Che Tyan Chang

Background

Chang, Che Tyan was born on April 4, 1921 in Shanghai, People's Republic China. Son of Gee Kai and Mei Cheng (Poo) Chang. arrived in Denmark, 1960.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Chiao-Tung U., Shanghai, 1943; Master of Science in Applied Mechanics, University of Illinois, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Aeronautics, John Hopkins University, 1955.

Career

Research engineer, Wilkening Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, 1944-1949; research fellow, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955-1958; research fellow, Royal Institute Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 1958-1960; group leader shock wave laboratory, Risoe National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark, 1960-1976; senior staff member, Risoe National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark, 1976-1990; staff emeritus, Risoe National Laboratory, Roskilde, Denmark, since 1991. Visiting scientist Max Planck Institute Plasmaphysics, Garching, Germany, 1976-1977, Department Recherche Fusion Controle/Centre Energie Atomic, Fortenay-aux-Roses, France, 1982-1983, Joint European Torus, Abington, England, 1986.

Achievements

• Che Tyan Chang has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Chinese Air Force, 1944-1949. Member American Physical Society, Danish Physical Society, European Physical Society.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, photography, swimming.

Connections

Married Gisela Huber, December 22, 1968. Children: Kun Hwa, Katrine.

Father:

Gee Kai Chang

Mother:

Mei Cheng (Poo) Chang

Spouse:

Gisela Huber

child:

Kun Hwa Chang

child:

Katrine Chang