Background
Lin, Ming-Chang was born on October 24, 1936 in Hsinpu, Hsinchu, Taiwan. Son of Fushin and Tao May (Hsu) Lin. came to the United States, 1967, naturalized, 1975.
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Ming-Chang Lin
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Ming-Chang Lin, American Physical chemistry educator, researcher. Achievements include discovery of numerous chemical lasers, use of lasers to elucidate mechanisms of combustion, propulsion and gas-surface reactions; first use of lasers to ionize nonfluorescing radicals and to probe for radicals formed in heterogeneous catalytic reactions.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Taiwan Normal U., Taipei, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1966.
Career
Postdoctoral research felloww, U. Ottawa, 1965-1967; postdoctoral research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1967-1969; research chemist, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1970-1974; supervisory research chemist, head chemical kinetics section, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1974-1982; senior scientist for chemical kinetics, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1982-1988; Robert W. Woodruff professor physical chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, since 1988. Member of advisory board International Journal Chemical Kinetics, 1990-1993, Chemistry, World Science Public Company, Singapore, since 1991, Institute Atomic and Molecular Science, Taipei, since 1991. Member young presidential award committee National Science Foundation, Washington, 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Second lieutenant Taiwan Reserve Officers Training Corps, 1960-1962. Member American Chemical Society (Hillebrand prize 1975), Combustion Institute, American Vacuum Society, Materials Research Society, North America Taiwanese professors Association, Sigma Xi (Pure Science award 1976 Naval Research Laboratory chapter).
Connections
Married Juh-Huey Chern, June 26, 1965. Children: Karen, Linus H., Ellena J.
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Recipient Civilian Meritorious award United States Navy, 1979, Humboldt award Humboldt Foundation, 1982, prize in science technical Taiwanese-American Foundation, 1989. Guggenheim fellow, 1982.Recipient Civilian Meritorious award United States Navy, 1979, Humboldt award Humboldt Foundation, 1982, prize in science technical Taiwanese-American Foundation, 1989. Guggenheim fellow, 1982.