Yuxun Ren obtained his doctorate in mechanical and aerospace Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2019. From 2019 to 2023, he received postdoc training at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Maryland, College Park. He also worked as a senior scientist in battery industry from 2023 to 2024.

• Ren, Y. X., Lai, T. X., Manthiram, A. Reversible Sodium–Sulfur Batteries Enabled by a Synergistic Dual Additive Design. ACS Energy Letters, 2746-2752 (2023).


• Ren, Y. X., Barghav, A., Shin, W., Sul, H., Manthiram, A. Anode-Free Lithium-Sulfur Cells Enabled by Rationally Tuning Lithium Polysulfide Molecules. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 202207907 (2022).


• Ren, Y. X., Manthiram, A. A dual-phase electrolyte for high-energy lithium–sulfur batteries. Advanced Energy Materials, 2106680 (2022).


• Ren, Y. X., Shin, W., Manthiram, A. Operating high-energy lithium-metal pouch cells with reduced stack pressure through a rational lithium-host design. Advanced Energy Materials, 202200190 (2022).


• Ren, Y. X., Hortance N. M., McBride J. R., Hatzell, K. B. Sodium-sulfur batteries enabled by a protected inorganic/organic hybrid solid electrolyte. ACS Energy Letter 6, 345-353 (2021).


• Ren, Y. X., Zeng, L., Jiang, H. R., Chen, Q. & Zhao, T. S. Rational design of spontaneous reactions for protecting porous Li electrodes in lithium-sulfur batteries. Nat. Comm. 10, 3249 (2019).


• Ren, Y. X., Zhao, T. S., Liu, M., Tan, P. &Zeng, Y. K. Modeling of lithium-sulfur batteries incorporating the effect of Li2S precipitation. J. Power Sources 336, 115–125 (2016).