Jean-Lou Chameau

Jean-Lou Chameau
2nd President of the KAUST
In office
2013–2017
Preceded byShih Choon Fong
Succeeded byNadhmi Al-Nasr (interim)
Tony F. Chan
7th President of the California Institute of Technology[1]
In office
2006–2013
Preceded byDavid Baltimore
Succeeded byThomas Rosenbaum
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
France
Alma materArts et Métiers ParisTech
Stanford University
Scientific career
FieldsCivil engineering
InstitutionsPurdue University
Georgia Institute of Technology
ThesisProbabilistic and hazard analysis for pore pressure increase in soils due to seismic loading (1981)
Doctoral advisorG. Wayne Clough
Doctoral studentsJ. Carlos Santamarina

Jean-Lou Chameau (born 1953) is a French civil engineer who served as the president of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) from 2013 to 2017, and California Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2013. In addition, he previously served as a Dean of Engineering and provost of the Georgia Institute of Technology.[2]

  1. ^ "History & Milestones | Caltech". Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. ^ "Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, President". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved January 22, 2011.