Jinfa Tang

Background

Tang, Jinfa was born on November 19, 1937 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Son of Yaowen and Lindi (Chen) Tang.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Zhejiang U., Hangzhou, China, 1961.

Career

From assistant to associate professor, Zhejiang U., 1961-1980; associate professor, Zhejiang U., 1981-1985; professor, Zhejiang U., since 1985; department chairman optical engineering, Zhejiang U., 1988-1991; vice president, Zhejiang U., since 1992. Visiting scholar U. Arizona, Tucson, 1980-1982.

Achievements

• Jinfa Tang has been listed as a noteworthy Optical engineering educator, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Chinese Optical Society (standing member board directors since 1992). Member Zhejiang Provincial Association of Science and Technology (vice president since 1992), Zhejiang Provincial Optical Society (president 1991-1995), Zhejiang Provincial Vacuum Society (honorary president since 1993).

• Fellow Chinese Optical Society (standing board directors 1992?Co); Zhejiang Provincial Association of Sci. and Tech. (vice president 1992?Co)

• Zhejiang Provincial Optical Society (president 1991-95)

  1991 - 1995

• Zhejiang Provincial Vacuum Society (honorary president 1993?Co).

Interests

• Avocations: classical music, reading, traveling.

Connections

Married Xijie Qian, December 11, 1942. Children: Ruiying, Ruihui, Ruilu.

Father:

Yaowen Tang

Mother:

Lindi (Chen) Tang

Spouse:

Xijie Qian

child:

Ruihui Tang

child:

Ruilu Tang

child:

Ruiying Tang