Principal Investigator
Dr. Shenqiang Ren received his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Maryland, College Park in 2009, after which he worked as a postdoc research fellow at MIT. Shenqiang is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and RENEW Institute, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York (UB). He received 2015 National Science Foundation – CAREER Award, 2014 Army Research Office – Young Investigator Award, 2014 RSC Emerging Investigator – Journal of Material Chemistry, 2013 NSF EPSCOR First Award, 2013 Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship, 2012 KU New Faculty General Research Fund, 2009 China’s National Award for Outstanding Graduate Students Abroad, 2009 Dean’s Doctoral Research Award (First Prize) and Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award at University of Maryland, College Park. His research group – Renewable and Emerging Materials and Devices – focuses on materials-by-design, self-assembly, and emerging materials for energy-critical applications. He is North American editor of J. Exp. Nanoscience, and editorial panel member of Scientific Report.
Current Members
Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Assistants
Yulong Huang
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email:yhuang59@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Organic Conductor
Lu An
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: luan@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Superinsulation Materials
Aaron Sheng
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: aaronshe@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Printable Material Inks for Flexible Hybrid Electronics
Alireza Jalouli
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: alirezaj@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Molecular Magnet and EMI Shielding
Changning Li
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Email: changnin@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Material Preparation
Zheng Li
Position: Visiting Student
Email: lzheng33@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Material Preparation
Rui Ji
Position: Research Assistant
Email: ruiji@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Nanostructured Material Synthesis
Amith Rongala
Position: Research Intern
Email: amithron@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Hydrogel sensor
Graduate Students
Yong Hu
Position: PhD Student
Email: yhu38@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Organic Electronics
Massimigliano Di Luigi
Position: PhD Student
Email: massimig@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Aerogel Insulation
Saurabh Khuje
Position: PhD Student
Email: skhuje@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Printable Inks and Flexible Hybrid Electronics
Donald Petit
Position: PhD Student
Email: donaldpe@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Environmental Materials
Ryan Falcon
Position: Master Student
Email: ryanfal@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Superinsulation aerogel materials
Undergraduate Student
Yiping Shi
Position: Undergraduate Student
Email: yshi29@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Printable Material Inks
Qixue Yang
Position: Undergraduate Student
Email: qixueyan@buffalo.edu
Research interests: Printable Material Inks