1988年9月至1992年6月在上海交通大学材料科学专业本科学习。

　　1992年7月至1998年8月在湖北省宜昌市猴王焊接公司先后任技术员、助理工程师、工程师。

　　1998年9月至2003年6月金属研究所材料物理与化学专业攻读博士。

　　2002年4月至6月生在维也纳技术大学访问研究。

　　2003年9月至2004年9月在香港理工大学做Research Associate

　　2003年7月至今在中国科学院金属研究所工作

　　2008年8月至2009年2月在美国Rutgers大学高级访问研究。

　　2014年9月至2015年9月在美国布鲁克海文国家实验室(BNL)访问研究。

1、稀土化合物单晶的磁性与磁相变

2、拓扑半金属单晶的磁性与输运性质

1. F. Gao, H. L. Wang, M. Y. Cui, W. J. Ren*, C. W. Wang, S. Yano, X. Z. Liu, Z. He, B. Li*, and Z. D. Zhang, “Noncollinear commensurate antiferromagnetic structure in metallic Pr2PdAl7Ge4”, Phys. Rev. B 107 (2023) 214435.

2. M. R. Cong, H. Ge, L. Zhang, W. J. Ren*, N. Zhao, T. T. Li, S. M. Wang, J. L. Zhu, J. W. Mei, Q. Zhang, J. M. Sheng, F. Gao, B. Li, Z. D. Zhang, L. S. Wu*, “Magnetic phase diagram and multiple field-induced states in the intermetallic triangular-lattice antiferromagnet NdAuAl4Ge2 with Ising-like spins”, Phys. Rev. Mater. 7 (2023) 024423.

3. F. Gao, J. M. Sheng*, W. J. Ren*, Q. Zhang, X. H. Luo, J. Qi, M. R. Cong, B. Li, L. S. Wu, and Z. D. Zhang, “Incommensurate spin density wave and magnetocaloric effect in the metallic triangular lattice HoAl2Ge2”, Phys. Rev. B 106 (2022) 134426.

4. F. Gao, J. Q. Huang, W. J. Ren*, M. Z. Li, H. Wang, T. Yang, B. Li, and Z. D. Zhang, “Magnetic and transport properties of the topological compound DySbTe”, Phys. Rev. B 105 (2022) 214434.

5. W. J. Ren*, A. F. Wang, D. Graf, Y. Liu, Z. D. Zhang, W. G. Yin, and C. Petrovic, “Absence of Dirac states in BaZnBi2 induced by spin-orbit coupling”, Phys. Rev. B 97 (2018) 035147.

6. Z. P. Hou, W. J. Ren*, B. Ding, G. Z. Xu, Y. Wang, B. Yang, Q. Zhang, Y. Zhang, E. K. Liu, F. Xu, W. H. Wang*, G. H. Wu, X. X. Zhang, B. G. Shen, and Z. D. Zhang, “Observation of various and spontaneous magnetic skyrmionic Bubbles at room temperature in a frustrated kagome magnet with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy”, Adv. Mater. 29 (2017) 1701144.

7. B. Li*, X. H. Luo, H. Wang, W. J. Ren*, S. Yano, C. W. Wang, J. S, Gardner, K. D. Liss, P. Miao, S. H. Li, T. Kamiyama, R.Q. Wu, Y. Kawakita, Z. D. Zhang, “Colossal negative thermal expansion induced by magnetic phase competition on frustrated lattices in Laves phase compound (Hf, Ta)Fe2”, Phys. Rev. B 93 (2016) 224405.

8. T. F. Duan, W. J. Ren*, W. L. Liu, S. J. Li, W. Liu, and Z. D. Zhang, “Magnetic anisotropy of single-crystalline Mn3Sn in triangular and helix-phase states”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 107 (2015) 082403.

9. W. J. Ren* and Z. D. Zhang*, “Progress in bulk MgCu2-type rare-earth iron magnetostrictive compounds”, Chin. Phys. B 22 (2013) 077507 (topical review).

10. B. Li, W. Liang, W. J. Ren*, W. J. Hu, J. Li, and Z. D. Zhang, “Normal or Inverse magnetocaloric effects at the transition between antiferromagnetism and ferromagnetism”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 100 (2012) 242408.

11. B. Li, W. J. Ren*, Q. Zhang, X. K. Lv, X. G. Liu, H. Meng, J. Li, D. Li, and Z. D. Zhang, “Magnetostructural coupling and magnetocaloric effect in Ni-Mn-In”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 95 (2009) 172506.

12. J. J. Liu, W. J. Ren*, D. Li, N. K. Sun, X. G. Zhao, J. Li, and Z. D. Zhang, “Magnetic transitions and magnetostrictive properties of Tb_xD_y1-x(Fe0.8Co0.2)2 (0.20 ≤ x ≤ 0.40)”, Phys. Rev. B75 (2007) 064429.

13. W. J. Ren*, J. J. Liu, D. Li, W. Liu, X. G. Zhao, and Z. D. Zhang, “Directly experimental evidence for anisotropy compensation between Dy³⁺ and Pr³⁺ ion”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89 (2006) 122506.

14. W. J. Ren*, Z. D. Zhang, X. G. Zhao, W. Liu, and D. Y. Geng, “Magnetostriction and anisotropy compensation in TbxDy0.7-xPr0.3(Fe0.9B0.1)1.93 alloys”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 84 (2004) 562-564.

15. W. J. Ren*, Z. D. Zhang, X. P. Song, X. G. Zhao and X. M. Jin, “Composition anisotropy compensation and spontaneous magnetostriction in Tb0.2Dy0.8-xPrx(Fe0.9B0.1)1.93 alloys”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 82 (2003) 2664-2666.