Biography
Fei Ren is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Temple University. He received his Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering from Michigan State University in 2007. Prior to joining Temple University, he was a postdoctoral and then a staff scientist in the Materials Science and Technology Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has authored nearly 50 articles in peer reviewed journals and more than 80 presentations at technical conferences.
Labs: Advanced Materials Processing Laboratory
Google Scholar: Google Scholar
Research Interests
- Materials Processing
- Mechanical Testing, Energy Materials
- Composite Materials
- Microstructural Analysis
- Failure Analysis
Courses Taught
Number | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|
ENGR 3117 | Computer-Aided Design (CAD) | Undergraduate |
ENGR 3201 | Material Science for Engineers | Undergraduate |
MEE 3117 | Computer-Aided Mechanical Design | Undergraduate |
MEE 4577 | Power Generation and Storage Technologies | Undergraduate |
MEE 4643 | Manufacturing Engineering | Undergraduate |
MEE 5577 | Power Generation and Storage Technologies | Graduate |
MEE 5643 | Manufacturing Engineering | Graduate |
Selected Publications
Recent
Zhu, L., Gao, W., Dikin, D.A., Percec, S., & Ren, F. (2023). Anti-Ballistic Performance of PPTA/UHMWPE Laminates. Polymers (Basel), 15(10). Switzerland. 10.3390/polym15102281
Zhu, L., Evans, R., Zhou, Y., & Ren, F. (2022). Wear Study of Cubic Boron Nitride (cBN) Cutting Tool for Machining of Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) with Different Metalworking Fluids. LUBRICANTS, 10(4). 10.3390/lubricants10040051
Wu, H., Ning, S., Qi, N., Ren, F., Chen, Z., Su, X., & Tang, X. (2021). Extremely low thermal conductivity of beta-Ga2O3 with porous structure. JOURNAL of APPLIED PHYSICS, 130(19). 10.1063/5.0069338
Zhong, H., Gao, G., Wang, X., Wu, H., Shen, S., Zuo, W., Cai, G., Wei, G., Shi, Y., Fu, D., Jiang, C., Wang, L., & Ren, F. (2021). Ion Irradiation Inducing Oxygen Vacancy-Rich NiO/NiFe2 O4 Heterostructure for Enhanced Electrocatalytic Water Splitting. Small, 17(40), e2103501. Germany. 10.1002/smll.202103501
Zhu, L., Dikin, D.A., Percec, S., & Ren, F. (2021). Improving Interlayer Adhesion of Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA)/Ultra-high-molecular-weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Laminates Prepared by Plasma Treatment and Hot Pressing Technique. Polymers (Basel), 13(16). Switzerland. 10.3390/polym13162600
Tang, J., Cheng, T., Wang, Y., Hu, L., Hong, M., Qin, W., Cai, G., Jiang, C., & Ren, F. (2021). Constructing high-performance radiation-resistant ternary YSZ-MgO-CNT nanocomposites via tailored nanostructures. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(10), 5280-5291. doi: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.04.029.
Chu, L., Li, Z., Zhu, H., Li, R., Ren, F., & Chen, F. (2021). Surface plasmon enhanced photoluminescence of monolayer WS
2 on ion beam modified functional substrate. Applied Physics Letters, 118(26). doi: 10.1063/5.0054333.Sun, X., Jia, Y., Nie, H., Ren, F., Zhang, B., & Chen, F. (2021). Near-Surface Buried Plasmonic Nanoparticles in Glass as Novel Nonlinear Saturable Absorbers for Ultrafast Lasers. Advanced Optical Materials. doi: 10.1002/adom.202101664.
Wu, H., Chen, L., Ning, S., Zhao, X., Deng, S., Qi, N., Ren, F., Chen, Z., & Tang, J. (2021). Extremely Low Thermal Conductivity and Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of Porous Gallium-Doped In
2 O3 . ACS Applied Energy Materials. doi: 10.1021/acsaem.1c02585.Zhao, Y., Li, H., Zhang, Z., Celli, J., Percec, S., & Ren, F. (2020). Nanoindentation study of time-dependent mechanical properties of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) at different temperatures. Polymer Testing, 91. doi: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106787.
