Chen Min-jen
Taiwanese engineer, academic, and politician
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Chen Min-jen (Chinese: 陳明真) is a Taiwanese nuclear scientist and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008.
Iowa State University (PhD)
Chen Min-jen | |
|---|---|
| 陳明真 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Overseas Chinese |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic Progressive |
| Education | National Tsing Hua University (BS) Iowa State University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear engineering |
| Institutions | Argonne National Laboratory General Electric Macromicro Technology |
| Thesis | Simulation of plenum thermo-hydraulics in a liquid metal fast breeder reactor under a buoyancy-affected condition |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred Franklin Rohach |
Education
Chen studied nuclear engineering at National Tsing Hua University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in the subject, and earned a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from Iowa State University in 1983.[1][2] His doctoral dissertation, completed under nuclear scientist Alfred Franklin Rohach, was titled, Simulation of Plenum Thermo-Hydraulics in a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Under a Buoyancy-Affected Condition.[2]
Career
Chen worked for Argonne National Laboratory and General Electric before serving as president and chief executive officer of Macromicro Technology.[1]
He served on the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan between 2005 and 2008, as a representative of overseas Chinese affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party.[1] As a legislator, he commented on infrastructure projects led by the National Science Council.[3]
