Background
Tan, Arjun was born on August 6, 1943 in Santiniketan, Bengal, India. Son of Yun-Shan and Nai-Wei (Chen) Tan. came to the United States, 1971.
Tan, Arjun was born on August 6, 1943 in Santiniketan, Bengal, India. Son of Yun-Shan and Nai-Wei (Chen) Tan. came to the United States, 1971.
Bachelor of Science, U. Calcutta, India, 1963; Master of Science, U. Calcutta, India, 1965; Master of Science, U. Florida, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1979.
Instructor, Visva-Bharati U., Santiniketan, 1966-1967;
lecturer in physics, Krisnagar Women's College, 1967-1971;
research associate, U. Alabama, Huntsville, 1979;
postdoctoral associate, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1979-1980;
visiting instructor, Newberry (South Carolina.) College, 1980-1981;
assistant professor, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U., Normal, 1981-1985;
associate professor, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U., Normal, 1985-1988;
professor physics, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical U., Normal, since 1988. Summer associate United States Air Force Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1992, 93. Summer physicist Lawrence Livermore (California) National Laboratory, 1985.
Summer faculty United States Air Force Arnold Air Force Base, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1986, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center, Houston, 1987, 88, 94, United States Army Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 1989.
Juror Circuit Court Madison County, Huntsville, 1987, 90. Notary public Ala.at Large, Huntsville, 1986-1990. Member American Physical Society, American Geophysical Union, Mathematics Association American, National Council Teachers of Mathematics, Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi Sigma.