Background
Wang, Taylor Gunjin was born on June 16, 1940 in Shanghai, China. Came to the United States, 1963.
Astronaut educator science administrator
Wang, Taylor Gunjin was born on June 16, 1940 in Shanghai, China. Came to the United States, 1963.
Bachelor of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1967; Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1971.
Manager microgravity science and applications program, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1972-1988; consultant, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1987-1989; Space Shuttle astronaut-scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1983-1985; Centennial professor, director Center for Microgravity Research and Applications, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1988.
Board of directors Committee of 100. Fellow Acoustical Society American. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Physical Society, Association Space Explorers-United States of America (president 1988), Sigma Xi.
Married Beverly Fung, 1966. Children: Kenneth, Eric.