Background
Tien, Chang-Lin was born on July 24, 1935 in Wuhan, China. Son of Yun Chien and Yun Di (Lee) Tien. came to the United States, 1956, naturalized, 1969.
Tien, Chang-Lin was born on July 24, 1935 in Wuhan, China. Son of Yun Chien and Yun Di (Lee) Tien. came to the United States, 1956, naturalized, 1969.
Bachelor of Science, National Taiwan U., 1955; Mechanical and Materials Engineering, U. Louisville, 1957; Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Louisville, 1991; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Notre Dame, 1992; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Hong Kong U. Science and Technology, 1993; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Connecticut, 1994; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Waterloo, Canada, 1995; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Illinois, 1995; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Ohio State University, 1996; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Hong Kong Baptist U., 1996; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Arizona State University, 1996; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Mills College, 1997; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1998.
Acting assistant professor department mechanic engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1959-1960;
assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1964;
associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1964-1968;
professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1968-1988, 90-;
A. Martin Berlin chair professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1988, 90-97;
Distinguished professor, University of California, Irvine, 1988-1990;
Nippon Electric Corporation Distinguished professor engring, University of California, Irvine, since 1997;
chairman division thermal system, University of California, Berkeley, 1969-1971;
also vice chancellor for research, University of California, Berkeley, 1983-1985;
chair department mechanic engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1974-1981;
executive vice chancellor, University of California, Irvine, 1988-1990;
chancellor, University of California, Berkeley, 1990-1997. Chair Executive Committee International Center for Heat and Mass Transfer, 1980-1982. Honorary professor, director Xi'an Jiaotong U. Engineering Thermodynamics Research Institute, since 1987.
Member of advisory board Hong Kong U. Science and Technology, since 1991. Chair international advisory panel National U. Singapore, since 1993, U. Tokyo Institute Industrial Science, 1995. Technical consultant Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, General Electric.
Governor board directors Committee of 100, since 1991. Board directors Wells Fargo Bank, Raychem Corporation, 1996, Kaiser Permanente, AirTouch Comm., Chevron Corporation. Member county Fgn.Rels., 1996.
Active Aspen Institute Domestic Strategy Group, 1992-1997. Chairman Bay Area Economics Forum, since 1997. Chairman, Chief Executive Commission Innovationand Technology, Hong Kong, 1998-1999.
Consultant in field.
Board of directors Committee 100, since 1991. Trustee Chiang Industrial Charity Foundation, Ltd., Hong Kong, since 1991, Princeton University, 1991-1995, United States Committee Economics Development, since 1994, Carnegie Foundation Advancement Tchg., 1994-1997. Trustee Asia Foundation,1993-, chairman, since 1998.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (board directors since 1992), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (honorary, chair Executive Committee heat transfer division 1980-1981, vice president basic engineering 1988-1990, Heat Transfer Meml.award 1974, Gustus L. Larson Memorial award 1975, AIChE/American Society of Mechanical Engineers Max Jakob Memorial award 1981, Distinguished Lecturer award 1987-1991), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Thermophysicsaward 1977), American Academy Arts and Sciences (honorary 1991), Academia Sinica (honorary, Taiwan 1988). Member National Academy of Engineering (member international affairs advising committee 1987-1990, chair mechanic engineering peer committee 1989-1990, councillor since 1998), American Society Engineering Education (member of national advisory county since 1993), Heat Transfer Society Japan (honorary 1995), Chinese Academy Sciences (foreign member, Honorary Professor, Institute Thermophysics since 1981).
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Married Di-Hwa Liu, July 25, 1959. Children: Norman Chihnan, Phyllis Chihping, Christine Chihyih.