Julie Chen (academic)
Julie Chen | |
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Chen in the Tsongas Arena during her chancellor inauguration in 2023 | |
| 4th Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2022 | |
| President | Marty Meehan |
| Preceded by | Jacqueline Moloney |
| Personal details | |
| Salary | US$495,000 in FY 2024 |
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| Scientific career | |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD) |
| Fields | engineering |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | The application of continuum mechanics to the stochastic modeling of fracture in fiber-fiber composites (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | Stanley Backer |
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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. She's the first LGBTQ+ Chancellor in the UMass System. She is considered a New England expert in nanotechnology.