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
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 23, 2021
Preceded byChristopher A. Ruh
10th Dean of Purdue University College of Engineering
Incumbent
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
NationalityU.S.[citation needed]
Alma mater
  • Queen's College, Hong Kong
  • Stanford University
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
  • Electrical engineering
  • Computer science
Institutions
  • Purdue University
  • Princeton University
ThesisSolving nonlinear problems in communication systems using geometric programming and dualities (2003)
Doctoral advisor
  • Stephen P. Boyd
  • Thomas M. Cover