Prof. Xin Ren

Nanjing Tech University, China

Biography:

Dr. Xin Ren is a Full Professor at the Centre of Innovative Structures, Deputy Director of the Department of Intelligent Construction and Management, College of Civil Engineering, Nanjing Tech University. He graduated with a Ph.D. from RMIT University, Australia in 2017. He is Vebleo Fellow; Winner of Jiangsu Outstanding Youth Fund in China; Excellent young teacher of "Qing Lan Project" in Jiangsu Province; Top-notch talents of middle-aged and young people in Nanjing. Member of the International Negative Poisson's Ratio Materials and Structure Academic Committee (the only one in mainland China); Member of the Royal Society of Victoria, Australia; Reviewer of the National Natural Science Foundation of China; Member of the Youth Working Committee of the Jiangsu Mechanics Society; Vice president of the Young Teachers Association of Nanjing Tech University. Published more than 50 journal papers, including four "ESI Highly Cited" papers, with a total cited number of more than 1,850 times (Google Scholar: H-index is 21). Acted as Editorial Board or Youth Editorial Board for the following international journals: Defence Technology (JCR-Q1); Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures (JCR-Q2); Chinese Journal of Applied Mechanics. Acted as Guest Editor for the following international journals: Engineering Structures (JCR-Q1), Buildings (JCR-Q1) and Applied Sciences (JCR-Q2). Mainly engaged in the research of structural engineering, new materials and new structures, mechanical metamaterials, composite materials, etc.