Chang-Yun Fan

Background

Fan, Chang-Yun was born on January 7, 1918 in Nantong, Jiangsu, Peoples Republic of China. Came to the United States, 1947. Son of Li-Zhaun and Sze-Shue (Chen) Fan.

Education

Bachelor, Center University, Nanjing, Peoples Republic of China, 1941. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1952.

Career

Research associate department astronomy and astrophysics, University of Chicago, Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 1952-1957; assistant professor, U. Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1957-1958; senior physicist, research associate, professor, University of Chicago, 1958-1967; professor physics, U. Arizona, Tucson, 1967-1988; professor emeritus, U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1988.

Achievements

• Chang-Yun Fan has been listed as a noteworthy physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society. Member American Geophysical Union.

Connections

Married Tsung-Ying Teng, September 29, 1950. Children: Paula, Anna, Michael.

Father:

Li-Zhaun Fan

Mother:

Sze-Shue (Chen) Fan

Spouse:

Tsung-Ying Teng

child:

Anna Fan

child:

Paula Fan

child:

Michael Fan