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    Mung Chiang

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    Mung Chiang
    Mung Chiang Speaking at the NSF Waterman Award Ceremony in 2013.jpg
    Chiang in 2013
    13th President of the Purdue University System
    Assuming office
    January 1, 2023
    SucceedingMitch Daniels
    Executive Vice President, Purdue University
    Assumed office
    April 23, 2021
    Preceded byChristopher A. Ruh
    10th Dean of Purdue University College of Engineering
    Assumed office
    July 1, 2017
    Preceded byLeah Jamieson
    6th Office of the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State
    In office
    December 16, 2019 – December 15, 2020
    PresidentDonald Trump
    Preceded byVaughan Turekian
    Succeeded byMatt Chessen (acting)
    Personal details
    Born1977[citation needed]
    Tianjin, China
    NationalityUnited States [citation needed]
    Alma mater
    Known forCommunication networks
    Awards
    • IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award (2012)
    • Alan T. Waterman Award (2013)
    • Guggenheim Fellow (2014)
    • U.S. National Academy of Inventors (2020)
    • Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (International fellow) (2020)
    Scientific career
    Fields
    Institutions
    ThesisSolving nonlinear problems in communication systems using geometric programming and dualities (2003)
    Doctoral advisor

    Mung Chiang (born 1977[citation needed]) is a Chinese-American engineering researcher, educator, technology entrepreneur, university leader, and foreign policy official.

    Born in Tianjin, China ,[1] he is both Executive Vice President of Purdue University and the John A. Edwardson Dean of its College of Engineering.[2] Previously he was the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University,[3] and an affiliated faculty in applied and computational mathematics and in computer science.

    On June 10, 2022, Chiang was named the next President of Purdue University, succeeding Mitch Daniels.[4]

    Early life and education

    Born in Tianjin, Mung Chiang received his secondary education at Queen's College, Hong Kong.[5] He then received a B.S. (Hons.) in both electrical engineering and mathematics in 1999, M.S. in electrical engineering in 2000, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 2003 at Stanford University.[6]

    Career

    Chiang became an assistant professor at Princeton University in 2004,[7] an associate professor with tenure in 2008,[7] a professor in 2011,[7] and the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering in 2013.[8] While at Princeton, Chiang founded the Princeton EDGE Lab in 2009.[9]

    In 2015, Mung Chiang, along with Helder Antunes and Tao Zhang, met to discuss the creation of a consortium to promote the standardization of fog computing, which eventually was formed as the OpenFog Consortium.[citation needed]

    In 2017, Chiang was named dean of the College of Engineering at Purdue University.[10] He was simultaneously appointed the Roscoe H. George Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.[11] At age 40, he is among the youngest in modern history to become the leader of a major college in an American university.[citation needed] Starting in December 2019, Chiang took a one year leave of absence to serve as the science and technology adviser to the secretary of state Mike Pompeo in the Trump administration.[12] In 2021, he was named Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Purdue University while continuing as Dean of College of Engineering.[13] On June 10, 2022, the Purdue University Board of Trustees announced its unanimous election of Chiang to become the university’s 13th president on January 1, 2023.[14]

    Teaching

    He received the 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award at Princeton University Engineering School.[15]

    University leadership

    On May 1, 2017, Purdue University announced that it has chosen Chiang as the next dean of its College of Engineering. He assumed office on July 1, 2017 as the John A. Edwardson Dean of the College of Engineering at Purdue University.[16] Under his leadership, Purdue Engineering became the largest ever top-5 engineering college in the United States and reached milestones in education, research, fund-raising, physical infrastructure, online learning, industry partnership, economic development, global engagement, diversity and visibility.[17]

    On April 23, 2021, Purdue University named Chiang as Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives while he continues to lead College of Engineering simultaneously.[18]

    On June 10, 2022, Purdue named Chiang its 13th President, effective January 1, 2023. [14]

