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Chen Min-jen

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Chen Min-jen
陳明真
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyOverseas Chinese
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic Progressive
EducationNational Tsing Hua University (BS)
Iowa State University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsNuclear engineering
InstitutionsArgonne National Laboratory
General Electric
Macromicro Technology
Thesis Simulation of Plenum Thermo-Hydraulics in a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Under a Buoyancy-Affected Condition

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.

Education

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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 dissertation was titled, Simulation of Plenum Thermo-Hydraulics in a Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Under a Buoyancy-Affected Condition.[2]

Career

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Chen Min-jen (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b 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.