Jean-Lou Chameau

Jean-Lou Chameau

Jean-Lou Chameau (born 1953) is a civil engineer and the current president of California Institute of Technology. Previously he served as a provost of the Georgia Institute of Technology. [cite news|first=James|last=Stephenson|url=http://www.nique.net/issues/2006-06-02/news/1|title=CalTech names Chameau president|work=The Technique|date=2006-06-02|accessdate=2007-03-11]

Dr. Chameau received his secondary, undergraduate and graduate education in France where he attended the ENSAM. He then obtained his Ph.D in civil engineering from Stanford University. In 1980 he joined Purdue University, where he subsequently 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.

Chameau became president of Caltech on September 1, 2006. :"As a person who loves science and technology, I cannot imagine a better and more exciting opportunity than to serve Caltech at this point of my career," said Dr. Chameau. "Caltech's commitment to and history of excellence are unequaled. It is a privilege to be asked to lead this institution. It is also very humbling. I look forward to working with such an exceptional group of faculty, staff, students, and trustees."Dr. Chameau succeeded Dr. David Baltimore, who is stepped down from the presidency after nearly nine years in the post.

He is married to Dr. Carol Carmichael, the director of the Institute for Sustainable Technology and Development at Georgia Tech.

President Chameau is often referred to by Caltech students as either Shamu or Chamois. [cite news|first=Heidi|last=Aspaturian|url=http://pr.caltech.edu/periodicals/CaltechNews/articles/v41/newbeginnings.html|title=New Beginnings|work=Caltech News|date=2007|accessdate=2008-02-26]

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External links

* [http://president.caltech.edu/ Caltech President site]


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