Jenq-Renn Chen is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST), Taiwan. Previously, he has held the position as Chairman of the Department, Dean of College of Engineering, and Vice President. He is also in charge of the Taiwan Ministry of Environment Southern Emergency Response Team, which provided emergency response service to southern Taiwan since 2001. He received MSc and PhD from Imperial College, London, UK, both in Chemical Engineering. He has authored more than 60 referred papers and patents. He also participated in more than 200 hazardous chemical and gas emergency responses and incident investigations in Taiwan, including the catastrophic Kaohsiung pipeline leak and explosion in 2014. His current research focuses on safety of specialty materials used in semiconductor manufacturing processes.