Background
Shen, Benjamin Ching-chun was born on January 28, 1938 in Shanghai, China. Son of Kuo-Chin and Ding-Cheng (Han) Shen. came to the United States, 1956.
Shen, Benjamin Ching-chun was born on January 28, 1938 in Shanghai, China. Son of Kuo-Chin and Ding-Cheng (Han) Shen. came to the United States, 1956.
AB, University of California, Berkeley, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1965.
Research associate, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1965-1967; research associate, Stanford (California) Linear Accelerator Center, 1967-1969; assistant professor physics, University of California, Riverside, 1969-1970; associate professor, University of California, Riverside, 1970-1975; professor, University of California, Riverside, since 1975; department chairman, University of California, Riverside, 1988-1990; associate director energy science program, University of California, Riverside, 1981-1988. Consultant professor Harbin (People's Republic China) Institute Technology, since 1987. Chairman Stanford Linear Accelerator Center-Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory User Organisation, Palo Alto, 1980-1982.
Member American Physical Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Mayling Cheng, August 16, 1963;children: Katherine, Christine.