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Jean-Lou Chameau

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Jean-Lou Chameau
2nd President of the KAUST
In office
2013–2017
Preceded byShih Choon Fong
Succeeded byNadhmi Al-Nasr (interim)
Tony F. Chan
7th President of the California Institute of Technology[1]
In office
2006–2013
Preceded byDavid Baltimore
Succeeded byThomas Rosenbaum
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
France
Alma materArts et Métiers ParisTech
Stanford University
Scientific career
FieldsCivil engineering
InstitutionsPurdue University
Georgia Institute of Technology
ThesisProbabilistic and hazard analysis for pore pressure increase in soils due to seismic loading (1981)
Doctoral advisorG. Wayne Clough
Doctoral studentsJ. Carlos Santamarina

Jean-Lou Chameau (born 1953) is a French civil engineer who served as the president of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) from 2013 to 2017, and California Institute of Technology from 2006 to 2013. In addition, he previously served as a Dean of Engineering and provost of the Georgia Institute of Technology.[2]

Early life and education

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Chameau was born in France in 1953. He received his secondary, undergraduate, and graduate education in France where he attended the École nationale supérieure des arts et métiers (aka. Arts et Métiers ParisTech). He later went to the United States to obtain his Ph.D in civil engineering from Stanford University in 1981 while working under the direction of G. Wayne Clough.[3]

Career

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In 1980, Chameau joined Purdue University, where he became full professor in civil engineering and Head of the geotechnical engineering program. In 1991, he was nominated director of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. He then became Dean of Engineering [1] before progressing to Provost at Georgia Tech.

Chameau became president of Caltech on 1 September 2006, succeeding David Baltimore who served nearly nine years in the post. On February 16, 2013, Chameau was appointed the president of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, succeeding the founding president, Shih Choon Fong. Chameau retired as the president of KAUST in August 2017[4]

In 2010, he was awarded membership in the Legion of Honour in the grade of Chevalier.[5]

Personal life

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Chameau is married to Carol Carmichael, former director of the Institute for Sustainable Technology and Development, now known as the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems at Georgia Tech.

References

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  1. ^ "History & Milestones | Caltech". Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
  2. ^ "Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, President". California Institute of Technology. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Chameau, Jean-lou Aristide (1981). Probabilistic and hazard analysis for pore pressure increase in soils due to seismic loading (Ph.D.). Stanford University. OCLC 8030695 – via ProQuest.
  4. ^ Ellie Bothwell (1 June 2017). "Jean-Lou Chameau: the leader with the Midas touch". Times Higher Education.
  5. ^ "Professor Elachi is Awarded the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur". California Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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Academic offices
Preceded by 7th President of the California Institute of Technology
2006 – 2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by 2nd President of the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
2013 – 2017
Succeeded by