Birth date: Mar 20, 1947 Death date: Feb 13, 2021
Zhenmin Chen was born on March 20th, 1947, in Shanghai, China. He attended primary and secondary school in Shanghai and graduated from Shanghai Normal University in Mathematics in 1982. In 1988 he immigrated to the US to attend th Read Obituary
During my short time as an assistant professor at FIU, Professor Chen has been a mentor and thoughtful colleague. He is always generous with his time and advice. I moved overseas during pandemic and just found out about his passing. It has been an honor getting to know such a Kind-Hearted person. May his gentle soul rest in peace and be united with his young daughter.
-Ange Zhou
It is with great shocking sadness to write about Dr. Chen in the past tense. When I read the sad news, the clock stopped and I paused to reflect on my friendship with him. An extraordinary individual with interest in different areas of life aside from his academic scholars. He certainly loved the classroom and his students. Although a fairly quiet and private person, he and I could talk over an afternoon tea about our trucks repeatedly. Once tired of our truck discussions, we would switch to travel by cruise, a subject that would light up his day! We began a friendship when he started his career at FIU and having lunch or afternoon tea when he was on campus was our treat; I’ll cherish those moments forever. He was a very special friend. I comfort myself for the loss of such a friend knowing that he is no longer suffering and perhaps in a better place!
My deep condolences to his family and I hope time allows them to heal.
May he Rest In Peace.
Amir Moatamedi
