Chen was born in
Dongyang County,
Zhejiang. He obtained a bachelor's degree of
aeronautical engineering from
National Southwestern Associated University in 1945. He became a teaching assistant in National Southwestern Associated University (1945–1946) and
Tsinghua University (1946–1948) after his graduation. He taught at
National Chiao Tung University as a lecturer in 1948. Chen moved to
Eastern China Aeronautics Institute in 1952 due to the adjustment for university colleges and departments in China. Chen returned to
Northwestern Polytechnical University and founded the Department of Aerospace Engineering in 1959. ==Notes==