2011.10–2015.9，爱尔兰国立大学，物理海洋学，博士，导师：Michael Hartnett, Stephen Nash

2009.9–2011.9，河海大学，港口、海岸及近海工程，硕士，导师：陈德春

2018.2-至今，中山大学海洋工程与技术学院，副教授 2015.11-2015.12，加拿大海洋网络中心，访问研究员 2015.10-2017.9，爱尔兰国立大学，博士后

主持与参与科研项目

[1]国家自然科学基金委员会青年基金项目，2020.01-2022.12，主持；

[2]广州市科技计划项目，2019.04-2022.03，主持；

[3]中山大学“百人计划”基本科研项目，2018.03-2019.12，主持;

[4]国家重点研发计划“水资源高效开发利用”专项：珠江河口与河网演变机制及治理研究，2016.07-2020.12，参与；

[5]Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) Project（爱尔兰自然科学基金委科研项目），2013-2018，参与；

[6] MAREN Project（欧盟科研项目），2013-2014，参与；

[7] EnergyMare Project（欧盟科研项目），2009-2013，参与；

代表性学术论文及专利

[1] Li, Y.L., Wan, L., Wang, Y.H., Ma, C.P., Ren, L.*, 2019, Numerical investigation of interface capturing method by the Rayleigh-Taylor instability, dambreak and solitary wave problems, Ocean Enginering, 194

[2] Ren, L.*, Hartnett, M., 2017, Comparative study on assimilating remote sensing High Frequency radar surface currents atan Atlantic marine renewable energy test site, Remote Sensing 9(12), 1331

[3] Ren, L.*, Hartnett, M. 2017, Hindcasting and forecasting of surface flow fields through assimilating High Frequency remotely sensing radar data, Remote Sensing 9(9), 932

[4] O’Carroll, J., Kennedy, R., Ren, L., Nash, S., Hartnett, M. & Brown, C., 2017. A comparison of acoustic and observed sediment classifications as predictor variables for modelling biotope distributions in Galway Bay, Ireland, Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 197, 258-270

[5] Ren, L.*, Hartnett, M., 2016. Sensitivity analysis of a data assimilation technique for hindcasting and forecasting hydrodynamics of a complex coastal water body, Computers & GeoSciences 99, 81-90

[6] O’Donncha, F., Hartnett, M., Nash, S., Ren, L., Ragnoli, E., 2015. Characterizing observed circulation patterns within a bay using HF radar and numerical model simulations. Journal of Marine Systems 142, 96-110