Wei Ren

Associate professor

Education:

• PhD 2009 Ecosystem Ecology Auburn University
• MS 2003 Meteorology Nanjing Institute of Meteorology
• BS 2000 Agrometeorology Nanjing Institute of Meteorology

Professional Experience:

• 2022 – Present Associate Professor Department of Natural Resources & the Environment, University of Connecticut
• 2021 – 2022 Associate Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky
• 2015 – 2021 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky
• 2011 – 2015 Research Fellow, International Center for Climate and Global Change Research, Auburn University
• 2009 – 2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University

Research Interests:

I am broadly interested in understanding, assessing, and predicting interactions and feedbacks between natural and anthropogenic processes in Earth’s Ecosystems and Climate System by integrating field observations/measurements, remote sensing/GIS, and numerical models. Currently my research foci include assessment of climate-smart agriculture effectiveness at multiple scales; big-data synthesis for natural resource management and sustainable agriculture; climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.