Jean-Lou Chameau | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of the KAUST | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Shih Choon Fong |
| Succeeded by | Nadhmi Al-Nasr (interim) Tony F. Chan |
| 7th President of the California Institute of Technology[1] | |
| In office 2006–2013 | |
| Preceded by | David Baltimore |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Rosenbaum |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) France |
| Alma mater | Arts et Métiers ParisTech Stanford University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Civil engineering |
| Institutions | Purdue University Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Thesis | Probabilistic and hazard analysis for pore pressure increase in soils due to seismic loading (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | G. Wayne Clough |
| Doctoral students | J. 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]