations in soluble sugars in Loblolly pine seedlings after cold acclimation. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 2017, 232, 536-542, doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.10.012.

11. Zhao, X. Spatial variation of vessel grouping in the xylem of Betula platyphylla Roth. Journal of Plant Research 2016, 129, 29-37, doi:10.1007/s10265-015-0768-x.

12. Zhao, X. Effects of cambial age and flow path-length on vessel characteristics in birch. Journal of Forest Research 2015, 20, 175-185, doi:10.1007/s10310-014-0458-x.

13. 李坚; 郭明辉; 赵西平. 木材品质与营林环境; 科学出版社: 北京, 2011.

14. 郭明辉; 赵西平. 木材气候学导论; 科学出版社: 北京, 2009.

15. 郭明辉; 赵西平. 小径木材的干燥学特性与高效利用技术; 东北林业大学出版社: 哈尔滨, 2007.