陕西靖边人。2020年获得比利时根特大学工学博士学位。主要从事土壤物理与农业生态研究，围绕农田土壤机械作业造成的土壤压实问题开展了系统研究。主持国家自然基金一项，先后荣获比利时FWO 交流项目、博士后国际引进计划等资助。目前是国际耕作学会（ISTRO）、欧洲土壤保持学会（ESSC）、欧洲地球科学联合会（EGU）、FAO盐碱土研究中心（INSAS）和中国土壤学会会员，同时担任Geoderma、 Soil and Tillage Researh等多个国际期刊审稿人。

研究领域：

（1）土壤结构与功能；

（2） 生态系统水分管理；

（3）土地生态修复

主要学术论文：

1) 任利东，王丽，林林，张斌. 农田土壤机械压实研究进展与展望，土壤学报，2022（接收）

2) Lidong Ren, Wim M. Cornelis, Greet Ruysschaert, Jan De Pue, Peter Lootens, Tommy D'Hose. (2022). Quantifying the impact of induced topsoil and historical subsoil compaction as well as the persistence of subsoiling. Geoderma, 424, p.116024.

3) Lidong Ren, Tommy D’Hose, Irene Borr-Serrano, Peter Lootens, Daan Hanssens, Philippe De Smedt, Wim M. Cornelis, Greet Ruysschaert (2022). Detecting spatial variability of soil compaction using soil apparent electrical conductivity and maize canopy height. Soil Use and Management, 00, 1–12. 

4) Longkai Yue, Yi Wang, Li Wang, Shuihong Yao, Cong Cong, Lidong Ren*, Bin Zhang. (2021). Impacts of soil compaction and historical soybean variety growth on soil macropore structure. Soil and Tillage Research, 214(1-2), 105166.

5) Mansonia Pulido-Moncada, Sheela Katuwal, Lidong Ren, Wim Cornelis, Lars Munkholm (2020). Impact of potential bio-subsoilers on pore characteristics of a severely compacted subsoil. Geoderma, 363, 114154. 

6) Lidong Ren, Tommy D’Hose, Greet Ruysschaert, Jan De Pue, Redouane Meftah, Veerle Cnudde, Wim M. Cornelis (2019). Effects of soil wetness and tyre pressure on soil physical quality and maize growth by a slurry spreader system. Soil and tillage research 195: 104344. 

7) Lidong Ren, Thijs Vanden Nest, Greet Ruysschaert, Tommy D’Hose, Wim M. Cornelis (2019). Short-term Effects of Cover Crops and Tillage Methods on Soil Physical Properties and Maize Growth in a Sandy Loam Soil. Soil and Tillage Research 192: 76-86. 

8) Lidong Ren, Mingbin Huang (2016). Fine root distributions and water consumption of alfalfa grown in layered soils with different layer thicknesses. Soil Research, 54(6), 730-738.

9) 任利东，黄明斌. 不同类型砂性层状土柱蒸发过程实验与数值模拟，土壤学报，2014, 51 (6): 104-110.

10) 任利东，黄明斌，樊 军. 不同类型层状土壤持水能力的研究. 农业工程学报，2013，29(19)：105－111（EI收录，IF=1.97）

个人网站：https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lidong-Ren

联系方式：renlidong@igsnrr.ac.cn

通讯地址：北京市朝阳区大屯路甲11号