Distinguished Professor, Taiwan Building Technology Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Professor Chen, who received his doctorate in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley (1987), was the former President of the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan Tech). He now serves as a distinguished professor at the department of civil and construction engineering in Taiwan Tech. He established the Taiwan Building Technology Center in Taiwan while pursuing a First-Class University to foster the development of building technologies at the cutting edge of research. Dr. Chen also served as the president for The Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering during 2011-2013. Honors received by Dr. Chen include the Outstanding Engineering Professor Award from the Chinese Institute of Engineers and the Excellent Research Paper Award from the Chinese Institute of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering, as well as being recognized as an Outstanding Civil Engineering Alumnus by the National Taiwan University. Dr. Chen has published extensively in his main areas of research: earthquake engineering, soil-structure interaction, and fluid-soil interaction.