Dr. Weifu Guo
Associate Scientist with Tenure
Geology and Geophysics
Contact Information:
Work: 508-289-3380
wfguo@whoi.edu
Office: Clark 117
Mailing Address:
266 Woods Hole Road, MS #23
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Research Interests
- Clumped isotope geochemistry
- Biocalcification and Climate Impacts
- Carbonate Paleo-proxies
- Enzymatic isotope effects
- Numerical modeling
Selected recent Publications (* student)
Davies, A. J., Guo, W., Bernecker, M., Tagliavento, M., Raddatz, J., Gischler, E., Flögel, S., Fiebig, J. (2022) Dual clumped isotope thermometry of coral carbonate, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 338, 66-78.
Guo, W., *Bokade, R., Cohen, A., *Mollica, N., *Leung, M., Brainard, R. E. (2020) Ocean acidification has impacted coral growth on the Great Barrier Reef, Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2019GL086761.
Bajnai, D., Guo, W., Spötl, C., Coplen, T. B. Methner, K., Löffler, N., Krsnik, E., Gischler, E., Hansen, M., Henkel, D., Price, G. D., Raddatz, J., Scholz, D., Fiebig, J. (2020) Dual clumped isotope thermometry resolves kinetic biases in carbonate formation temperatures, Nat. Commun., 11: 4005.
Guo, W. (2020) Kinetic clumped isotope fractionation in the DIC-H2O-CO2 system: Patterns, controls, and implications, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 268, 230-257.
Guo, W., *Zhou, C. (2019b) Patterns and controls of disequilibrium isotope effects in speleothems: Insights from an isotope-enabled reaction-diffusion model and implications for quantitative thermometry, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 267, 196-226.
Guo, W. (2019) Seawater temperature and buffering capacity modulate coral calcifying pH, Sci. Rep., 9, 1189.
Guo, W., *Zhou, C. (2019a) Triple oxygen isotope fractionation in the DIC-H2O-CO2 system: A numerical framework and its implications, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta., 246, 541-564.
*Mollica, N., Guo, W., Cohen, A., Huang, K.-F., Foster, G. L., Donald, H. K., Solow, A. R. (2018) Ocean acidification affects coral growth by reducing skeletal density, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 115, 1754-1759.
Education
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology, 2008, Geochemistry
M.S. California Institute of Technology, 2006, Geochemistry
B.S. University of Science and Technology of China, 2002, Geochemistry
Students
- Scott Wieman (MIT-WHOI JP Student)
- Recruiting 1 MIT-WHOI JP student in 2025
- Recruiting 1-2 Guest students (6-8 months) in 2025
Opportunities
Current openings (2025) include:
Science Needs More Talents! We always look forward to working with people who are passionate about science and oceans. Feel free to reach out if you are interested in our work. Both WHOI Summer Student Fellowship and Postdoctoral Scholarship programs offer excellent education opportunities.