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Chang, Chin-An was born on June 13, 1943 in Sian, China. Son of Kuo-When and Kuan-Lun(I) Chang. came to the United States, 1965, naturalized, 1992.
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Chin-An Chang
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Chin-An Chang, American optical engineer, educator. Achievements include research on the technique of metal-metal epitaxy on silicon, complete reversal in magnetic anisotropy of thin (100) Ni films and its stress dependence, adhesion of metal-to-Teflon and metal-to-ceramic using textured surfaces, ambient effects on the metal/metal interactions; inventor zero-stopping incrementer.
Education
Master of Science, Colorado St. University, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1970.
Career
Visiting associate professor Tsing Hua University, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, 1970-1971. Research associate Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, Texas, 1971-1972. Research fellow California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, 1972-1973.
Chemist Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, 1973-1975. Research staff member International Business Machines Corporation T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1975-1996. Director division optoelectronic materials and devices, opto-electronics, and system laboratories Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan, 1997—2001.
Director research development Walsin Product Research and Development Company, Santa Barbara, California, 2001—2002. Professor Institute Electro-Optical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, since 2003.
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Married I-Chia Hsu, January 1, 1966. Children: Bertha Pi-Ju, Janice Mei-Yu, Iris Ay-Shin, Sharon Shuh-Shin.
