William Mao-Shung Yen

Background

Yen, William Mao-Shung was born on April 5, 1935 in Nanking, Kiangsu, China. Son of Wanli and Jane Hsanlin (King) Yen. came to the United States, 1952.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Redlands, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Washington University, 1962.

Career

Research associate, Stanford (California) U., 1962-1965; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1965-1968; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1968-1972; professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1972-1990; retired, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1990; Graham Perdue professor, U. Georgia, Athens, since 1986. Consultant Lawrence Livermore (California) National laboratories, 1975-1984, Argonne (Illinois)National laboratories, 1976-1982, Rosemount Corporation, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, since 1988, Chromonix Doctor of Laws, Beverly Hills, Michigan, since 1995.

Achievements

• William Mao-Shung Yen has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Optical Society American. Member Electro Chemical Society, Materials Research Society, Ceramics Society American, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Delane Robinson, August 16, 1968 (divorced May 1974). Married Laurel Frances Curtis, August 18, 1978. 1 child, Jane Luhsan Bess.

Father:

Wanli Yen

Mother:

Jane Hsanlin (King) Yen

Spouse:

Delane Robinson

Spouse:

Laurel Frances Curtis

child:

Jane Luhsan Bess Yen