| Chen Wen-chang | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-hant |
| Nationality: | Taiwanese |
| Office1: | President of National Taiwan University |
| Term Start1: | 8 January 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Kuan Chung-ming |
| Birth Place: | Taiwan |
| Education: | National Taiwan University (BS) University of Rochester (PhD) |
Chen Wen-chang (; born 1963) is a Taiwanese chemical engineer and academic administrator who is the current president of the National Taiwan University. Succeeding Kuan Chung-ming, he took his position as president of the university on 8 January 2023.
Chen graduated from National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and completed a doctorate in the same subject at the University of Rochester in 1993.[1] [2]
Chen returned to teach in Taiwan as a professor at NTU and later became dean of the College of Engineering.[3] In 2021, he was awarded a National Chair Professorship in engineering and applied science.[4] Chen was one of nine candidates certified by NTU's Presidential Election Committee in July 2022 to contest the office.[5] A subsequent vote reduced the number of candidates to six,[2] [3] and Chen won another round of voting in October 2022.[2]