Alex Jen

Hong Kong materials scientist
Person human Q56705805
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Alex Jen

Summary

Alex Jen is a human[1]. He worked as a materials scientist[2], provost[3], and university teacher[4].

Key Facts

  • Alex Jen worked as a materials scientist[2].
  • Alex Jen's professions included provost[3].
  • Alex Jen's professions included university teacher[4].
  • Alex Jen's field of work was materials science[5].
  • Alex Jen's field of work was chemistry[6].
  • Alex Jen's field of work was molecular engineering[7].
  • Alex Jen was employed by City University of Hong Kong[8].
  • Alex Jen's education included a stint at National Tsing Hua University[9].
  • Alex Jen's education included a stint at University of Pennsylvania[10].
  • Alex Jen was a member of European Academy of Sciences[11].
  • Alex Jen is recorded as male[12].
  • Alex Jen's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alex Jen supervised Francis Lin as a doctoral student[14].
  • Alex Jen supervised Kevin M O'Malley as a doctoral student[15].
  • Alex Jen supervised Dion Hubble as a doctoral student[16].
  • Alex Jen's family name is recorded as Ren[17].
  • Alex Jen's given name is recorded as Alex[18].
  • Alex Jen's professorship is recorded as Boeing-Johnson Chair[19].
  • Alex Jen's official website is recorded as https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/alex-jen(4633f7ec-9b81-48bc-ba68-ba9ce187f268).html[20].
  • Alex Jen's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][21].
  • Alex Jen's phone number is recorded as +852-3442-8451[22].
  • Alex Jen's affiliation is recorded as University of Washington Clean Energy Institute[23].
  • Alex Jen's affiliation is recorded as City University of Hong Kong Department of Materials Science and Engineering[24].
  • Alex Jen's affiliation is recorded as City University of Hong Kong Department of Chemistry[25].
  • Alex Jen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/University of Washington[26].

Body

Education

Educated at National Tsing Hua University[9], a national university[27], in Taiwan[28], founded in 1911[29] and University of Pennsylvania[10], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1740[32], headquartered in Philadelphia[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include materials scientist[2], provost[3], and university teacher[4]. Fields of work include materials science[5], an academic discipline[34]; chemistry[6], a branch of science[35]; and molecular engineering[7], an academic discipline[36]. Alex Jen was employed by City University of Hong Kong[8]. Doctoral students include Francis Lin[14], an organic chemist[37], b. 1989[38], of Taiwan[39], specialised in functional organic material[40]; Kevin M O'Malley[15]; and Dion Hubble[16], a researcher[41], specialised in molecular engineering[42].

FAQs

What did Alex Jen do for work?

Alex Jen worked as materials scientist[2], provost[3], and university teacher[4].

Where did Alex Jen go to school?

Alex Jen was educated at National Tsing Hua University[9] and University of Pennsylvania[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved . cityu.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved . cityu.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . orcid.org. Retrieved . orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . WorldCat. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . WorldCat. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved . cityu.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved . cityu.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . ORCID Public Data File 2020. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved . cityu.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved . cityu.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved . cityu.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved . cityu.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . cityu.edu.hk. Retrieved . cityu.edu.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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