Prof. Wencai Ren received his Ph. D. degree in materials science from Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2005, and worked with Prof. A.K. Geim at the University of Manchester from 2009 to 2010. His research interests mainly focus on the synthesis of graphene and other two-dimensional materials and their applications in energy storage, composites and optoelectronics. Prof. Ren has published over 90 papers in Nature Mater., Nature Nanotechnol., Nature Commun., PNAS, Adv. Mater., JACS, etc. with a total citation >11,000 times, and filed more than 60 patents (over 20 issued). He has given more than 40 keynote/invited talks in international conferences and symposia. Prof. Ren has received several awards including the 1st Class of the Natural Science Award of Liaoning Province in 2015, Young and Middle-Aged Leading Scientists, Engineers and Innovators in 2014, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2013, National Award for Youth in Science and Technology in 2013, Young Scientist Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013, and the 2rd Class of the National Natural Science Award in 2006.

Prof. Wencai Ren received his Ph. D. degree in materials science from Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2005, and worked with Prof. A.K. Geim at the University of Manchester from 2009 to 2010. His research interests mainly focus on the synthesis of graphene and other two-dimensional materials and their applications in energy storage, composites and optoelectronics. Prof. Ren has published over 90 papers in Nature Mater., Nature Nanotechnol., Nature Commun., PNAS, Adv. Mater., JACS, etc. with a total citation >11,000 times, and filed more than 60 patents (over 20 issued). He has given more than 40 keynote/invited talks in international conferences and symposia. Prof. Ren has received several awards including the 1st Class of the Natural Science Award of Liaoning Province in 2015, Young and Middle-Aged Leading Scientists, Engineers and Innovators in 2014, the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2013, National Award for Youth in Science and Technology in 2013, Young Scientist Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2013, and the 2rd Class of the National Natural Science Award in 2006.