 Chen is a prolific and highly cited engineer, having published more than 175 papers that have been cited >10,000 times, giving her an H-index of 56.Chen spent nearly 30 years at UNSW in Sydney, Australia, going on to hold a number of senior administrative positions in research and higher education.She has been a full Professor since 2008, and acted as Head of the School of Chemical Engineering from 2014-18.