1. Education Background
–BSc (Hebei University, 2006-2010)
–MSc (Hebei University, 2011-2014)
–PhD (University of Technology Sydney, 2014-2018)
2. Professional Experience
–Volunteer Primary School Teacher (Jiangxigou Township Ethnic Minority Boarding School, 2010-2011)
–Research Assistant (University of Technology Sydney & Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2018)
–Associate Professor (Shaanxi Normal University, since 2019)
3. Research Interests
Dr. Ren Wei's main research areas include the design and fabrication of rare earth-based nanoprobes, bio-nano interface chemistry, and intelligent signal transduction. Leveraging state-of-the-art controlled nanosynthesis technology, he revealed the anisotropic surface properties of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles. He has explored a series of innovative surface functionalization strategies to yield reliable nanoprobes. Furthermore, Dr. Ren has discovered and investigated the aggregation-augmented magnetism of lanthanide-doped nanoprobes. Based on this research, diverse bio/chemical sensing platforms and devices have been developed.
4. Representative Publications
(1) Yuxin Wang+, Le Mao+, Junyue Sun, Chenghui Liu, Wei Ren*, In-situ thermal cycling amplification on the surface of upconversion nanoparticles and enabling multiplexed microRNA assay, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2025, 445, 138526.
(2) Yuanyuan Dong, Wei Ren*, Yuanyuan Sun, Xinrui Duan, Chenghui Liu*, Aggregation-augmented magnetism of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles and enabling magnetic levitation-based exosome sensing, Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2407013.
(3) Shuang Mu, Wei Ren*, Meng Xu, Pan He, Dailu Jia, Chenghui Liu*, An ethanol-induced on-paper perovskite nanocrystal crystallization mechanism for expiratory alcohol screening and information encryption, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2023, 384, 133649.
(4) Sujuan Sun, Lijun Zhang, Xiaohui Lu, Wei Ren*, Chenghui Liu*, Colorimetric and fluorometric dual-readout protein kinase assay by tuning the active surface of nanoceria, Chemical Communications, 2021, 57, 8154–8157.
(5) Wei Ren+, Gungun Lin+, Christian Clarke, Jiajia Zhou*, Dayong Jin*, Optical nanomaterials and enabling technologies for high-security-level anticounterfeiting, Advanced Materials 2020, 32, 1901430.
(6) Ya Li+, Dailu Jia+, Wei Ren*, Feng Shi, Chenghui Liu*, A versatile photoinduced electron transfer-based upconversion fluorescent biosensing platform for the detection of disease biomarkers and nerve agent, Advanced Functional Materials 2019, 29, 1903191.
(7) Wei Ren, Yingzhu Zhou, Shihui Wen, Hao He, Gungun Lin, Deming Liu, Dayong Jin*, DNA-mediated anisotropic silica coating of upconversion nanoparticles, Chemical Communications 2018, 54, 7183.
(8) Wei Ren, Shihui Wen, Sherif Abdulkader Tawfik, Qian P. Su, Gungun Lin, Lining A. Ju, Michael J. Ford, Harshad Ghodke, Antoine M. van Oijen, Dayong Jin*, Anisotropic functionalization of upconversion nanoparticles, Chemical Science 2018, 9, 4532.
5. Awards and Honors
–First Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Scientific and Technological Research of Shaanxi Institutions of Higher Education (2025)
–Shaanxi Province First-Class Undergraduate Course (2024)
6. Academic Services
Early Career Editorial Board Member
–Journal of Analysis and Testing (since 2022)
–Biomedical Analysis (since 2025)