Zhao, Y., Li, H., Zhang, Z., Celli, J., Percec, S., & Ren, F. (2020). Nanoindentation study of time-dependent mechanical properties of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) at different temperatures. POLYMER TESTING, 91. 10.1016/j.poiymertesting.2020.106787
Li, H., Xi, J., Donaghue, A.G., Keum, J., Zhao, Y., An, K., McKenzie, E.R., & Ren, F. (2020). Synthesis and catalytic performance of polydopamine supported metal nanoparticles. Sci Rep, 10(1), 10416. England. 10.1038/s41598-020-67458-9
Qi, N., Zhang, H., Chen, Z., Ren, F., Zhao, B., Jiang, M., & Uedono, A. (2020). Selective trapping of positrons by Ag nanolayers in a V/Ag multilayer system. AIP Advances, 10(3). doi: 10.1063/1.5143379.
Zhao, Y., Gao, W., Xi, J., Li, H., & Ren, F. (2020). Development of copper powder paste for direct printing and soft mold casting. Additive Manufacturing, 31. doi: 10.1016/j.addma.2019.100992.
Guan, Y., Hu, F., Li, H., Li, C., Ren, F., & Ren, S. (2019). Freestanding Polymer Assembly Conductor by Contact-Free Annealing. ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 1(11), 3196-3202. doi: 10.1021/acsapm.9b00869.
Li, H., Zhao, Y., Zhang, Z., Andaluri, G., & Ren, F. (2019). Electron-beam induced in situ growth of self-supported metal nanoparticles in ion-containing polydopamine. Materials Letters, 252, 277-281. doi: 10.1016/j.matlet.2019.05.087.
Zhao, Y., Li, H., Gao, W., & Ren, F. (2019). Biopolymer-Assisted Manufacturing of Aluminum-Copper Nanoparticle Composites with Enhanced Sinterability. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2(9), 5688-5694. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.9b01199.
Qian, B., Ren, F., Zhao, Y., Wu, F., & Wang, T. (2019). Enhanced Thermoelectric Cooling through Introduction of Material Anisotropy in Transverse Thermoelectric Composites. Materials (Basel), 12(13). Switzerland. 10.3390/ma12132049
Zhang, Z., Zhao, Y., Li, H., Percec, S., Yin, J., & Ren, F. (2019). Nanoparticle-Infused UHMWPE Layer as Multifunctional Coating for High-Performance PPTA Single Fibers. Sci Rep, 9(1), 7183. England. 10.1038/s41598-019-43629-1
Chabi, S., Dikin, D.A., Yin, J., Percec, S., & Ren, F. (2019). Author Correction: Structure-Mechanical Property Relations of Skin-Core Regions of Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) Single Fiber. Sci Rep, 9(1), 7119. England. 10.1038/s41598-019-43509-8
Li, H., Marshall, T., Aulin, Y., Thenuwara, A., Zhao, Y., Borguet, E., Strongin, D., & Ren, F. (2019). Structural evolution and electrical properties of metal ion-containing polydopamine. Journal of Materials Science, 54(8), 6393-6400. doi: 10.1007/s10853-019-03337-7.
Zhao, Y., Wu, Z., Carlo, F.D., Li, H., Qian, B., Feng, Z., & Ren, F. (2019). Enhancing the electrical and mechanical properties of copper by introducing nanocarbon derived from polydopamine coating. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 778, 288-293. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.11.145.
Chabi, S., Dikin, D.A., Yin, J., Percec, S., & Ren, F. (2019). Structure-Mechanical Property Relations of Skin-Core Regions of Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) Single Fiber. Sci Rep, 9(1), 740. England. 10.1038/s41598-018-37366-0
Qian, B., Zhao, Y., & Ren, F. (2019). Effect of material anisotropy on the transverse thermoelectricity of layered composites. International Journal of Energy Research, 43(1), 181-188. doi: 10.1002/er.4248.