Tam, Bit-Shun was born on February 21, 1951 in Hong Kong. Son of Shiu-Chim Tam and Lin-Fung Hu. Bachelor of Arts Mathematics, U. Hong Kong, 1973, Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics, 1977.
Teaching assistant U. Hong Kong, 1973-1978.
Postdoctoral fellow U. Waterloo, Canada, 1978-1979. Instructor Auburn University, Alabama, 1979-1981. Associate professor Tamkang University, Taiwan, Republic of China, 1981-1984, professor, 1984.
Teaching assistant University Hong Kong, 1973-1978. Postdoctoral fellow University Waterloo, Canada, 1978-1979. Instructor Auburn University, Alabama, 1979-1981.
Associate professor Tamkang University, Taiwan, 1981-1984, professor, since 1984, research professor, 1995—2004. Lady Davis visiting professor Israel Institute of Technology, 2004—2005.
Member American Mathematics Society, Mathematics Association American, Mathematics Society Republic China, International Linear Algebra Society, Society Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
