REN Zhuyin Professor
Address: Room B538, Lee Shau Kee Science and Technology Building, Tsinghua University, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Postal Code: 100084
Phone: +86-10-62797371
Email: zhuyinren@tsinghua.edu.cn
Education
Ph.D. Jan. 2006 Mechanical Engineering Cornell University, USA
M.S. Jan. 2005 Mechanical Engineering Cornell University, USA
B.S Jul. 2001 Engineering Thermophysics University of Science and Technology of China
Appointments
Mar. 2013 – Present Professor, Tsinghua University
Aug. 2011 – Aug. 2013 Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Jun. 2010 – Aug. 2011 Mechanical Engineer, GE Global Research Center, Niskayuna, NY, USA
Jan. 2008 – May 2010 Fluid Mechanics Expert, ANSYS/Fluent Inc., Lebanon, NH, USA
Jan. 2006 – Dec. 2007 Postdoctoral Fellow, Cornell University, USA
Editorships
Associate Editor Journal of Propulsion and Power
Editorial Board Member Combustion Theory and Modelling
Selected Scientific Committee Memberships
Committee Member International Turbulent Non-Premixed Combustion Forum (2020 – Present)
Vice Chair Combustion Chemistry Subcommittee, Chinese Chemical Society
Research Areas
Turbulent Combustion in Energy and Propulsion System
High-Fidelity Simulations and Optimization
Low-Carbon and Green Aviation Fuel
Selected Honors and Awards
Fellow of the Combustion Institute (2025)
The 19th "Good Teacher and Good Friend" Award, Tsinghua University (2025)
Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) (2021)
National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2020)
Wu Zhonghua Outstanding Young Scholar Award (2018)
Outstanding Performance Award, ANSYS, Inc. (2009)
Bernard Lewis Fellowship of the Combustion Institute (2008)
Selected Academic Publications - Last 5 Years
1. X. Zhang, X. Wang, H. Zhou, and Z. Ren, “Effects of Soret and differential diffusion on boundary layer flashback of H2/CH4 swirling flames,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 40(1), 105327, 2024.
2. X. Su, M.J. Cleary, H. Zhou, Z. Ren, and A.R. Masri, “Uncertainty analysis of soot formation in laminar flames simulated with a sectional method,” Combustion and Flame, 265, 113430, 2024.
3. T. Yang, H. Zhou, Y. Yin, and Z. Ren, “Zone-adaptive modeling of turbulent flames with multiple chemical mechanisms,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 39(2), 2409–2418 2023.
4. X. Gong, X. Wang, H. Zhou, and Z. Ren, “Laminar flame speed and autoignition characteristics of surrogate jet fuel blended with hydrogen,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 39(2), 1773–1781, 2023.
5. X. Su, W. Ji, J. An, Z. Ren, S. Deng, and C.K. Law, “Kinetics parameter optimization of hydrocarbon fuels via neural ordinary differential equations,” Combustion and Flame, 251, 112732, 2023.
6. Q. Xie, Y. Liu, M. Yao, H. Zhou, and Z. Ren, “A fully coupled, fully implicit simulation method for unsteady flames using Jacobian approximation and clustering,” Combustion and Flame, 245, 112362, 2022.
7. X. Gong, Q. Xie, H. Zhou, and Z. Ren, “Structure and propagation speed of autoignition-assisted flames of jet fuels”, Combustion and Flame, 236, 111822, 2022.
8. M. Zhao, Z. Ren, and H. Zhang, “Pulsating detonative combustion in n-heptane/air mixtures under off-stoichiometric conditions”, Combustion and Flame, 226, 285-301, 2021.
9. X. Su, W. Ji, and Z. Ren, “Uncertainty analysis in mechanism reduction via active subspace and transition state analyses”, Combustion and Flame, 227, 135-146, 2021.
10. W. Xie, P.B. Govindaraju, Z. Ren, and M. Ihme, “Structural analysis and regime diagrams of laminar counterflow spray flames with low-temperature chemistry”, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 38(2), 3193-3200, 2021.
