Ren, Lei
Professor
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
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UMD Study Compares AI Models for HVAC Systems, Highlighting Performance and Efficiency Differences
Paper provides researchers with guidance on how to select an AI model for an HVAC system.Pursuing a New Network of Success
The inaugural CSPN Summit left Clark Scholars and program leaders feeling united by community and inspired by Mr. Clark’s legacy.BIOE Students Earn Top Honors for Health Innovation at 2025 Capstone Expo
BIOE and BCE students showcased innovative health tech solutions at the 2025 Capstone Design Expo.How Much Wood Could a Heat Pump Dry?
A CEEE paper makes the case for heat pumps as an eco-friendly alternative for drying loads of lumber throughout the world.Former MEI2 energy seed grant discusses 3D printing of advanced ceramics
Materic subsidiary on recent ARPA-e awardMaryland Engineers Recognized with UMD Faculty Honors
Six Clark School faculty members are among the university's 2024 convocation honorees.University of Maryland Has Strong Presence at ICRA 2024
Researchers detail advancements in navigation, trajectory planning.Groundbreaking Plasma Innovation Shines as Invention of the Year
Maryland Engineers Take Home Top Prize at 2024 Innovate Maryland79 Undergrads Recognized at Annual Honors & Awards Celebration
Maryland Engineering honored 79 undergraduates who exemplify the college's commitment to excellence at this year's ceremony event, held April 29 in the Stamp Student Union. Five were recognized with Dean's Awards.Maryland Engineering Ranks Among the Nation’s Top 20 Undergraduate Engineering Programs
The A. James Clark School of Engineering ranks 19 overall among more than 200 undergraduate engineering programs—up three positions from its previous undergraduate ranking.UMD's 40th Annual Convocation Honors Engineering Staff, Faculty
The University of Maryland's 40th annual Convocation will honor 33 faculty and staff—including four from the A. James Clark School of Engineering—for their contributions to education, research, and the campus community.Hu, Ulukus, DeVoe Recognized with UMD Distinguished Honors
Three Maryland Engineering professors—Liangbing Hu, Sennur Ulukus, and Don DeVoe—are among the 16 University of Maryland faculty members recognized this year as Distinguished University Professors and Distinguished Scholar-Teachers.Battery Recycling
Battery Recycling: Scientists Develop Swift, Scalable, and Eco-friendly Process for Upcycling Degraded GraphiteChemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department Graduate Selected for Prestigious Department of Energy Award
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department Graduate Selected for Prestigious Department of Energy AwardConnect with Maryland Engineering at the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference
Come and meet Maryland Engineering at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference being held at the Baltimore Convention Center from June 25–28, 2023.Engineering Excellence: Undergrads Recognized at Annual Celebration
Maryland Engineering honored 70 undergraduates who exemplify the college’s commitment to excellence at this year’s ceremony event, held May 10 in the Stamp Student Union. Five were recognized with Dean’s Awards.Two ECE Graduate Students Win 2023 UMD Three Minute Thesis Competition
Students challenged to present research in just three minutes!Fall 2022 Design Day Winners Announced
The winners of mechanical engineering's Fall 2022 Design Day have been announced.New robust and scalable computational methodology developed by UMD researchers helps identify directed connectivity within the brain
‘NLGC’ can be used with magnetoencephalography to better understand the neural mechanisms behind sensory processing.Maryland Engineering at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference
Come and meet Maryland Engineering at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference being held at the Minneapolis Convention Center from June 26–29, 2022.Oded Rabin Receives 2022/23 U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award
