Associate professor
Supervisor of Master's Candidates
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Dr. Ren Wang is an associate professor at the School of Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST). His research focuses on land-atmosphere interaction and the terrestrial water cycle in the context of global change. Specifically, his work involves utilizing big data (observations and simulations), remote sensing, machine learning, and physical modeling to investigate: 1) surface evapotranspiration and energy balance; 2) the responses and feedbacks of terrestrial ecosystems-water cycle process to climate change; and 3) the evolution laws and impacts of extreme hydroclimate events including drought, heatwave, and heavy rainfall.
Dr. Ren Wang obtained B.S. in Geographic Information Science (2012) and M.S. in Physical Geography (2015). He received Ph.D. from Sun Yat-sen University, Guanzhou (2019). During his doctoral studies, he was a visiting Ph.D. student at Columbia University in New York (2017-2018), supported by the CSC scholarship and Prof. Pierre Gentine. Before joining NUIST, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University (09/2019-03/2022).
Research Fields:
Land-atmosphere Interactions, Hydroclimatology, Global Change, Extreme Climate, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing
Sun Yat-sen University Physical Geography Ph.D.
Columbia University, USA Earth and Environmental Engineering Visiting Ph.D. Student
Fujian Normal University Physical Geography M.S.
Jiangxi Normal University Geographical Information Science B.S.
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology School of Atmospheric Science Associate Professor
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology State Key Laboratory for Climate System Predictions and Risk Management/Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters Researcher
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology School of Atmospheric Science Lecturer
Nanjing Normal University School of Geography Postdoctoral Fellow
Machine Learning: Earth, Editorial Board Member (2024-)
Convenor of the 10th China Youth Geoscience Forum (2025)
Reviewer for Journals:
Environmental Research Letters, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Geophysical Research Letters, Earth System Science Data, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Journal of Hydrology, International Journal of Climatology, Ecological Indicators, Atmospheric Research, Journal of Environmental Mangement, Natural Hazards, Journal of Hydroinformatics, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Communication Review Expert of NSFC Proposal (2023-), Communication Review Expert of Graduate Degree Thesis, Ministry of Education (2024-)
Association Member: Chinese Geographical Society (CGS) Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Member
Email : wangren@nuist.edu.cn