    Awards and honors

    • 2007 – ONR Young Investigator Award[19]
    • 2007 – Technology Review TR35 Young Innovator Award[20]
    • 2008 – Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers[21]
    • 2012 – IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award[22]
    • 2012 – IEEE INFOCOM Best Paper Award[23]
    • 2012 – IEEE Fellow[24]
    • 2013 – Alan T. Waterman Award[25]
    • 2013 – ASEE Frederick Emmons Terman Award in Engineering Education[26]
    • 2013 – IEEE SECON Best Paper Award[27]
    • 2014 – Guggenheim Fellow[28]
    • 2014 – INFORMS Information Systems Design Science Award[29]
    • 2016 – Princeton School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) Distinguished Teacher Award[15]
    • 2020 – National Academy of Inventors fellow[30]
    • 2020 – Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences international fellow.[31]

    Bibliography

    Chiang co-authored a technical undergraduate textbook Networked Life: 20 Questions and Answers (Cambridge University Press, 2012; ISBN:978-1107024946) and a popular science book The Power of Networks: Six Principles That Connect Our Lives (Princeton University Press, 2016; ISBN:9780691183305). The first book received the PROSE Awards in Science and Technology Writing in 2013 from the Association of American Publishers.[32] The second book was mentioned in various popular media, such as in TIME Magazine.[33]

