Chen Wen-chang | |
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陳文章 | |
President of National Taiwan University | |
Assumed office 8 January 2023 | |
Preceded by | Kuan Chung-ming |
Personal details | |
Born | 1963 (age 60–61) Taiwan |
Education | National Taiwan University (BS) University of Rochester (PhD) |
Chen Wen-chang (Chinese: 陳文章; born 1963) is a Taiwanese chemical engineer and academic administrator who is the current president of the National Taiwan University. Succeeding Kuan Chung-ming, he took his position as president of the university on 8 January 2023.[1]
Chen graduated from National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and completed a doctorate in the same subject at the University of Rochester in 1993.[2][1]
Chen returned to teach in Taiwan as a professor at NTU and later became dean of the College of Engineering.[3] In 2021, he was awarded a National Chair Professorship in engineering and applied science.[4] Chen was one of nine candidates certified by NTU's Presidential Election Committee in July 2022 to contest the office.[5] A subsequent vote reduced the number of candidates to six,[1][3] and Chen won another round of voting in October 2022.[1]