Undergraduate course: Fundamentals of Energy Chemistry

Graduate courses: New Energy Power Systems; New Energy Technology for Carbon Neutrality

My research focuses on battery safety and high-safety solid-state batteries. In recent years, I have concentrated on sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries, with particular emphasis on the characterization, modeling, and optimization of key materials, interfaces, and composite electrodes. I have led more than ten government-funded and industry-sponsored research projects, including projects supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), as well as collaborative projects with CATL, Chery Automobile, Changan Automobile, BAIC, and other companies.

[1] Zhao B, Ren D*, et al. Microstructure-tailored Ni-rich cathode with fast Li+ diffusion layer boosts high-rate and long-cycling all-solid-state batteries. Joule , 2026, 10(3): 102273.

[2] Rui X., Ren D*, et al. Distinct thermal runaway mechanisms of sulfide-based all-solid-state batteries. Energy & Environmental Science, 2023, 16(8): 3552-3563.

[3] Rui X, Hua R, Ren D*, et al. In situ polymerization facilitating practical high-safety quasi-solid-state batteries. Advanced Materials, 2024, 36(27): 2402401.

[4] Ren D*, et al. Investigating the relationship between internal short circuit and thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries under thermal abuse condition. Energy Storage Materials, 2021, 34: 563-573.

[5] Zheng Y, Shi Z, Ren D*, et al. In-depth investigation of the exothermic reactions between lithiated graphite and electrolyte in lithium-ion battery. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022, 69: 593-600.

2025 —Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate

2023 —8th Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) in the field of automotive engineering, ranking 1st in the final evaluation

2022–2025 —the World’s Top 2% Scientists

2022 — First Prize of Qinghai Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award

Secretary of the Expert Committee of the China All-Solid-State Battery Industry–Academia–Research Collaborative Innovation Platform

Youth Editorial Board Member of eTransportation