Prof. Rabin will commence his research activities in Dresden later this fall.Akua Asa-Awuku Named Clark School Associate Dean for Diversity and Equity
A. James Clark School Dean Samuel Graham, Jr. prioritizes an inclusive environment.New Research Showcased at TRB
Transportation safety, impact of telecommuting among topics covered by UMD experts.In a Smooth Move, Ions Ditch Disorder and Keep Their Memories
Researchers have demonstrated a new way for atomic ions to host disturbances that do not fade away.Doyenne Reliability Engineering Program
A fellowship for Mozambican women to pursue graduate education in Reliability Engineering at UMDISR, HyNet and ARLIS team for 5G initiatives
The work, which began in 2016, has resulted in new testbeds, published research and collaborations with the federal government, industry and international partners.UMD Research Sheds Light on Holiday Travel and COVID
Correlations were tracked using mobile device data.Blown Away
UMD Research Seeks to Minimize Risks of Performing Together; New Tech Supports Students’ LearningDas Named Institute of Physics Fellow
UMD professor honored by a leading international body of physics professionals and scholars.Data-Driven Research, Pandemic Impact Highlighted at TRB
UMD researchers presented new findings, tools, and technologies, including a COVID-19 Impact Dashboard that leverages mobile device data.UMD Research Team Uses Massive Computer Power to Perform High Resolution Simulations of Turbulent Pool Fires
Study conducted by Mohamed Ahmed & Arnaud Trouvé published in Combustion and Flame.Going Beyond the Anti-Laser May Enable Long-Range Wireless Power Transfer
A team of researchers have developed an improved technique for wireless power transfer technology that may promise long-range power transmission without narrowly focused and directed energy beams.UMD Co-Leads Study That Could Aid Identification of Cell Defects
Siddhartha Das and collaborators find a link between DNA base pair mismatches and the location of supercoiling.Big Data for Decision Makers
Since April 2020, the COVID-19 Impact Analysis Platform has provided decision makers with a clear view of how the current epidemiological situation affects our society, economy, mobility, and public health.Epitaxial Graphene-Based Biosensor Provides Rapid Detection of COVID-19
Prof. Kevin Daniels and his colleagues develop portable ultra-fast detection of COVID-19 through the fabrication of robust sensors with high sensitivity and selectivity.Unusual Season No Deterrent to Terps Racing
Amid constraints, team members focused on what they could do—and the result was a productive season.MTI Data Platform Used Nationally for COVID Response
Platform provides comprehensive data about COVID’s impact on mobility, health and the economy.2020 Dean's Doctoral Student Research Awards
The competition recognizes distinguished graduate student researchers in order to help propel their careers and demonstrate the value of high-quality engineering research.Legacy through Impact: Dr. Darryll J. Pines
UMD President-Designate Darryll Pines inspires a culture of excellence at the Clark School, where everyone plays a part.BIOE Capstone Class Virtually Presents 24 Novel Projects
BIOE seniors present Capstone projects and celebrate winners virtually.Better, Cheaper COVID-19 Tests
Compact, reusable system could quickly and cheaply test for multiple respiratory viruses.New Data Shows States Not Meeting Reopening Benchmarks
University of Maryland’s SERA Metrics Track Readiness IndicatorsEppler Named Dr. Edna O. Hokenson Endowed Fellow
Haleigh Eppler is a fourth-year Biological Sciences Ph.D. student and a member of Christopher Jewell's lab.Quarantines Increasingly Ignored as Some States Partially Reopen
Social Distancing Index declines 12 points nationwideSocial Distancing: Drop Seen for First Time Since Outbreak
“Quarantine fatigue” is recorded in 48 states.Shelter-in-place Compliance Remains Low, UMD Research Finds
Data Analysis Shows Erratic Response to COVID-19 RestrictionsCharting a Course Toward Quantum Simulations of Nuclear Physics
Researchers explore how to map lattice gauge theories to ion traps.
