Chen Min-jen

Chen Min-jen (Chinese: 陳明真) is a Taiwanese engineer, academic, and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008.

Not to be confused with Chen Ming-jen.
Chen Min-jen
Academic background
EducationNational Tsing Hua University (BS)
Iowa State University (PhD)
ThesisSimulation of Plenum Thermo-Hydraulics in a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Under a Buoyancy-Affected Condition
Academic work
InstitutionsArgonne National Laboratory
General Electric
Macromicro Technology
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyOverseas Chinese
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic Progressive

Education

Chen studied nuclear engineering at National Tsing Hua University and completed a doctorate in the subject at Iowa State University in 1983.[1][2] His dissertation 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]

References
  1. "Chen Min-jen (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. Chen, Min-jen (1983). Simulation of plenum thermo-hydraulics in a liquid metal fast breeder reactor under a buoyancy-affected condition (Ph.D). Iowa State University. doi:10.31274/rtd-180813-8561. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. Hirsch, Max (20 October 2006). "Rail vibration project botched, legislators say". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2020.


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