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 Curriculum Vitae  

Tong Ren

Hudson Hall, RM 130, Duke University

Durham, NC 27708-0291

Phone: 1-919-949-5709

Email: tong.ren@duke.edu

Education

Expected Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, May 2008.

Duke University, Durham, NC.         

Graduate Coursework:

 

Advanced Digital System Design and Lab

Devices for Integrated Circuits

Microwave Electronic Circuits and Lab

Electromagnetic Theory

Optical Communication Systems and Lab

Academic Writing

 

B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a minor in English, 2003

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

         Dissertation: Design of USB interface for power electronics motor control platforms.

Research and Industrial Experience

ECE department

Graduate Student Research assistant

Duke University

Aug. 2003 ~ present 

Perform experiments and device simulations on engineered electromagnetic materials. Use analytical and numerical methods to solve electromagnetic problems. Study the properties and applications of left-hand materials.

 

Power Electronics and Motor Control Lab

Undergraduate Student Research assistant

Tsinghua University

Sep. 2001 ~ Jul. 2003 

Design, construct, test and debug the Universal Serial Bus interface of power electronic motor control systems. Write programs for USB Firmware and source code to drive the PDIUSBD12 via the parallel Port. Establish the communication pattern between TMS320LF2407 DSP on the motor control system and the computer.

 

Institute of Electrical Engineering

Undergraduate Student Internship

Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

May. 2002~ Dec. 2002 

Conduct the research of high-frequency power supply systems, study the athermal effect of impulse electromagnetic fields.

 

Computer Hardware Lab

Undergraduate Student Research Assistant

Tsinghua University

2002 Summer Research Program

Successfully designed and built an MP3 system using AT90S8515 as MCU and MAS3507D as DSP.

 

EE department

Undergraduate Student Research Assistant

Tsinghua University

2000 ~ 2001 Student Research Training Program

Design the Robot Driven by Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) and construct a crawling robot driven by SMA to imitate earthworm motion.

 

Teaching Experience - Duke University

Lab teaching assistant, Integrated Circuits (ECE 163L), Spring 2004 

Lead laboratories for 30 students. Prepare lab devices and materials. Supervise three weekly lab sessions. Arrange students in groups. Grade lab reports. Help students with difficulties and handle special student issues.

Teaching assistant, Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields (ECE 170L), Fall 2003

Led weekly recitations for a class of 40 students. Held office hours. Prepared homework solution sets. Conducted extra exam review sessions. Gave substitute lectures when the professor was away. Coordinate undergraduate graders. Provide help to students with special needs.

Pathways to the Professoriate: Introduction to College Teaching (GS302), Fall 2003

Attended the 6 session workshop on developing college teaching skills. Learned various approaches to course planning and design; engaged in interdisciplinary conversations about teaching; discussed ways to handle difficult students and classroom situations; learned ways to obtain and use student feedback to improve teaching; practiced writing course syllabus and statement of teaching philosophy.

Awards and grants

Teaching assistantship, ECE department, Duke University, 2003~2004

Tsinghua University Scholarship Awards for distinct students, 2000~2001, 2002~2003

Tsinghua University Scholarship Awards for progressive students, 2002~2003

Third-Class Mountaineering Athlete of China

Computer Skills

Matlab, LabView, Cadence Design System, SPICE, VHDL, Protel, AutoCAD, JavaScript, C, C++, VB, HTML, ASP, Premiere, Photoshop, Unix, Linux, Macintosh, Windows.

 
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