Dr. Yuan Ren is currently a lecturer in ecology at the College of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University. From September 2006 to June 2010, he completed his Bachelor of Science degree at the National Life Science and Technology Base Class, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University. After that, from September 2010 to December 2015, he completed his Doctor of Science degree in ecology at the College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University. From January 2016 to April 2018, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow and assistant researcher at the Botany Department, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University. His research topics mainly include urban ecology, sustainable ecology, and atmospheric science.