Julie Chen (academic)

Julie Chen
Chen in the Tsongas Arena during her chancellor inauguration in 2023
4th Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell
Assumed office
July 1, 2022
PresidentMarty Meehan
Preceded byJacqueline Moloney
Personal details
SalaryUS$524,650 in FY 2023[1]
SignatureChen's Signature in 2023
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD)
Scientific career
Fieldsengineering
Institutions
ThesisThe application of continuum mechanics to the stochastic modeling of fracture in fiber-fiber composites (1991)
Doctoral advisorStanley Backer

Julie Chen is an American educator and chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She is the University's fourth chancellor, the second woman, and first openly gay leader to fill the role.[2] She's the first LGBTQ+ Chancellor in the UMass System.[3] She is considered a New England expert in nanotechnology.[3]

  1. ^ "CTHRU - Statewide Payroll Open Payroll". cthrupayroll.mass.gov. Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2023. Archived from the original on 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  2. ^ Shirley Leung (May 9, 2022). "Her nickname is 'nanoqueen.' Now Julie Chen adds another title: UMass Lowell chancellor". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. ^ a b Katie Mogg (December 26, 2022). "A roundup of leadership changes at major colleges in New England this year". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2024-04-16.