Mung Chiang
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Who is this?
Mung Chiang is a Chinese-American electrical engineer and academic administrator who served as the 13th president of Purdue University since January 2023. He is the youngest president of a top-50 American university in recent history, taking office at age 45. On May 18th, 2026, he was announced as president of Northwestern University, with his appointment becoming effective on July 1, 2026.
Career
- 1977Born
- 2012Won IEEE Fellow
- 2012Won IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award
- 2013Won Alan T. Waterman Award
- Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
- Won Guggenheim Fellowship
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Tianjin
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: computer scientist, engineer
What happened recently
Where President-elect Mung Chiang stands on issues of AI, freedom of speech and more
STEM faculty share how Chiang’s engineering background, Purdue engineering initiatives could impact Northwestern
Mitch Daniels returning to top spot at Purdue on interim basis after president's departure
Column: Mung Chiang can shape Northwestern athletics' future. He needs to if NU wants to be competitive
‘Silence is complicity’: Purdue students, faculty share experiences with Mung Chiang
New Northwestern president’s early test: how he handles renewal of school’s Qatar campus
Q&A: Former Northwestern President Michael Schill reflects on presidency, relationships with Bienen, Chiang
Hong Kong-raised engineer to lead No. 7 US university as first Asian American president
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