Alex Jen

Hong Kong materials scientist
Person human Q56705805
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Summary

Alex Jen is a human[1]. He worked as a materials scientist[2], provost[3], university teacher[4], and chemist[5]. He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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 professions included chemist[5].
  • Alex Jen's field of work was materials science[7].
  • Alex Jen's field of work was chemistry[8].
  • Alex Jen's field of work was molecular engineering[9].
  • Among Alex Jen's employers was City University of Hong Kong[10].
  • Alex Jen's education included a stint at National Tsing Hua University[11].
  • Alex Jen was educated at University of Pennsylvania[12].
  • Alex Jen received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13].
  • Alex Jen was a member of European Academy of Sciences[14].
  • Alex Jen is recorded as male[15].
  • Alex Jen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Alex Jen supervised Francis Lin as a doctoral student[17].
  • Alex Jen supervised Kevin M O'Malley as a doctoral student[18].
  • Alex Jen supervised Dion Hubble as a doctoral student[19].
  • Alex Jen's family name is recorded as Ren[20].
  • Alex Jen's given name is recorded as Alex[21].
  • Alex Jen's professorship is recorded as Boeing-Johnson Chair[22].
  • Alex Jen's official website is recorded as https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/persons/alex-jen(4633f7ec-9b81-48bc-ba68-ba9ce187f268).html[23].
  • Alex Jen's email address is recorded as mailto:alexjen@cityu.edu.hk[24].
  • Alex Jen's phone number is recorded as +852-3442-8451[25].
  • Alex Jen's affiliation is recorded as University of Washington Clean Energy Institute[26].
  • Alex Jen's affiliation is recorded as City University of Hong Kong Department of Materials Science and Engineering[27].

Body

Education

Educated at National Tsing Hua University[11], a national university[28], in Taiwan[29], founded in 1911[30] and University of Pennsylvania[12], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1740[33], headquartered in Philadelphia[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include materials scientist[2], provost[3], university teacher[4], and chemist[5]. Fields of work include materials science[7], an academic discipline[35]; chemistry[8], a branch of science[36]; and molecular engineering[9], an academic discipline[37]. Alex Jen was employed by City University of Hong Kong[10]. Doctoral students include Francis Lin[17], an organic chemist[38], b. 1989[39], of Taiwan[40], specialised in functional organic material[41]; Kevin M O'Malley[18]; and Dion Hubble[19], a researcher[42], specialised in molecular engineering[43].

Recognition

Alex Jen received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13].

Why It Matters

Alex Jen is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

FAQs

What did Alex Jen do for work?

Alex Jen worked as materials scientist[2], provost[3], university teacher[4], and chemist[5].

Where did Alex Jen go to school?

Alex Jen was educated at National Tsing Hua University[11] and University of Pennsylvania[12].

What awards did Alex Jen receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[13].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · PKalnai · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Academic tree id → 99668
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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