Dr. Jie Ren
Associate Professor | Huangshan Scholar | High-Level Talent of Hefei

Academic Appointments
2025-present: Associate Professor, Hefei University of Technology (HFUT)
2022-2025: Associate Researcher, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

Education
2022: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Supervisor: Prof. Regina Palkovits)
Chinese Government Scholarship Awardee

2018: M.S. in Chemical Engineering (Outstanding Graduate/Thesis)
China University of Mining and Technology (Supervisor: Prof. Jingpei Cao)

2015: B.S. in Chemistry
Anqing Normal University

Research Focus

• Thermochemical conversion of carbon-containing resources

• Multi-reaction coupling systems

• Precision design of heterogeneous catalysts

Scientific Output

• 50+ publications in top-tier journals including Angewandte Chemie, Journal of catalysis, and Journal of Energy Chemistry

• 30 first/corresponding-author papers with ~3,000 citations (H-index 28)

• 10 patents filed/authorized (Chinese Invention Patents)

• 18 conference presentations (domestic & international)

Research Leadership
Principal Investigator:

• National Natural Science Foundation of China

• Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities

• German Federal & State Government Projects

• Hefei/Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Projects

Key Participant:

• National Key R&D Program of China

• CAS Strategic Priority Research Program

Honors & Awards

• World's Top 2% Scientists (Stanford-Elsevier, 2023-2024)

• Eni Award Nominee (Energy Frontiers, 2025)

• National Scholarship for Doctoral Students (CSC)

• Double Bronze Medalist: China International "Internet+" Innovation Competition (6th & 7th)

• Chunhui Cup Entrepreneurship Competition Grand Prize (2020)

• IOP Presentation Excellence Award (UK Physical Society)

• Jiangsu Province Outstanding Graduate

Professional Affiliations

• Member: Chinese Chemical Society, GDCh (German Chemical Society)

• Council Member: Hefei Overseas Returned Scholars Association

• Vice President: Feixi Overseas Scholars Association

• Editorial Board: Catalysts (Special Issue), JEECE

• Young Editorial Board: Clean Energy Science & Technology

• Regular Reviewer for AICHE Joural, Applied Catalysis B, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews