Jennifer X. Wen is professor in energy resilience at the

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, England. She was previously professor of engineering at the University of Warwick, England, where she led "Warwick FIRE", a "multidisciplinary research laboratory for both fundamental and applied research in fire, explosions and other safety related reactive and non-reactive flows". She is vice-chair of the

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Education

Wen has a B.Eng. (1984) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University; a Ph.D. (1990) in heat transfer from

Queen Mary and Westfield College , mottoeng = With united powers , established = 1785 – The London Hospital Medical College1843 – St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College1882 – Westfield College1887 – East London College/Queen Mary College , type = Public researc ...

, University of London; a Certificate in Management Studies (1993) from

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; and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (1994) from London South Bank University. She is a

Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Fellowship of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE) is an award and fellowship granted to individuals that the Institution of Mechanical Engineers judges to be a "professional engineer working in a senior role with significant autono ...

References

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