主要从事氢电转换器件多维表征、设计制备及耐久性机理研究。入选清华大学“水木学者”人才培养计划，主持国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目（C类）、国央企横向课题等项目4项，作为技术骨干参与国家重点研发计划项目课题4项。作为第一/通讯作者在Progress in Energy and Combustion Science、Chemical Engineering Journal、Applied Energy、Energy Conversion and Management等期刊发表论文16篇，其中2篇ESI高被引论文、1篇ESI热点论文，单篇最高被引用超过700次。作为主要发明人获授权发明专利8项。指导大学生创新训练计划北京市级项目及国家级项目各1项。作为主要完成人获得中国发明协会发明创业奖创新奖一等奖（3/5）、中国内燃机学会自然科学奖二等奖（2/11）、中国汽车工程学会技术发明奖二等奖（2/6）。

2017.08-2023.01 清华大学车辆与运载学院，博士
2013.08-2017.06 beat365唯一官方网站机械与车辆学院，学士

2026.01-至今，beat365唯一官方网站beat365唯一官方网站，预聘助理教授，特别副研究员
2023.10-2025.11，清华大学车辆与运载学院，水木学者，助理研究员，博士后

能源电催化器件（包括燃料电池、各类电解槽）的原位表征理论与技术，器件级数字孪生模型，器件级复杂工况应用与能源电催化材料定向优化，多尺度多物理场耦合仿真优化设计与器件级工业应用。

[1] Ren P, Pei P*, Li Y, et al. Degradation mechanisms of proton exchange membrane fuel cell under typical automotive operating conditions. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 2020;80:100859.
[2] Ren P, Pei P*, Chen D, et al. Micro-current excitation for efficient diagnosis of membrane electrode assemblies in fuel cell stacks: Error analysis and method optimization. Energy Conversion and Management. 2022;258: 115489.
[3] Ren P, Pei P*, Fu X, et al. Diagnosis and mechanism analysis of startup-shutdown-induced fuel cell degradation in stack-level. Energy Conversion and Management. 2022;269:116140.
[4] Ren P, Pei P*, Li Y, et al. In-situ characterization of gas distribution in proton exchange membrane fuel cell stacks. Energy Conversion and Management. 2022;269:116143.
[5] Ren P, Pei P*, Chen D*, et al. Novel analytic method of membrane electrode assembly parameters for fuel cell consistency evaluation by micro-current excitation. Applied Energy. 2022;306: 118068.
[6] Ren P, Pei P*, Li Y, et al. Diagnosis of water failures in proton exchange membrane fuel cell with zero-phase ohmic resistance and fixed-low-frequency impedance. Applied Energy. 2019;239:785-792.
[7] Ren P#, Meng Y#, Pei P*, et al. Rapid synchronous state-of-health diagnosis of membrane electrode assemblies in fuel cell stacks. Applied Energy. 2023;330:120297.
[8] Ren P, Pei P*, Chen D*, et al. Corrosion of metallic bipolar plates accelerated by operating conditions in a simulated PEM fuel cell cathode environment. Renewable Energy. 2022;194:1277-1287.
[9] Ren P*, Fu X, Pei P*, et al. Bridging the gap between prediction and real-time diagnosis of water failures in proton exchange membrane fuel cell stacks via gas distribution characterization. Applied Energy. 2025; 389: 125755.
[10] Du Y, Li Y*, Ren P*, et al. Oxygen transfer at mesoscale catalyst layer in proton exchange membrane fuel cell: Mechanism, model and resistance characterization. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2024;494:153021.
[11] Fu X, Pei P*, Ren P*, et al. On-board and in-situ identification of cell-individual hydrogen crossover in fuel cell stacks based on electrochemical dynamics during shutdown. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2025;506:159952.
[12] Chen H*, Shi E, Zhang R, Ren P*, et al. Mechanisms and characterization of interzone mass transfer inhomogeneity in PEM fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2024;500:157063.
[13] Song X, Pei P*, Ren P*, et al. In-situ diagnosis of state-of-health inconsistency in membrane electrode assembly components within proton exchange membrane electrolyser stacks with high catalytic compatibility. Applied Energy. 2025;400:126497.
[14] Song X, Pei P*, Wang Z, Ren P*, et al. Novel mesh-based porous transport layer structures for low-cost, high-performance and durable proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers. Applied Energy. 2025;401: 126793.
[15] Hu Y, Li Y*, Ren P*, et al. Energy. Impedance investigation and switching strategy study of constant-electrode unitized regenerative fuel cell from electrolytic cell through purging to fuel cell. 2025;332: 137327.
[16] Chen G, Wang Z, Ma D, Liu J, Jiang H, Wang K, Zhang X, Wang H, Zhu Z, Ren P*, Wei Z*, Pei P. Critical challenges and strategies for developing highly reliable and durable hydrogen–oxygen fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2025;185: 151985.