UMD Mourns Passing of Innovation Hall of Fame Inductee and Alumnus George J. Laurer, Inventor of the Modern Bar Code
University of Maryland's Clark School of Engineering community remembers Innovation Hall of Fame alumnus George J. Laurer (1925-2019).Duncan, Maisel Recognized by American Lung Association
Bioengineering assistant professors awarded grants to advance lung health research.The Epic World of Tim Sweeney
Tim Sweeney ('93, mechanical engineering) is building the new frontier of gaming.Mapping Nucleation Kinetics with Nanometer Resolution
Towards a more realistic picture of how crystal nucleation occurs at a solid-liquid interface.UMD Names Deb Niemeier as Inaugural Clark Distinguished Chair
Niemeier is the first of several endowed Clark Distinguished Chairs to be appointed through the Clark Foundation investment.Ji-Cheng Zhao to Serve as Next MSE Chair
Dr. Zhao begins his tenure with UMD on July 1.Perfect Quantum Portal Emerges at Exotic Interface
A junction between an ordinary metal and a special kind of superconductor has provided a robust platform to observe Klein tunneling.Clark School student teams sweep MAV competition
FIRE freshmen, AE undergrads and MEng Robotics students take first place in both categories at VFS Micro Air Vehicle Student Challenge.UMD workshop examines risks related to new transportation technology
Key concerns include vehice safety, software reliabillity, and cybersecurity.Four BIOE Students Named NSF Graduate Research Fellows
Students recognized for research in immunoengineering, regenerative medicine, and more.Elisabeth Smela one of five honored with Campus Women of Influence Award
Recipients have contributed to improving the quality of women's lives.Artificial Intelligence solutions for commercial adoption of solar cells
Leite and team research highlighted on cover of JouleSpacecraft carrying Adomaitis thin film experiment docks with the International Space Station
The experiment will travel on the ISS for a year, exposing samples to the environment of low earth orbit.UMD Welcomes Inaugural Class of Distinguished A. James Clark Scholars
The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland welcomes 10 exceptional young engineers from across the state of Maryland as its inaugural class of A. James Clark Scholars.UMD Transportation Experts Awarded $1 Million DOE Grant to Reduce Transportation Energy Use and Emissions
Led by CATT Lab, the project could shape how agencies operate and design the transportation network.Clyne, Maisel to Join BIOE Faculty in 2019
Associate, assistant professors bring expertise in endothelial cell biology, mucosal drug delivery.Research Team Defines the Perovskite ‘Humidity Loop’
Study published in Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.UMD Researchers Point to Future of Engineered Immune Tissues
Jewell Lab review article featured as Nature Materials cover story.Natalie Livingston Awarded NSF Graduate Fellowship
BIOE senior recognized for efforts to advance drug delivery research.Three BIOE Professors Awarded NIH R01s in as Many Months
Drs. Jewell, Scarcelli, and Jay were awarded a collective total of $5.4 million in NIH R01 funding this spring.Transforming Medicine, Impacting Health
While many freshmen were acclimating to college life, a team of first-year students was adjusting to life as biotech inventors.UMD Celebrates Invention of Year Winners, Ventures, and Partnerships at 'Innovate Maryland'
An electric vehicle charger innovation takes home top honors for Invention of Year.Four Clark School Professors Receive Competitive DURIP Grants
DURIP supports university research in technical areas of interest to the Department of Defense.2018 ARPA-E Summit to Showcase UMD Innovations
UMD Energy Innovation Technologies dominate2018 Engineering Sustainability Day
Join us for an energetic discussion!CEE Experts Active at TRB 97th Annual Meeting
Faculty, staff, and students gave more than 50 presentations during the four-day event.QUEST Students Design Training Program for Growing Leidos Team
Their recommendation incorporates a coding sadbox, mentor training, and an introductory program.FPE Alumna Jamie McAllister Wears Multiple Hats in the Fire Protection Arena
McAllister was also recently profiled in Fire Protection Engineering magazine.QUEST Celebrates 25th Anniversary
The QUEST honors program celebrated 25 years of hands-on education in quality management, process improvement, and system design.MSE Research Group’s Invited Perspective Published in ACS Energy Letters
Marina Leite and her team offer insight into the future of solar cell technology.UMD’s bio-compatible battery garners international coverage
One-of-a-kind device showcased for medical, scientific advancesNSF Graduate Research Fellow to Study Fate of Microplastics in Rivers
The former Grossmont Community College student was drawn to UMD by its laboratory resources and regional partnerships.MSE Undergraduate Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Zinab Jadidi hopes to inspire other young women to pursue a STEM education.Transportation@Maryland Workshop Promotes Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration on Future Mobility Systems
Participants included researchers from 10 colleges and 15 research centers.ChBE Student Receives Wells Fellowship
ChBE Ph.D. Student, Chen Gong, is one of three students to receive the 2017 Harry K. Wells Graduate Fellowships from the Clark School of Engineering.Sunbeams at the Nano-scale: the Next Generation of Solar Cells
Marina Leite and her team of researchers tackle hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites based on methylammonium lead.MSE Professor Honored at APS Annual Meeting
Assistant Professor Marina Leite receives APS Fellowship.Solar cells improved with nanospheres is subject of ACS journal cover
Leite and Munday work featuredMunday, Ha, and Collaborators' Research featured on the Cover of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Nanospheres light up solar cells