    References

    1. ↑ "Purdue University Picks First Chinese-American Head" (in en). https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/purdue-university-picks-first-chinese-american-leader-. 
    2. ↑ "Meet the Dean". Purdue University College of Engineering. https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/AboutUs/MeetDean. 
    3. ↑ Sullivan, John (March 19, 2013). "Top national award for young researcher goes to Mung Chiang". Princeton University. https://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S36/36/42S57/index.xml. Retrieved June 24, 2013. 
    4. ↑ "Purdue Board of Trustees: Mitch Daniels retiring at end of the year". WLFI-TV. June 10, 2022. https://www.wlfi.com/news/purdue-board-of-trustees-mitch-daniels-retiring-at-end-of-the-year/article_94dc1808-e8e2-11ec-81c8-dfc5e449c627.html. 
    5. ↑ To, Grace (June 13, 2022). "SAR engineer chosen to helm top US uni". The Standard (Hong Kong). https://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news/section/4/242562/SAR-engineer-chosen-to-helm-top-US-uni. 
    6. ↑ Chiang, Mung (2003). Solving nonlinear problems in communication systems using geometric programming and dualities (Ph.D. thesis). Stanford University. OCLC 83821053. ProQuest 305293131.
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Chiang, Mung. "Full biography". Princeton University. https://www.princeton.edu/~chiangm/fullbio.html. 
    8. ↑ "Faculty chosen for endowed professorships". Princeton University. April 18, 2013. https://www.princeton.edu/news/2013/04/18/faculty-chosen-endowed-professorships. 
    9. ↑ "Mung Chiang". The Princeton EDGE Lab. http://edgelab.princeton.edu/people/2. 
    10. ↑ Twigg, Tara (May 1, 2017). "Research Leader Selected as Purdue Dean For College of Engineering". INside Indiana Business. https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/research-leader-selected-as-purdue-dean-for-college-of-engineering-mung-chiang. 
    11. ↑ "2017 Electrical & Computer Engineering Awards". Purdue University College of Engineering. 2017. https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/Alums/OECE/2017. 
    12. ↑ "Purdue engineering dean to spend year in U.S. Department of State on global technology". Purdue University. December 9, 2019. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2019/Q4/purdue-engineering-dean-to-spend-year-in-u.s.-department-of-state-on-global-technology.html. 
    13. ↑ "Daniels taps Chiang, Bertoline for strategic leadership roles". Purdue University. April 23, 2021. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q2/daniels-taps-chiang,-bertoline-for-strategic-leadership-roles.html. 
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Purdue University names Chiang its next president". Purdue University. June 10, 2022. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2022/Q2/purdue-university-names-chiang-its-next-president.html. 
    15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Chiang awarded SEAS Distinguished Teaching Award". Princeton University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. June 16, 2016. https://ece.princeton.edu/news/chiang-awarded-seas-distinguished-teaching-award. 
    16. ↑ "Research leader tapped as Purdue dean for College of Engineering". Purdue University. May 1, 2017. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2017/Q2/research-leader-tapped-as-purdue-dean-for-college-of-engineering.html. Retrieved May 1, 2017. 
    17. ↑ "Highlights of Purdue Engineering". Purdue University. https://engineering.purdue.edu/Highlights. Retrieved December 1, 2019. 
    18. ↑ "Daniels taps Chiang, Bertoline for strategic leadership roles". Purdue University. April 23, 2021. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q2/daniels-taps-chiang,-bertoline-for-strategic-leadership-roles.html. 
    19. ↑ Parker, Hilary (July 9, 2007). "Chiang chosen as ONR Young Investigator". Princeton University. https://www.princeton.edu/news/2007/07/09/chiang-chosen-onr-young-investigator. 
    20. ↑ Parker, Hilary (August 15, 2007). "Chiang honored for world-changing work". Princeton University. https://www.princeton.edu/news/2007/08/15/chiang-honored-world-changing-work. 
    21. ↑ Emery, Chris (January 14, 2009). "Chiang receives Presidential Early Career Award". Princeton University. https://www.princeton.edu/news/2009/01/14/chiang-receives-presidential-early-career-award. 
    22. ↑ "IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award Recipients". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. p. 2. https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/awards/recipients/tomiyasu-rl.pdf. Retrieved June 12, 2022. 
    23. ↑ "IEEE INFOCOM 2012 Awards". IEEE. https://infocom2012.ieee-infocom.org/awards.html. 
    24. ↑ "IEEE Fellows 2012". IEEE Communications Society. https://www.comsoc.org/membership/ieee-fellows/2012. 
    25. ↑ "Alan T. Waterman Award Recipients 1976 - present". National Science Foundation. https://www.nsf.gov/od/waterman/waterman_recipients.jsp#2013. Retrieved June 24, 2013. 
    26. ↑ "Minutes 2013 ASEE Annual Conference ECE Division Business Meeting". American Society for Engineering Education: 2. June 24, 2013. https://sites.asee.org/eced/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/10/2013-Minutes-ECE-Business-meeting.pdf. 
    27. ↑ "Chiang receives IEEE SECON Best Paper Award". Princeton University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. July 1, 2013. https://ece.princeton.edu/news/chiang-receives-ieee-secon-best-paper-award. 
    28. ↑ "Faculty Award: Seven win Guggenheim Fellowships". Princeton University. April 11, 2014. https://www.princeton.edu/news/2014/04/11/faculty-award-seven-win-guggenheim-fellowships. 
    29. ↑ "Princeton Smart Data Pricing team wins 2014 INFORMS Design Science Award". Princeton University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. December 19, 2014. https://ece.princeton.edu/news/princeton-smart-data-pricing-team-wins-2014-informs-design-science-award. 
    30. ↑ "Three ECE professors elected to fellow status of the National Academy of Inventors". Purdue University. December 8, 2020. https://engineering.purdue.edu/ECE/News/2020/three-ece-professors-elected-to-fellow-status-of-the-national-academy-of-inventors. 
    31. ↑ "Purdue engineering dean named an international fellow of Royal Swedish Academy". Purdue University. December 16, 2020. https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q4/purdue-engineering-dean-named-an-international-fellow-of-royal-swedish-academy.html. 
    32. ↑ "2012 PROSE Awards Complete List of Winners". Association of American Publishers. Archived from the original on June 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130604160518/http://www.publishers.org/prosewinners2012/. Retrieved June 24, 2013. 
    33. ↑ Brinton, Christopher G.; Chiang, Mung (December 5, 2016). "Why You Can't Always Trust the Wisdom of the Crowd". TIME Magazine. https://time.com/4588021/power-of-networks/. 

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